Flight from Fernilee – Chapters 29 & 30

 Notable by their absence were members of the royal family who had suddenly and quite mysteriously…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapters 27 & 28

“Concrete, tarmac, flyovers, runways, carriageways, leisure complexes, skyscrapers 5 miles high. That’s the future, Miles…. The…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapter 26

  At that moment, Captain Bob Craddock made a decision. The boys were not going to…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapter 25

Mr. Smyle had been paying considerable sums into a specially set-up investment account for his protégé,…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapter 24

‘She whose feet must never touch the ground’ seemed determined to live up to her name.…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapter 23

Captain Bob tried desperately to lash the sails and fasten the rigging, but, the deck had…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapter 22

“Excuse me, Captain…do you have a compass anywhere? Just to be on the safe side.” Joe…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapter 21

“Joe! Hey, Joe! You all right? Please don’t be dead, Joe, please don’t be dead!” “Okay…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapter 20

Miles gasped, much to Alice’s satisfaction. “Ricky Retch?! The rock star? Ricky Retch thinks you’re hot!? No way!”…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapters 18 & 19

Where grown-ups were concerned, Joe had always had an attitude problem. The same attitude that landed…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapters 16 & 17

“Welcome! Welcome to my castle!” exclaimed Mr. Smyle,  “There’s only one rule here; you can do…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapter 15

“Well! Well! Well! If it isn’t our little lost sheep!” And there, standing on the top…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapter 14

It was only when an elderly man on a bridge started waving frantically at them to…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapter 13

Roots led the way, feeling more unnerved by this stranger than by all the other agents…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapter 12

“Fight! Fight!” yelled Beech, flushed with aggression. It was at least 12 hours since he’d seen…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapter 11

“He’s what you’d call a Tracker. Never fails. Mossad, CIA, FBI, MI5, MI6, you name it,…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapters 9 & 10

As the kids and their two companions set off again, the remaining tree people formed their…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapter 8

After straddling the beast, he uncoiled one of the ropes he wore as a belt and…

Flight from Fermilee – Chapters 6 & 7

“Look, if you fancy getting cut to ribbons by the razor wire, then go ahead. But don’t expect…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapter 5

“Nunjas they’re called – supposed to be some kind of religious order, but don’t let that…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapter 4

“I don’t know who this Elymas is, but I’m always up for a riot – in the interests…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapters 2 & 3

“Let’s set fire to the place! We’ll smoke the beggars out!”Although feeling uneasy for a couple…

Flight from Fernilee – Chapter 1

“Promise me, Miles! If you ever see this symbol…. RUN! Run for your life! Run, run, run…

‘The Origin of Species’

How Darwin’s theory has influenced humankind It was the ’must-have’ book of the Century. Everyone who…

A bird’s eye view – Hang-gliding in the Peak

“Suddenly, from out of the sky, 4 great shadows appeared, each with 10ft wings. One by…