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Kieran Larwood

    Kieran Larwood, winner of the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition, is the author of Freaks. His lifelong passion for stories and storytelling, ignited at the age of six, fuels his writing. Larwood's work delves into the heart of the child's experience, offering unique insights. He strives to capture the essence of childhood in his compelling narratives.

    Kieran Larwood
    Carnival of the Spider
    The Beasts of Grimheart
    The Gift of Dark Hollow
    Uki and the Outcasts
    Uki and the Swamp Spirit
    Uki and the Ghostburrow
    • Uki and the Ghostburrow

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading
      4.7(133)Add rating

      From bestselling author and winner of the Blue Peter Book Award, this is the sixth adventure set in the world of Podkin One-Ear.

      Uki and the Ghostburrow
    • It oozed and throbbed and Uki had the sensation of a sickly green light, spreading out through the networks of water. After defeating Valkus, Uki and his friends still have two more spirits to find and capture. Can Uki and his friends outwit him whilst being chased by the evil Endwatch and Jori's clan of assassins?

      Uki and the Swamp Spirit
    • Uki and the Outcasts

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading
      4.5(272)Add rating

      and a life or death mission. Joined by two other outcasts - a trained assassin who refuses to kill people and a very short rabbit who rides the fastest jerboa on the plains - Uki must capture Valkus, the Spirit of War, before rabbitkind destroys itself in conflict. A thrilling new book set in the Five Realms of Podkin One-Ear.

      Uki and the Outcasts
    • The Gift of Dark Hollow

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      4.6(26)Add rating

      Set in a fantastical world reminiscent of Middle-earth, the story follows young rabbit Podkin One-Ear on his quest to protect his homeland from dark forces. As he navigates challenges and adventures, readers are immersed in a richly woven narrative that blends bravery and friendship, appealing to middle-grade readers seeking an engaging and imaginative tale.

      The Gift of Dark Hollow
    • The bard looks up at the three figures. It is here that the bard is ordered to retell the tale that has got him in so much trouble . . . and so to the next instalment in the astonishing tale of Podkin One-Ear . . But as they flee into the forest depths, it seems they have been betrayed . .

      The Beasts of Grimheart
    • The latest adventure from the winning author - the Carnival must travel to Paris on an audacious rescue mission!

      Carnival of the Spider
    • An epic tale of trees of power and a world under threat, from the author of the bestselling Five Realms series.Here come the roots of the Shadow Tree.Whatever they touch will never get free.Liska lives in Arborven, a city surrounding an extraordinary tree that gives all those living there special powers. As a shapeshifter, Liska is training as a warrior. When she discovers that the Tree is under threat, it is her duty to act - but she can't convince anyone to listen to her. So with Lug, whose power over earthworms is dismissed as useless, and a ghost-girl, Elowen, she goes on an epic journey to defeat the worst threat their world has ever known.Illustrated by Chris Wormell this is a richly woven and thrilling fantasy with a wonderful affinity between humankind and nature - a current and vital message for young readers everywhere.

      The Treekeepers
    • The first figure raises his crossbow, tilting his head to pinpoint the exact position of the thing in the bushes. It has stopped running now, and is muttering something. Some kind of prayer, a call for its mother, its anyone who might help it.Something sinister is going on in the stinking slums of London. Sideshow acts are going missing . . . men wearing animal masks and eye goggles are hunting them down and killing them for sport. But who are this fiendish Hunters' Club? And what is the reason for their cruel game?Sheba the wolfgirl and Pyewacket the witch's imp know all about life in a sideshow. But now they are the Carnival, private investigators working to help unusual people like them. Teaming up with new recruits half-cat Inji, her extraordinary brother, the armadillo-like Sil and Glyph the psychic, it's a race against time . . . to track down the mask-wearing villains, before anyone else comes to harm!

      The Carnival of the Hunted
    • Carnival of the Lost

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      4.2(84)Add rating

      A wonderfully murky, carnivalesque world of intrigue, unexpected friendships and mysteries solved. Sheba the wolf girl joins an unusual troupe of performers that includes Pyewacket, a witch's imp;

      Carnival of the Lost
    • Podkin One-Ear

      • 272 pages
      • 10 hours of reading
      4.2(113)Add rating

      Anthropomorphic rabbits Podkin and his siblings flee after the villainous Gorm tribe enslaves their clan, but they must find allies if they have any hope of saving their warren's treasures and defeating the Gorm.

      Podkin One-Ear