Bøger udgivet af Stuck Dave

One day in 1860, everything changed for everyone, everywhere. In Victorian London, in an age when steam and clockwork power is all-important, a series of events throws Oliver, Jake and Charlotte into conflict with the authorities. They come from very different backgrounds and join forces with an escaped slave, a street urchin and a prostitute to form an airship crew - The Rebel Runaways. With the country in the hands of the army and beset by street gangs, escape is their priority. When they realise the depths to which the corrupt government and a wicked industrialist are willing to stoop, they turn to face the enemy. Life will never be the same again for the crew and for the world, but unless the Rebel Runaways can succeed, society will slide into an abyss. Freedom Skies is the first book in "The Rebel Runaways" series. The series features adventure stories that blend fiction with actual places, creating an alternative history and spotlighting the period when Steampunk began. If you enjoy books like 'The Aeronaut's Windlass' by Jim Butcher, 'Perdido Street Station' by China Miéville or the 'Magnificent Devices' series by Shelley Adina, you will love this story.

The Rebel Runaways are on one side of the line; Fotheringay and the Government are on the other. No one will give up the fight. In a tale of two continents, the Rebel Runaways seek to defeat the illegal activities of slave traders secretly funded by the Prime Minister and Fotheringay. Joshua, an ex-slave, has the motivation, Charlotte has the skills to fly the airship and the crew must work together to succeed. Is another cargo of Africans destined for a life of misery? Meanwhile, a Trades Union march in England is organised to protest against cruel working conditions, unaware that the Government and Fotheringay have planned a lethal reception for them. In a world where injustice rules, can the Rebel Runaways win this struggle?If you enjoy books like 'The Infinity Engines' by Andrew Hastie, 'Fogbound: Empire in Flames' by Gareth Clegg or 'The Earl of Brass by Kara Jorgensen, you will love this story.

Should they travel back in time? They know when but not why. If they stay or if they go, there will be danger! Two cousins enter the lives of the time-travelling Baxter children. Little do these kids from the rough side of town realise that this encounter will lead them to an extraordinary adventure. Can they escape their problems in the present as they travel back in history? Will they want to come back to an uncertain future? Janie and Lenny meet the Baxters for the first time at a family gathering. Before long, these two children, living a troubled life in the present, find themselves travelling to the past. The answers to a mystery lie in the past. Can they find the solutions with the aid of the Baxters and a time machine to ease their troubled lives? Stuck Between Two Lives is a stand-alone story and is the seventh book in the "Stuck" series. The series feature adventure stories that blend fiction with actual events and people to create an enjoyable and informative read full of drama with a sprinkling of humour. Like all of the books in the series, Stuck Between Two Lives can be enjoyed by children 8+, but adults will have a fun read too! If you enjoy books like 'The Secret Lake' by Karen Inglis or 'The Time Hunters Saga' by Carl Ashmore, you will love this story.

Travelling back to 1855 was just the start. There was another journey to come! Lucy Baxter is at the forefront of this standalone novella. She imagines she is simply going to take up the position of a companion to a young Victorian girl in genteel London but very quickly, events move out of her control, and Lucy finds herself on a journey she could not have imagined. She is shocked to find herself face to face with the horrors of the Crimean war and meets both Florence Nightingale and the Jamaican nurse, Mary Seacole. Separated from her brothers, Lucy is forced to make decisions based only on her own moral code and hope they will lead her to safety and success.

Their brother is invisible; they must travel to Elizabethan times and find the key to saving him. If they don't, he will surely die. The three Baxter children know they must work together as a team when they go back in time to the Sixteenth Century, but after a series of dramatic events, they become separated - then stuck! How will they ever get back to their own time? Along the way, they meet several historical figures from the Elizabethan period, including the Queen of England, Robert Cecil and William Shakespeare. They all have a part to play in this exciting adventure story, but danger lurks all around! After all, the Elizabethans were renowned for hatching plots. This stand-alone story is the second novel in the 'Stuck' series. It blends actual events and historical figures with fiction to create an exciting adventure story featuring the Baxter children. Like all of the books in the series, Stuck 1595 can be enjoyed by children 8+, but adults will be engrossed too! If you enjoy books like 'A Traveller in Time' by Alison Uttley or 'Elizabethan Time Travel Series' by Morgan O'Neill, you will love this story.