Allan Frewin Jones Books In Order

The Wicker Man

A horse was sacrificed 2000 years ago to the Celtic gods of the underworld. As the village of Bodin Summerley prepares for its May Day celebrations, a team of archaeologists and four children excavate the horse’s mummified head. The discovery turns the ancient festivities into something sinister.

Unquiet Graves

Isenglas Hall has a legend attached to it, as four friends discover when they’re invited to help with archaeological excavations. Frankie finds half a coin, the kind that parted lovers would have exchanged. It links her to the spirit of a murdered boy, and she falls under his powerful spell.

The Phantom Airman

Lychford Green is an old RAF airbase. It hasn’t been used in years, but somehow it still bears the traces of the horrors which took place there 50 years previous. When Regan, Tom, Jack and Frankie investigate the empty airfield for a school project, they find that it echoes with its untold story.

Blood Stone

The Greek island of Panos is magically beautiful. But Regan, Frankie, Tom and Jack are about to discover its grisly past. High above the sun drenched beach stands an ancient stone altar. There, human victims were once sacrificed to Artemis, the Huntress, and their bloody bodies flung into the sea.

The Monk’s Curse

The skeleton of a 16th century monk is discovered when an ancient coffin is unearthed in the grounds of Lychford Abbey. With the skeleton is an evil power, temporarily hushed by the secret medieval ritual of bell, book, and candle.

Ghostlight

This is another title in the series of supernatural thrillers about a group of kids who join their school’s archaeology club, and find that the evil of the past won’t stay buried.

Deep End

New cutting edge, fast paced crime series that puts young people at the heart of the action. Strong characters, believable dialogue, authentic locations and compelling plots delivering maximum excitement for the young adult market. SPECIAL AGENTS is a thrilling new crime series that is contemporary, exciting and really delivers. Featuring three teenage whizz kids working for the notorious flying squad: Police Investigation Command. Deep End is the first in the series. 1. Deep End Your life can change in a second. Maddie Cooper’s did. She and her parents were gunned down in the street by an unknown assailant. Maddie’s mother was killed and her Scotland Yard Inspector father was left in a wheelchair. Maddie was injured in the fall, her career as a dancer finished almost before it had begun. Searching for a new role in life, Maddie signs up as a trainee in her father’s notorious flying squad: Police Investigation Command. PIC has a roving brief to combat crime in London and Maddie, quick witted, intelligent and intuitive, is well equipped to cope with the demands of her new job. She teams up with Alex Cox, an ace undercover man who can slip in and out of accents as easily as he does d

Final Shot

Second title in this cutting edge Special Agents crime series for young adult readers. The tennis championships at Wimbledon and something horrible is about to happen to Will Anderson, the British Number One. During the course of a murder investigation, police find photos of Will in a derelict London flat, and in all of them, his eyes are missing. The police to realize with horror that Will is about to be the murderer’s next victim. Luckily for Will, he is young, attractive, and single and has just met Maddie at a party. Maddie is one of three teenage detectives in the Police Investigation Command unit of Special Branch, so who better to protect the British ace? With the help of colleagues Alex and Danny the electronics whizz kid Maddie battles desperately to save Will s life.

Countdown

The second title in this thrilling new crime series that puts young people at the heart of the action. Strong characters, believable dialogue, authentic locations and compelling plots delivering maximum excitement for the young adult market. Danny, Maddie and Alex are trainee special agents with Police Investigation Command. When they’re briefed on an ‘ice-cream war’ at first they think it’s some kind of joke. But when they hear that thugs and enforcers are moving in on legitimate licence-holders of ice cream and hot dog vans and that traders are being beaten up and even murdered, they know that there’s danger on the streets…
and that’s before they know the Mafia are involved. Link this with visiting politicians and royalty attending a performance at the Royal Albert Hall, plus the kidnapping of a young and beautiful opera singer…
it’s no surprise that the three teenage agents have a major protection job on their hands. They may be teenagers, but these special agents can sneak into situations where their youth will allow them to go unobserved…
and Scotland Yard knows that that’s the only way to crack the crime. Danny, Maddie and Alex are trainee special agents with Police Investigation Command. When they’re briefed on an ‘ice-cream war’ at first they think it’s some kind of joke. But when they hear that thugs and enforcers are moving in on legitimate licence-holders of ice cream and hot dog vans and that traders are being beaten up and even murdered, they know that there’s danger on the streets…
and that’s before they know the Mafia are involved. Link this with visiting politicians and royalty attending a performance at the Royal Albert Hall, plus the kidnapping of a young and beautiful opera singer…
it’s no surprise that the three teenage agents have a major protection job on their hands. They may be teenagers, but these special agents can sneak into situations where their youth will allow them to go unobserved…
and Scotland Yard knows that that’s the only way to crack the crime.

Kiss and Kill

Mickey Stone, the head of Stonecor, London’s most powerful gangland organization, is out of prison. His trial is less than two weeks away and he has just executed a daring escape from custody. PIC is spearheading the operation to recapture him. He seems to be headed for an international symposium of gangland leaders, all anxious to claim a stake in the UK’s burgeoning gambling industry. But his son, Eddie, has other ideas. He is set to take over Stonecor, and is in no mood to let his father make a comeback. The Stones are no strangers to Maddie Cooper, youngest of the PIC trainees. Mickey Stone was responsible for the shooting that left her mother dead, her father crippled and herself badly injured. She had later found herself kidnapped by Eddie Stone, a man she finds both terrifying and compelling. When PIC’s investigations dramatically throw Maddie and Eddie together again, the consequences are electrifying. Has Maddie misjudged him? Can she trust him to help her smash the Stonecor crime ring once and for all? Or will her emotions put her life in jeopardy once again?

The Faerie Path

Swept away into a court of magic and beauty, she discovers she is Tania, the lost princess of Faerie: the youngest daughter of Oberon and Titania. Since Tania’s mysterious disappearance on the eve of her wedding five hundred years before, Faerie has been sunk in darkness and gloom. The courtly Lord Gabriel Drake, who Tania was once to marry, has found her and brought her back.

With Tania’s return, Faerie comes alive again as a land of winged children, glittering balls, and fantastic delights. But Tania can’t forget Anita’s world, or the boy she loved there.

Torn between two loves and between two worlds, Tania slowly comes to discover why she disappeared so long ago. She possesses a singular magical ability and she must use it to stop a sinister plan that threatens the entire world of Faerie.

The Lost Queen

Tania is a princess of Faerie.

And now she must return to the Mortal World.

Once upon a time, Tania was an ordinary girl. But then she was swept into another world, where she was the long lost princess of the elegant and magical court of Faerie, and only she could save the court from great peril.

Now Tania and her true love, Edric will go back to the Mortal Realm to seek Queen Titania, lost hundreds of years ago while searching for Tania.

Their return leads to struggles with Tania’s much loved mortal parents and friends as she and Edric try to conceal their secret. But much more serious dangers lurk: The sinister Lord Drake is not yet defeated, they are pursued by dark supernatural forces, and Tania’s two worlds are about to collide in amazing and frightening ways she never could have anticipated.

The Sorcerer King

Tania is a princess of the Faerie court. But the court now lies in ruins.

Back from the Mortal World of modern London, Tania returns to Faerie with the long lost Queen Titania. But when they cross between the worlds, they find only devastation. The evil Sorcerer King of Lyonesse is now free of his amber prison, and the Faerie court is falling into decay as he grows in power.

Now it’s up to Tania and her true love, Edric, to rescue King Oberon, their only hope of defeating the evil Sorcerer King. And Tania must prepare to fight a war she may not survive, one that will determine whether she must return to the Mortal World this time for good.

The Immortal Realm

In an instant, a time of joy and celebration turns to one of heartbreak and fear.

Tania has finally found a way to bring her two worlds together, and while enjoying a long awaited meeting of her Mortal and Faerie families, with her beloved Edric by her side, all seems right for the princess.

But when a Faerie baby suddenly falls ill, followed by more and more Faeries including her own sister Cordelia Tania knows that something is terribly wrong.

With no time to lose, Tania joins forces with her sisters to find a cure before this dark plague kills everyone she loves. Yet as the illness spirals out of control, Tania realizes that what they really need is help from the Mortal World. But will bringing another stranger to Faerie only make things worse? With countless lives hanging in the balance and a fast growing Faerie suspicion of all things Mortal including Tania herself Tania makes a desperate move that will either save the land and people she has come to hold dear…
or destroy their only chance for survival.

The Enchanted Quest

Far from the Realm of Faerie, a quest to save immortality…
A deadly plague is sweeping through Faerie, and no one is immune to its bite. Now, with the guidance of the Dream Weaver, Tania, Rathina, and a mortal ally, Connor, must head off to find the Divine Harper the only one who can help Tania renew the Faerie Covenant of Immortality. Their quest will soon take them outside the borders of Faerie, to hostile and unwelcoming lands beyond. On their travels, Tania and her companions encounter danger at every turn as they battle pirates, contend with mysterious and mystical beings, and try to outwit those under the sinister grip of the Dark Arts. But when Tania’s beloved Edric appears, it looks as if they have help at last. Or do they? As tensions and dangers rise, Tania is forced to question everything and everyone around her in order to decide if she is prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice to save her loved ones.

The Charmed Return

By the light of the pure eclipse, two worlds will be as one…
She was once a princess of Faerie, the seventh daughter of King Oberon. But sixteen year old Anita Palmer has no memory of the Faerie Realm; her true Faerie princess identity; her love, Edric; or her quest to save Faerie from a deadly plague that ravaged it. With the help of an unexpected ally, Anita must figure out a way to reawaken Tania, her Faerie self but how? Now Anita or is she Tania? doesn’t know who, or what, to trust, including her own memories. With no time to spare, Anita must act. A thrilling final battle is soon to be waged that will affect not only her destiny but the fate of both Faerie and the Mortal World. Loyalties will be tested, true love questioned, and nothing is what it seems.

Warrior Princess

‘you can be a warrior, if you choose to be.’

It takes just a moment for fifteen year old Branwen’s life to change forever. In the blink of an eye the Saxons attack and her brother is killed. Almost as quickly, she is sent away from her home to a neighboring stronghold where she’ll be safe from harm. Now Branwen lives as a princess should surrounded by exquisite things and lavish quarters. But deep down remains the soul of a warrior.

Just when Branwen is sure she has been pushed to her limits, a chance encounter with a mystical woman in white forces her to question everything and everyone around her. With no time to lose, Branwen must make a choice: continue in the path her parents intended for her…
or step into the role of true Warrior Princess.

Destiny’s Path

Her destiny must be fulfilled…
Ranwen refuses to take orders from anyone even the Shining Ones, the ancient gods whose power is feared throughout the land. They want her as their Chosen One, destined to save her country from the Saxons. But Branwen doubts she’s truly ready to be a leader. Then a messenger from the skies shows her a vision of a bleak and violent future a future in which Branwen has abandoned her destiny, and those most dear to her suffer unspeakable horrors. There’s a blurry line between good and evil, and those Branwen trusts the most are capable of the greatest betrayal. The Shining Ones have spoken. Will Branwen answer their call?

The Emerald Flame

The Emerald Flame of her people. Branwen has finally accepted that the Shining Ones have chosen her to save her country from the Saxon invaders. But the next stage in her journey includes a seemingly impossible mission, and the path before her is filled with darkness and danger. Branwen is pushed to the brink of disaster, and with each step she takes, she is being pulled farther from the life she once knew the life she still desperately misses. Guided by the spirits, with both her fearless friend Rhodri and the dashing, sometimes maddening Iwan by her side, Branwen must overcome terrifying odds if she is to succeed in her quest. But a true Warrior Princess won’t back down…
even when an old enemy returns.

The Serpent Awakes

Tania was living an ordinary life in the Mortal World until her sixteenth birthday, when she discovered that she was the long lost princess of the Royal House of Faerie, daughter of King Oberon and Queen Titania. As the only Faerie who possesses the ability to walk between the Immortal and Mortal Worlds, she’s balancing her two lives as best she can: making time to hang out with both sets of parents, getting to know her new sisters, and spending any spare moments with her boyfriend, Edric, a member of the Faerie court.

But now an evil force has come to the Immortal Realm, targeting those Tania holds most dear and threatening the entire Faerie world.

The Mole and Beverley Miller

‘It was Bev’ said Sophie ‘she’s been knocked off her bike by a car.’ In a daze, Michael allowed himself to be led into the kitchen. He sat at the table, staring out of the window at the wall of the house next door. He relived their parting embrace; he always kept his eyes open so there could be no doubt that she was real. He had kissed too many phantoms. Michael reflects on how his relationship with Beverley has grown while he waits and hopes that she will get better. ‘One of the most believable, emotionally gripping and real teen novels I’ve read for a long time’ Stphanie Nettell, The Guardian

Teach Yourself Writing for Children

Lesley Polinger draws on her own experiences and those of agents and publishers, to give an insight into the process of writing for children. She gives advice on picture book texts, fiction and non fiction, and explains what you should and shouldn’t do if your work is or isn’t accepted.