Bücher von Karen Hughes

AN ABANDONED VILLAGE. A FURIOUS FIREBIRD. A HAUNTED DESERT LAND.'Their faces, beneath the scraps of white cloth that flapped around their heads, were difficult to see. Their eyes were black and hollow, and where there should have been a nose, mouth and chin, there was nothing but a swirling mass of sand.'One hundred years ago, the mysterious Veladin vanished into the earth. Now Kai, Indie, Nima and Jabar must find them or they'll never see Shaman Yanti again. The desert sands are shifting. Time is running out. Their only hope is a reckless wind spirit, but even the wind has secrets ...The Kalika Magic series for children 9+ is 'an engrossing tale of magic and mystery' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 'whimsical and fun, but clever enough to treat kids like they're smart' TRUTH ABOUT BOOKS, 'a wonderful addition to children's fantasy fiction' THE MUMMY PROJECT

A dancing monkey. A dangerous wish. A secret gypsy road.When Nima makes a wish on the seeds of the star fruit, she releases an evil that should never have been set free. Now, with Kai, Indie, and Jabar, she must travel to the City of Emperors to put things right again. But the journey is long and treacherous, and the water spirits are waiting ...Book 3 in the popular Kalika Magic series for children aged 9+'A wonderful, delight-filled adventure. I read this story to my 11 year old, even though I had not read aloud to her for years. It gave us both a gift of connection, courage, possibility and magic that lives in our hearts'. -- Lulu Trevena 

A hidden island. A forgotten child. A kingdom ruled by fear ... Far away on a hidden island, smoke rises from an ancient chest buried in the sand. When Indie sees a boy's face in the smoke, she is sure he will answer her questions. But the boy, Kai, has a more desperate motive. He helps Indie escape from the island, knowing she is the only hope for Gort and the tree-dwelling Kalika people.