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Guy Bass

    This author crafts whimsical and peculiar narratives that often delve into themes of childhood, imagination, and the yearning for adventure. His distinctive style is characterized by playful language and a knack for the absurd, making his works a favorite for young readers. Through his stories, he aims to inspire children to embrace their own fantasies and find magic in the everyday. His approach to writing is rooted in the belief that storytelling should be fun, engaging, and a little bit unexpected.

    Guy Bass
    Dinkin Dings and the Double from Dimension 9
    The Beast of Grubbers Nubbin
    The Monster Hunter
    Dinkin Dings and the Curse of Clawfingers
    The Spider's Lair
    No More Mr Nice Spy
    • 2025
    • 2024

      SCRAP: The Good, the Bad and the Rusty

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      The story follows Scrap, Paige, and Gnat as they flee from the violent Mayor Highshine in search of a rocket ship to escape their world. Their adventure leads them to Mooch, a nomadic robot town, where they uncover shocking revelations that challenge their understanding of their journey and themselves. This quest not only tests their friendship but also confronts them with unexpected truths that could alter their fate.

      SCRAP: The Good, the Bad and the Rusty
    • 2024

      The first book in the best-selling, laugh-out-loud STITCH HEAD series by award-winning author Guy Bass, with illustrations by Pete Williamson, now brought to almost-life again in this brand-new, monstrously magnificent graphic novel edition. Enter the darkly funny world of Stitch Head, as he steps out of the shadows into the adventure of an almost-lifetime... Deep in the maze-like dungeons of Castle Grotteskew, eccentric Professor Erasmus created Stitch Head, a small, almost-human creature. His experiments continued, filling the castle with creations so fabulously monstrous that Stitch Head was long forgotten. Until a travelling circus ringmaster knocks at the castle door, promising to make Stitch Head a star. Is this Stitch Head's chance to venture beyond the castle walls? Or could he be making a terrible mistake...? Full of monstrous fun, STITCH HEAD is perfect for fans of GRIMWOOD, AMELIA FANG and THE NOTHING TO SEE HERE HOTEL.

      Stitch Head: The Graphic Novel
    • 2024

      Hugh Dunnit may be a schoolboy, but that doesn't stop him from cracking the toughest cases. Like the case of the shredded maths homework. Sure, lesser minds might collar Hugh's new dog, Shelter. But Hugh knows there's more to sniff out. Working through the suspects, Hugh digs up a bigger mystery: just where does Shelter come from?A brilliantly funny detective story with comic-book art throughout by Lee Cosgrove. [payot.ch]

      A Hugh Dunnit Mystery: Taking Shelter
    • 2023

      The Forgotten Creation

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Set in the eerie Castle Grotteskew, the story follows Stitch Head, the first creation of the eccentric Mad Professor Erasmus, who has spent his life hidden away. When a sinister entertainer arrives and wreaks havoc, Stitch Head is unexpectedly thrust into a thrilling adventure that promises to change his life forever. This tale blends humor and excitement as Stitch Head navigates the challenges of the outside world for the first time.

      The Forgotten Creation
    • 2023

      When the humans arrive on Somewhere 513, they discover that the robots sent to prepare the planet for humans want to keep it. One robot, K1-NG, remains loyal but it's a futile battle. Ten years on, Gnat and her sister Paige are the only humans left. Needing help, they go in search of K1-NG, but the once mighty robot isn't keen to be found...

      SCRAP
    • 2021

      When shapeless unimaginary, the Nobody, turns the villagers of Matching Trousers into zombie-like nobodies, not even Skeleton Keys can help. Can Flynn Twist become the hero of his imagination and save the day?

      Skeleton Keys: The Night of the Nobody
    • 2021

      Buck 'n' Bronco

      • 80 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      When the Happy Ranch theme park closes down to make way for a futuristic new adventure land, park mascots Buck and Bronco are out of a job and out of a home. While Buck thinks it's time for them to spread their wings and take the show on the road, Bronco wants nothing more than for their life to be exactly as it was ... Can the pair discover new meaning beyond the park and recapture the fame they once had? Or are they destined to be yesterday's mascots?

      Buck 'n' Bronco
    • 2021

      When Skeleton Keys discovers newly unimagined Lucky all alone, he's determined to reunite the creature with the boy who imagined him. The search leads them into the Kingdom - a hidden world for unimaginaries - but can they find Stanley before his wild imaginings reduce the Kingdom to rubble?

      Skeleton Keys: The Wild Imaginings of Stanley Strange
    • 2020

      When troublesome unimaginary Wordy Gerdy uses her ghostly pen to write Skeleton Keys' precious keys out of existence, he has to follow her into the past to restore them. But her pen is now in the hands of notorious thief Gap- tooth Jack...

      Skeleton Keys: The Legend of Gap-tooth Jack