Set in the Isles of Scilly

( Gray the main character is based on me, Gary ;O) )

When Gray retrieves an engraved narwhal's tusk from the sea disturbing changes begin to happen to both marine and bird life.  The islanders suspect Gray's unusual powers of being able to communicate with seals and other creatures as the cause of the unrest.  They find the tusk he has hidden away and fear that an ancient prophecy threatening the island will come to pass since they have always considered the narwhal as an omen of disaster.  Gray finds himself a victim of a confused and complex web of superstition as the islanders decide a ritual sacrifice must be made.  Can he prove his innocence and escape their final condemnation of him.

Readers: 10 years+

About the author:-

Let me introduce myself: I am Margaret Gill. I was born in a small mining village in South Yorkshire. I was able, however, even as a small child, to escape to the countryside to be alone with my love of nature. I wrote poetry from a very early age and my first novel at fourteen. But later the pressures of teaching full time meant that writing was put on the back burner. When I started teaching part time, I began to write seriously and have since written seven children's novels including, most recently, a trilogy for young teenagers.

My books seem to be peopled with strong, gutsy heroines who are prepared to go through hell, fire and damnation to reach their goals. Although, my current novel, set on the Isles of Scilly, has a hero for a change. The books tend to centre around places that have intrigued me, like Costa Rica, which provides the background for Return of the Quetzal, Syria, which is the arena for a dark mystery, and Tibet, which features strongly in The Eye of the Mandala. Readers have expressed appreciation of my knowledge of the countries I have used. I quote: ''Having read your Quetzal, I was struck by the authenticity and verisimilitude of its setting and wondered if you had actually researched it in Costa Rica, or indeed lived there for some time.  Please do let me know since I'm very keen to settle there, especially during the period of our formidable winters.'   (Charles Muller. Editor Diadem Books)

The third book of the trilogy for young teenagers, The Eye of the Mandala, had an amazing sequel when, by pure chance, I discovered the same ancient Tibetan Scrolls that I had written about in the book hidden away in the archives of Northampton Museum.

My books seem to be peopled with strong, gutsy heroines who are prepared to go through hell, fire and damnation to reach their goals. Although, my current novel, set on the Isles of Scilly, has a hero for a change. The books tend to centre around places that have intrigued me, like Costa Rica, which provides the background for Return of the Quetzal, Syria, which is the arena for a dark mystery, and Tibet, which features strongly in The Eye of the Mandala. Readers have expressed appreciation of my knowledge of the countries I have used. I quote: ''Having read your Quetzal, I was struck by the authenticity and verisimilitude of its setting and wondered if you had actually researched it in Costa Rica, or indeed lived there for some time.  Please do let me know since I'm very keen to settle there, especially during the period of our formidable winters.'   (Charles Muller. Editor Diadem Books)

The third book of the trilogy for young teenagers, The Eye of the Mandala, had an amazing sequel when, by pure chance, I discovered the same ancient Tibetan Scrolls that I had written about in the book hidden away in the archives of Northampton Museum.

My books seem to be peopled with strong, gutsy heroines who are prepared to go through hell, fire and damnation to reach their goals. Although, my current novel, set on the Isles of Scilly, has a hero for a change. The books tend to centre around places that have intrigued me, like Costa Rica, which provides the background for Return of the Quetzal, Syria, which is the arena for a dark mystery, and Tibet, which features strongly in The Eye of the Mandala. Readers have expressed appreciation of my knowledge of the countries I have used. I quote: ''Having read your Quetzal, I was struck by the authenticity and verisimilitude of its setting and wondered if you had actually researched it in Costa Rica, or indeed lived there for some time.  Please do let me know since I'm very keen to settle there, especially during the period of our formidable winters.'   (Charles Muller. Editor Diadem Books)

The third book of the trilogy for young teenagers, The Eye of the Mandala, had an amazing sequel when, by pure chance, I discovered the same ancient Tibetan Scrolls that I had written about in the book hidden away in the archives of Northampton Museum.

My books seem to be peopled with strong, gutsy heroines who are prepared to go through hell, fire and damnation to reach their goals. Although, my current novel, set on the Isles of Scilly, has a hero for a change. The books tend to centre around places that have intrigued me, like Costa Rica, which provides the background for Return of the Quetzal, Syria, which is the arena for a dark mystery, and Tibet, which features strongly in The Eye of the Mandala. Readers have expressed appreciation of my knowledge of the countries I have used. I quote: ''Having read your Quetzal, I was struck by the authenticity and verisimilitude of its setting and wondered if you had actually researched it in Costa Rica, or indeed lived there for some time.  Please do let me know since I'm very keen to settle there, especially during the period of our formidable winters.'   (Charles Muller. Editor Diadem Books)

The third book of the trilogy for young teenagers, The Eye of the Mandala, had an amazing sequel when, by pure chance, I discovered the same ancient Tibetan Scrolls that I had written about in the book hidden away in the archives of Northampton Museum.

A wonderfully dramatic story set in the small Central American country of Costa Rica. A rich blend of cultures from the indigenous Indians, the colonising Spanish and today's ubiquitous Transatlantics combine with faiths both ancient and modern to draw teenage heroine, Meg, into a real web of intrigue. Sometimes accompanied by friends, often by enemies and invariably by her own thoughts, she sets out to find her kidnapped brother, Rick. At the same time, new life is being breathed into Quetzalcoatl, the god of the Aztecs, by the mysterious RE teacher at the school where Meg and her friends are studying; bringing a terrifyingly new dimension to the search for Rick.

Readers:- 13+

Dark, uncanny forces begin to take over the land. Rowena and her friends see their freedoms being eroded as their society succumbs to a new breed of dominators, the Brain Changers. Can the small student group stand alone in their protests in a world rapidly becoming riddled with fear and suspicion? Dare they attempt to discredit a tyrannical and all-powerful government? The protest that begins so boldly brings death and destruction in its wake, but it is the selfless and courageous act of the young heroine who risks her life to foil a powerful and dastardly enemy that is its justification

Readers age:- 13+

Rowena's determination to foil a power that has destroyed her family results in her journeying alone in alien territory. There are many mysteries to be solved and dangers to be overcome but in the end she has to trust her own strength and inner guidance. Can she find the answer to her mother's mysterious disappearance?

Secret of the Scrolls was the first prize winner in the teenage section of the 25th Winchester Writers' Conference and won first prize at the Swanwick Annual Writers' Conference and the Writers' News Trophy in 2005

Readers:- 13+

A thrilling adventure story …. Mel always knew she was different. There were the visions …. Then the boy from the past. When the authorities of a tyrannical state learn about a young girl's uncanny ability to translate an ancient and possibly illegal text, they decide to keep her under surveillance. But they have no idea what extraordinary powers the text is about to unleash nor what strange coincidences will lead her not only to resolving a terrible crime in the past, but also to discovering a devastating secret.

Readers:- 13+

So what's it all about?

"Mum Mum..." There's a monster under my bed. Billy sits up in the dark, he can hear something moving around in his bedroom. When his mum puts the light on there's no monster to be seen. But when Mum goes back downstairs the noises start again. "Get back into bed Billy," calls Mum. Something is making a noise, and if it isn't Billy  who can it be?

Readers age: 3 - 7+

So what's it all about?

Eric would rather doodle than write a story, but when the words start to disappear off the page in front of him, and his doodle starts talking to him, he thinks he must be dreaming. Eric's doodle has come to life, and he's getting bored; he jumps into Miranda's story, where he gets attacked by a rubber, then he's blown off his feet when Natasha sneezes. Miss Roper is getting angrier by the second. How will Eric ever finish his story, when his doodle just wants to have fun, and create havoc?

Ages: 3 -7+

So what's it all about?

Madeleine Smith brought shame on her family and shocked the world when she stood trial for the murder of her lover in June 1857. As an argumentative, self-willed and promiscuous girl who reacted to the dictates of a strict Victorian life, she flaunted her power over men - even her over-bearing father who detested her superior attitude. But it was her lover who was to play the crucial role in her remarkable life when she faced her greatest challenge. The sensational trial that followed her arrest has been studied and reflected upon down the years, and controversy still exists today about the outcome.

Johnny Thade just found a disc that has the exact time and date of every human being's Deathday on it and he's going to use the information for what every one of us would use it for.He's going to make millions on the internet and spend the rest of his life on a desert island with all the drink, drugs and woman he can handle. Unfortunately for Johnny the people the disc belongs to want it back and are prepared to use any means necessary to get it including: Histories first Siamese twin mass murderers, a gang of Cowboy-Nazi Biker Zombies and a troupe of professional Alligator wrestlers from Alabama. Johnny needs help, desperately, but the best he can do is make friends with a bunch of tramps whose leader Derek, although kind and fatherly like, isn't interested in making money, he's hell bent on using the information to destroy the world..............

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So what's it all about?

How can Lucy get to sleep when she's feeling bouncy and full of energy? She listens quietly to Granny's bedtime stories, but then jumps about pretending to be the characters. When Granny suggests counting sheep, far from sending Lucy to sleep; the sheep start running around her bedroom, and even Downboy the sheepdog can't round them up. Finally Lucy gets tired, and finds her own solution to the sheep problem.

This incredibly complex and thought provoking novel marks an ambitious debut from a promising new writer who has dared to trust the intelligence of his audience; a rarity these days making it a welcome but brave approach. It may limit his appeal to those who crave a challenge but there's more originality and imagination in the first few chapters than in a shelf full of more conventional books proving the author to be more than just an exceptionally pretty face... if you don't know what I mean, buy it and refer to his photo or visit rossfriday.com... with those looks, the intelligence to write something so profound and no mention of a wife, I intend to marry him and have his babies . . . even if it does mean emigrating back to the UK!

Review from Brooke from Amazon.co.uk, She owns the copyright to her review, Independent Authos does not own this review...only used for selling purposes, Gary.

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Also available as a CD book (£4.99 inc post) under a new Title, will update.....................

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By John Gwynant.   CD version of the paperback 'The Curse of the Sin Eaters'

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See also The Curse of the Sin Eaters by John Tompkins.....it's the same book but a different title.