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A fast-moving historical time-travel adventure links haemophilia, gene therapy and the Romanovs’ fate through a journey between 1916 and 2010.

This historical setting combines a family’s exile and growing danger with a developing romance. The central tension is whether Anastasia and Sasha’s bond can protect her.

A high-energy monster adventure with an unusual science-fiction premise. Expect multiple plot strands, London under threat, a genetically altered dinosaur, nanobots and fantastical elements, rather than a restrained or technically rigorous science-fiction story.

Expect a historical adventure centred on Sally and Roger, their mother’s efforts to protect gold, and the threat posed by approaching British forces. The book also foregrounds family loyalty, courage and a woman taking charge.

This is a paranormal school adventure about discovering an extraordinary identity, navigating exclusion and questioning rules. It combines dragon lore, friendship, attraction, danger and a determined protagonist who resists simply going along with authority.

This is a character-led fantasy about maintaining balance while society modernises. Korra faces political unrest, spiritual conflict and difficult leadership choices, alongside friendships and romance. The storytelling offers more serious emotional and philosophical territory than typical children’s programming, with later seasons carrying greater intensity.

A high-stakes entertainment story follows Candace as stardom, school, relationships and public activism collide. It offers glamour alongside questions about industry reform, self-expression, cultural identity and the cost of standing by one’s beliefs.

A politically charged historical story about life under surveillance and repression, with resistance developing amid shortages and public unrest. Its portrayal combines personal dilemmas with explicit, sometimes graphic violence committed by state forces.

This is a socially engaged fantasy in which an unlikely friendship crosses a sharp class and political divide. Expect adventure, supernatural conflict and sustained attention to prejudice, power, resistance and difficult choices.

This is a coming-of-age story about curiosity, family expectations and finding a possible direction in life. Calpurnia’s observations of animals and microscopic life connect scientific discovery with questions about independence and being a girl in her time.

This is a high-stakes science-fiction thriller about searching, divided loyalties and responsibility after an epidemic. Parallel efforts to find Callie and confront Dr Cross bring the characters towards a dangerous reckoning.

This is a fantasy adventure about cousins separated by a winter society that ranks people through singing. It combines danger and hardship with questions about freedom, class, power and collective change.

A wartime story about first love, separation and survival. Esteya and Skizi’s relationship sits alongside political upheaval, family betrayal and the urgent need to escape and reunite.