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The dramatic and hotly anticipated conclusion to Alexis Deacon's
original Geis trilogy, featuring new branding and a format designed
to sit alongside Curse of the Chosen Volume 1. As the great chief
matriarch lay dying, she gave one final decree: Upon her death
there would be a contest. Having no heir of her own blood she
called on the Gods. Let fate decide the one truly worthy to rule in
her place. The rich, the strong, the wise, the powerful; many put
forward their names in hope of being chosen. But when the night
came... only fifty souls alone were chosen. As Io's quest reaches
its deadly and dramatic conclusion, things are not all as they seem
in the sorceress' game for the right to rule. Still trapped inside
the torturous nightmares within the castle, who will remain in the
battle for the throne, and which of the chosen will be lost along
the way? Or will they fail in their attempts to escape the horrors
within? Alexis Deacon draws his Geis trilogy to an epic and emotive
conclusion in this newly branded volume, packed to the rafters with
his beautiful artwork and gripping storytelling.
As the great chief matriarch lay dying, she gave one final decree:
Upon her death there would be a contest. Having no heir of her own
blood she called on the Gods. Let fate decide the one truly worthy
to rule in her place. The rich, the strong, the wise, the powerful;
many put forward their names in hope of being chosen. But when the
night came... only fifty souls alone were chosen. Join our cast of
characters in a spell-binding journey of betrayal, magic and
tragedy as they battle their way through a series of tasks set by a
sorceress of unimaginable power, all with the purpose of
discovering who will be the next ruler. As our protagonist, Io,
fights for her life and faces horrifying consequences, will her
fellow chosen souls band together to defeat evil, or is it every
soul for themselves?
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Ergo (Paperback)
Alexis Deacon; Illustrated by Viviane Schwarz
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R245
R192
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From award-winning picture book makers Alexis Deacon and Viviane
Schwarz comes an enlightening new story about discovering the world
- and your place in it. For budding philosophers of all ages, this
is the uplifting story of Ergo the chick. Ergo wakes up and sets
about exploring her world. She discovers her toes. She discovers
her wings and her beak. She has discovered EVERYTHING! But then she
considers the wall. And something outside the wall goes BUMP. What
could it be? The only way to find out is to peck peck peck through
to the other side... This is an inspiring story told with heaps of
humour. Like its predecessor, I Am Henry Finch, Ergo is a book for
everyone - from the very young to the very old. It is for dreamers,
philosophers, artists, the foolish and the enlightened. A profound
picture book experience told with simplicity and style.
Beegu is not supposed to be on Earth. She is lost. She is a
friendly little creature, but the Earth People don't seem very
welcoming at all. However, so far she has only met the BIG ones.
The little ones are a different matter ...
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I Am Henry Finch (Paperback)
Alexis Deacon; Illustrated by Silvia Viviane Schwarz, Viviane Schwarz
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R215
R168
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From award-winning picture book makers Alexis Deacon and Viviane
Schwarz comes an enlightening new story about courage and making a
difference. From award-winning picture book makers Alexis Deacon
and Viviane Schwarz comes an enlightening new story about courage
and making a difference. For budding philosophers of all ages, this
is the uplifting story of Henry Finch the loveable little bird who
strives for greatness, gets it all a bit wrong, then makes it right
again in a very surprising way - truly becoming great. Henry Finch
is a total inspiration. This is an inspirational book. It is also
very funny. I Am Henry Finch is a book for everyone - from the very
young to the very old. It is for dreamers, philosophers, artists,
the foolish and the enlightened. And anyone with a big bright idea.
Vegetarians will love it too. A profound picture book experience
told with simplicity and style.
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That Thing 2021 (Hardcover)
Avital Balwit; Illustrated by Alexis Deacon
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R396
R357
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Debut writer Avital Balwit's That Thing suggests that our
indifference to other animals also reflects how we sometimes treat
each other. Illustrator Alexis Deacon's watercolour washes and
exquisite octopi animate this brilliant short story. That Thing was
one of four winners of Pop Up's 10th Birthday Writing Competition.
For young readers age 10 and up.
Rat Law says that if you're a rat, cheese belongs to you. But there
are exceptions. For example, if a "big" rat wants it, cheese
belongs to him. Unless a" bigger" rat wants it, or a quicker one,
or a stronger one. And if a big, quick, strong, scary, hairy, dirty
rat wants it, well . . . where does it end? A tumble of cumulative
adjectives and a frenzy of hungry critters build up to a final note
of politeness in a book sure to satisfy kids' appetites for zany
humor.
Side by side on the sand sat two eggs. With a crack and a rip, the
brothers hatch, and out comes a bird and - a crocodile? Surely they
can't be brothers - can they?
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The Selfish Giant (Paperback)
Alexis Deacon; Oscar Wilde; Illustrated by Alexis Deacon
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R250
R204
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The Selfish Giant has a beautiful garden, but he won't let any of
the children play in it. Winter comes and never leaves, until the
power of love brings Spring and joy into the Giant's garden and his
heart...
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Ergo (Hardcover)
Alexis Deacon; Illustrated by Viviane Schwarz
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R423
R350
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From award-winning picture book makers Alexis Deacon and Viviane
Schwarz comes an enlightening new story about discovering the world
- and your place in it. For budding philosophers of all ages, this
is the uplifting story of Ergo the chick. Ergo wakes up and sets
about exploring her world. She discovers her toes. She discovers
her wings and her beak. She has discovered EVERYTHING! But then she
considers the wall. And something outside the wall goes BUMP. What
could it be? The only way to find out is to peck peck peck through
to the other side... This is an inspiring story told with heaps of
humour. Like its predecessor, I Am Henry Finch, Ergo is a book for
everyone - from the very young to the very old. It is for dreamers,
philosophers, artists, the foolish and the enlightened. A profound
picture book experience told with simplicity and style.
A lyrical and dreamlike story of two brothers in conflict amidst the devastation of WWII London.
Harry Black wakes in hospital to learn that his brother Ellis has almost certainly been killed by a V2 rocket falling during a German air raid on London. In a state of wounded delirium, Harry’s mind begins to blur the distinctions between the reality of the war-torn city, the fiction of his unpublished sci-fi novel and the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Driven by visions of Ellis still alive and a sense of poetic inevitability, Harry discharges himself from hospital and begins a search for his brother that will lead him deep into the city’s Underworld...
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A Place to Call Home (Paperback)
Alexis Deacon; Illustrated by Silvia Viviane Schwarz, Viviane Schwarz
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R255
R184
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An endearing adventure story about finding a place to call home.
This is the story of a band of seven furry brothers. They live in a
nice, safe, warm home - a very small hole. Yet as they grow up they
become too big for the tiny space and are forced out into the
world. And so their adventure begins - a quest for a new place to
call their own! This determined little unit tackle the elements:
crossing the sea, climbing a mountain, trawling across the desert
and surviving a labyrinth until, finally, they reach the edge of
the world... What will they see here and will they ever find a
place they can call home?
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