Children's / Teenage fiction: Science fiction

In the series' penultimate novel, the remnants of Britain's last army are called into battle again - this time to avert the violent deaths of tens of thousands of prisoners. The neurodiverse skills and defiant bravery of the Underdogs are pitched against the might of military science and the terr...

Before you start reading, there are a few things you should know: I, Esha Verma, am a genius inventor extraordinaire. I like lists. I did not mean to open up an inter-galactic portal. Some things just can't be helped. Esha Verma, her snotty apprentice Broccoli and his secretly cunning pet tortois...

The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered - fractured by violence and scarred by loss. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she's known, Tris is ready. Perhaps, beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from ...

Ray-Chay is the new virtual reality game that everyone's playing, except Ant, who can't get into it. He prefers his old game, where he's created his extraordinary dragon Pradahl, even when he's mocked for his old headset. So when something strange starts happening to the people playing Ray-Chay, ...

Zak Nine has been captured and placed in Planet Alcatraz's 'Monster Zoo'. But this isn't any ordinary zoo. This zoo holds dozens of alien 'monsters' who are forced to fight for the entertainment of the prison planet's owners. Zak's friend, Erro, is determined to break into the zoo to rescue the h...

12-year-old villain Artemis Fowl is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. His bold and daring plan is to hold a leprechaun to ransom. But he's taking on more than he bargained for when he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance Unit).

At just 12 years old, Artemis Fowl is a criminal genius. No scheme is too dastardly, no plot too devious. And he's just discovered that fairies are real. Poor fairies. But these are not the cuddly creatures of bedtime stories. They are armed. They are dangerous. And when Artemis captures Captain ...

Screech! Some major interference is coming through on Walden's hearing aid. But it's not the local radio station - it's a cry for help from the alien colonists called Arrok! Their home has been blasted apart by an asteroid. Can Mr K and his students help? Will the same thing happen to Earth? And ...

Zak Nine and Erro have escaped! But now they find themselves lost in a vast forest of alien birds and deadly plants. Things get even worse when they hear strange buzzing sounds just above the treetops attack drones! The prison guards are searching for the boys using a flock of remote bots, armed ...

Melvin, Rhubarb, and Yoshi are on the hunt for a new mystery to write about in the Daily Donut newspaper, but little do they know, it's right under their nose - there's something spooky in the sandwiches! Soon Rhubarb and co are sure there's a ghost in her dad's cool old retro lunchbox, but when ...