The Grey Ghost
(2022)

Lady Jane Grey is destined to be Queen. But her reign will last for only nine days. The ghost of a murdered boy and a pack of long dead wolves drive her to a meeting with the magical and powerful King and Queen of Faerie. But exactly what does the future hold for the young Tudor aristocrat?

Fire! Fire!
(2016)

The year is 1666 and a huge fire is sweeping through London. People are dying, buildings are burning and Pip, a young servant boy, searches the blazing streets for his beloved dog. Will he find him in time? Can the fire be stopped or will the city be completely destroyed?

Shield Maiden
(2016)

The Vikings are invading and the Saxon king, Alfred must run for his life and take refuge in the marshes. Here he can rebuild his army and begin to fight back. Can the Kingdom of Wessex be saved? Can the Vikings be stopped? Alfred begins the long fight and with him marches his daughter Aethelflaed, Shield Maiden and warrior Princess who helps to drive back the threat of the Danes.

The First King of England - The Story of Athelstan
(2018)

After getting into a brawl with Athelstan the future king of England, fourteen-year-old Edwin certainly does not expect to become his body-servant. Now, Edwin sleeps in Athelstan's room, fights with him side-by-side in battle and, most importantly, becomes his close friend and companion. But as tensions between the warring kingdom grow and power shifts over the years, Edwin must protect Athelstan with his life in the fight to unite England. But will Athelstan and his Saxon army succeed against the Scots, the Vikings of Dublin and the Welsh of Strathclyde?

I Was There - Viking Invasion
(2015)

I Was There - Richard III
(2014)

The Year is 1464 and a 12 year old Richard, Duke of Gloucester, is under the protection of the Earl of Warwick at Middleham Castle in Yorkshire. Here, he is immersed in knights' training, and along with his friend Francis Lovell, the boys yearn for their first experience of battle. Richard is thrilled to discover they are to ride with the Yorkist army, to Hexham, where they expect to meet Lancastrian opposition. How close can they get to their first blooding for the Yorkist cause, as the Wars of the Roses rages around them?

The Cry Of The Icemark
(2005)

Winner of the inaugural Waterstones Children's Book Prize

After the death of her beloved father, headstrong princess Thirrin Freer Strong-In-The-Arm Lindenshield becomes warrior queen of her homeland, Icemark, defending it from a formidable invader. Despite Thirrin's bravery and the support of Oskan, the Witch's son, the task proves more difficult than Thirrin ever dreamed. She must assemble a force to rival her opponent. And, in the chill winter of Icemark, she only has until spring to unite the strange beasts and frightening creatures who live just outside her country. Ultimately, it is Thirrin's vision and determination that will see her through to victory.

Blade Of Fire
(2007)

Many years have passed since Queen Thirrin and her allies defended the Icemark against a brutal invasion. But now General Bellorum is back, along with his bloodthirsty spawn, twin sons even more vicious than him. Thirrin and Oskan also have a family: two girls and three boys. But darkness lurks within the House of Lindenshield: Medea, the couple's cold-hearted, fifteen-year-old daughter, who's just coming into her magical powers, may be the downfall of the kingdom. It's up to her brother, Charlemagne, crippled by polio as a child, to return from exile and rescue the land he loves.

Last Battle Of The Icemark
(2008)

Oskan and Thirrin thought their bad-seed daughter was gone for good -- burnt to a cinder and cast out onto the Spirit Plain. But banishment did not kill Medea: It made her stronger. Now, allied with Cronus, embodiment of all evil, the young sorceress is plotting revenge. Queen Thirrin is distracted by a new invader whose troops ride huge triceratops-like beasts into battle. But the warlock Oskan realizes the true threat to the kingdom is the demon army assembled by his daughter. To ensure the Icemark's eternal safety, he knows he must destroy her soul--even at the risk of his own.

Prince Of The Icemark
(2013)

When his brother, the King, is killed in battle, Prince Redrought must rally his people and learn to defend the tiny country against supernatural invaders - werewolves, vampires and zombies. Redrought must take the fight to enemy territory, The-Land-of-the-Ghosts, and it's there he will fall or stand for ever in the legends of the Icemark as King Redrought Athelstan Strong-in-the-Arm Lindenshield, Bear of the North.

Shortlisted for the 2015 Red House Book Award