Martin Howard

When Mallory Vayle's parents' carriage takes a leap off Gibbett Bridge, she is taken in by a strange aunt the family disowned years ago: Aunt Lilith. A charlatan psychic, Aunt Lilith is quick to monetise Mallory's prodigious skills in talking to dead people and starts to advertise grand seances (ticketed, of course). The ghosts of her parents also take up...

Why do people migrate? Who were the first travellers in history? And where will we humans travel to next? Since the dawn of time, people have travelled to distant lands for many different reasons; to escape war, famine, or injustice, to find work, or to simply see new sights and have an adventure. But everyone who migrates does it to...

Mallory Vayle and Maggoty Skull in... The Beast from Beneath features Mallory Vayle and her talkative skull, Maggoty, as they star in another fabulous adventure! Mallory is getting to grips with her new powers and her new talkative friend, Maggoty. But when Maggoty sees a wig in Les Wigs shop, he just won't stop talking about it! It's expensive, and...

Christopher Columbus' astonishing life is a story of inspiration, bravery, incredible achievement, and terrible hardship. As the explorer who took three small boats across the Atlantic and found an undiscovered continent, he was a hero. However, his greed for gold and power brought tragedy upon the people living there and eventually caused his own downfall. His amazing story captures the...