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  • Max and Charlie’s Highland Adventure
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    When the Guardians of Time send Max the Tonkinese cat on another 'solo' mission, he’s not alone - an unexpected companion joins him for this special adventure.After landing in the misty Scottish Highlands of 1746, the duo encounter Bonnie Prince Charlie - a royal fugitive fighting to reclaim the throne - and, with the fateful Battle of Culloden looming, they agree to help him. ...
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    9,69 €

  • The Shadow of the Shifting Sands
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    In this gripping adventure packed with mystery, danger and ancient magic, twins Jemima and Joe Lancelot, their best friend Charlie and remarkable cat Max, find themselves in the scorching Rub’ Al Khali desert, also known as the Empty Quarter. Legends speak of a lost city buried beneath the sands, but it holds a dark secret.Can the young time-travellers unlock the truth before i...
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    13,42 €

  • Max’s Diary
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    In his private diary, Maximus Lancelot the talking Tonkinese cat shares his innermost thoughts about his life and his time-travelling adventures.To accompany the Shadows of the Past series, these tales of Max’s exploits, told in his own words, allow us a privileged peep into the mind of this lovable feline. ...
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    9,30 €

  • The Shadow of the Great Fire
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    The seventeenth book in the Shadows of the Past series:In 1666, as London recovers from a deadly plague, the old medieval city with its narrow streets has become a tinderbox. After a long, hot summer, a small spark is all it takes for the whole place to go up in flames - but is this a simple accident or a deliberate act of sabotage? Towards the end of August, only days before t...
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    11,56 €

  • Max’s Royal Adventure
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    The rightful King of England is on the run. With a price on his head and in fear for his life, Charles Stuart is desperate to escape his pursuers, the Parliamentarians who executed his father. A rich reward has been offered for his capture and everyone is on the lookout for the young man. Nowhere is safe. How will he ever manage to flee the country without help?Never fear, the ...
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    7,21 €

  • The Shadow of the Witchfinder
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    In 17th century Essex, at a time when most people believed in witchcraft, the name Matthew Hopkins was enough to strike fear into the heart of many a woman who lived alone with only a pet cat for company… for Hopkins was the Witchfinder General.The 15th book in the Shadows from the Past series takes the time-travelling foursome back to the year 1646. It isn’t Max’s first visit ...
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    10,68 €

  • The Shadow of the Norman Arrow
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    Still searching for their missing parents who are lost somewhere in the past, twins Jemima and Joe Lancelot journey back in time to the year 1066, together with best friend Charlie and their cat Max. In an adventure fraught with danger, the young time-travellers attempt to change the course of history when they help King Harold in the run-up to the fateful Battle of Hastings. ...
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    10,51 €

  • The Shadow of Camelot
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    'A Lion from the future will come to save the Bear,Accompanied by children, three - one dark, the others fair...'Who are the Lion and the Bear mentioned in this ancient prophecy? The answer lies in the mythical kingdom of Camelot. Another thrilling adventure awaits time-travelling twins Jemima and Joe Lancelot, their best friend Charlie, and Tonkinese cat Max, when they journey...
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    10,65 €

  • The Shadow of the Two Princes
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    Twins Jemima and Joe Lancelot, their best friend Charlie, and Tonkinese cat Max, journey back in time to the year 1483 on a daring mission to rescue two young princes who have been locked up in the Tower of London by their uncle, King Richard III.Is this a task too far for the time-travelling quartet? Will their plan succeed, or must they risk their own lives to save the two bo...
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    11,77 €

  • Max’s Arabian Adventure
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    In this spin-off adventure from the SHADOWS OF THE PAST series, Max the talking Tonkinese cat goes on a solo mission without his usual time-travelling companions. Snatched from the house where he lives with eleven-year-old twins Joe and Jemima Lancelot, Max is dragged back into the past by an evil magician who has lined him up to perform a special task.Torn away from all he hol...
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    7,30 €

  • Max’s Undercover Adventure
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    Max the talking Tonkinese cat has his fourth solo adventure in this short story to accompany the Shadows ofthe Past series.Snatched from his home in the middle of the night, Max is spirited away to a secret location. There, in the company of other animals, he is put through exhausting physical exercises and tough endurance tests - a true nightmare for the comfort-loving feline....
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    5,68 €

  • The Shadow of the Volcano
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    As they continue the hunt for their missing parents who are lost somewhere in the pages of history, twins Jemima and Joe Lancelot embark on their fifth time-travelling journey into the past, accompanied by best friend Charlie, and Max their Tonkinese cat. Their destination is the Roman town of Pompeii which lies in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, a volcano on the verge of a devas...
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    10,51 €

  • Max’s Midnight Adventure
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    Max the Tonkinese cat has a third solo adventure in this seasonal tale. When the feline hero is trapped in the attic one night, he gets more than he bargained for. Will he escape the clutches of the Christmas fairy, a Nutcracker soldier, and three bad-tempered French hens in time to enjoy a holiday with his family?One thing’s for sure - the Twelve Days of Christmas will never s...
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    8,61 €

  • Max’s Christmas Adventure
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    A second solo adventure awaits Max the time-travelling Tonkinese cat in this Christmas short story. Invited to accompany a well-known figure on a whirlwind trip into the past, he sets off on a mission to search for something very precious to his owners, Jemima and Joe Lancelot - their missing parents. The hunt reveals tantalising clues to this mystery and ends with a special su...
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    7,32 €

  • The Shadow of the Pyramid
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    Maximus Lancelot the Tonkinese cat is terrified of Egyptian mummies, so he’s a bag of nerves when he travels back in time to ancient Egypt with his owners, twins Jemima and Joe, and their best friend Charlie.As they continue their search for the twins’ missing parents who are trapped somewhere in the past, the young time-travellers arrive at the court of Tutankhamun where they ...
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    10,73 €

  • The Shadow of the Trojan Horse
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    The Trojan War is just a game for the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece, but it’s no laughing matter for three young time-travellers and their Tonkinese cat when they find themselves in Troy, right in the middle of the deadly conflict.Can the young visitors persuade the Trojans to reject the Greeks’ gift of the Wooden Horse, or will it prove impossible to change the course o...
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    10,73 €

  • The Shadow of the Minotaur
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    Ten-year-old twins Jemima and Joe Lancelot continue the search for their missing parents who are trapped somewhere in the past.Together with best friend Charlie, and their talking cat Max, they are transported back in time to ancient Crete and the Palace of Knossos, where the fearsome Minotaur lurks in its labyrinth, feeding on human flesh.Can they help Prince Theseus of Athens...
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    10,64 €

  • The Shadow of the Tudor Rose
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    This is the 13th book in the Shadows of the Past series, a set of time-travel adventure stories that feature three children and a rather special cat.In 1588, a plot to invade England and overthrow Queen Elizabeth the First is about to unfold.At this crucial moment in English history, four visitors from the future arrive in Elizabethan London. Twins Jemima and Joe Lancelot, toge...
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    10,40 €

  • The Shadow of Atlantis
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    Three 10-year-old children, one Tonkinese cat, four golden owl charms, an old book, and a special key that unlocks the secrets of the Shadows of the Past.The stage is set for a thrilling ride through the pages of history... ...
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    9,99 €

  • Max’s Hallowe’en Adventure
    Wendy Leighton-Porter
    In his fifth solo mini-adventure, Max the talking Tonkinese cat, the feline hero of the SHADOWS OF THE PAST series travels back in time to the mid-seventeenth century. He doesn’t understand how this has happened until he recognises his surroundings and realises it isn’t the first time he’s been to this place. Why has he been brought to this tumbledown cottage in the middle of n...
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    5,36 €