Ashley Thorpe

The Boy to Beat the Gods by Ashley Thorpe is a thrilling tale, shortlisted for the Week Junior Book Awards, the Jhalak Prize, and the Branford Boase Award. Louie Stowell, author of Loki, praises it as "thrilling, tautly-written, pulls you right in and keeps you there! Plus: bonus trickster god!" A.F. Steadman, author of the Skandar series, describes it as...

"A gripping, vivid magical action adventure." - Louie Stowell, author of Loki "Phenomenal!" - Sophie Anderson, author of The House With Chicken Legs Ancient magic and all-new heroes in a battle between the living and the dead - an epic story of chaos, myth and adventure for fans of Percy Jackson, from the author of The Boy to Beat the...

The first comprehensive account of the pioneering ceramic work of Julian Stair Julian Stair (b. 1955) is one of the UK's leading ceramic artists, with a prolific career spanning five decades. Exploring an extensive range of work in different materials and scales, this book uncovers Stair's role as a key player in the development of studio ceramics. Not only is...