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Richard Lambert

Richard Lambert

Richard Lambert was born in London. He has had many different jobs, including teaching medieval history at Bristol University. One of his stories was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Short Story Award and another won the Fish Short Story Prize; his poems have been published in the Times Literary Supplement, The Spectator, and The Forward Prize Anthology.

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Republic of Dreams

Shadow Town: Book 2

In the kingdom of Balthasar some children have the power to use dreams to change reality- an activity fraught with danger. Changing the world can have lethal consequences. Meddling with nature can lead to ecological disasters spinning irrevocably out of control. Crown Princess Tamurlaine, about to be crowned queen of Balthasar wants to control dreams and dreamers, but a conspiracy led by power hungry Malladain, a family foe aims to kill her on the day of her coronation. Can her trusted friend Toby from our world save her? Toby, Tamurlaine and their staunchest allies, Anon a half-angel, Burston a school friend and Jinky, an orphan and refugee, must battle against the superior forces of those utterly corrupted by power in a land where no one can be trusted ...

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Shadow Town

Shadow Town: Book 1

In a dangerous land enslaved by the cruel Regent, where the Dreamers have the magical power to turn dreams into reality, Toby meets Tamurlaine, a strange girl who has lost her memory. To uncover the mystery of her identity and get Toby back home, the pair must go on a thrilling journey to the heart of the kingdom, the castle of the Regent.

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The Wolf Road

When Lucas survives the car crash that kills his parents, one memory stays with him—of the wolf that caused the crash. And when he learns that a wild creature is killing livestock in the mountains, he knows it's the wolf, that it's come for him, and that he must face it.

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