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Expect a science-fiction sequel centred on teleportation’s aftermath, duplicated identities and a search for Q. It offers fast-moving danger and moral puzzles, but the early plot may be difficult to follow.

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.

A lively fantasy adventure combines school settings, friendship, humour, magic and imaginative creatures. Felix and Betony must use their wits across conflicts involving Rhino, a djinn and the Japegrins, while the story builds towards a threat affecting two worlds.

This is a high-stakes coming-of-age adventure about a teenager negotiating parental pressure, cultural belonging and online dependence. Its journey through Guatemala, Calgary and northern wilderness connects personal recovery with wider questions about exploitation and responsibility.

This is a period mystery adventure built around collaborative problem-solving. Expect several cases, historical technology and questions about honesty, responsibility and justice, with community-minded values prominent in the characters’ world.

This is idea-driven science fiction about an observer caught between official rules and compassion. Its central tension comes from deciding whether intervention is morally responsible or dangerously presumptuous.

A brisk alien-adventure story places a group of friends in danger after mysterious lights appear above a reservoir. Alongside rescue and escape, it raises questions about pollution, technology, heroism and how people respond to the unknown.

A tense futuristic fantasy about training, arena combat and revenge, with an imaginative vocabulary and a young protagonist confronting a powerful enemy. Its opening may require patience, and the ending leaves major questions open.

A fast-moving futuristic spy thriller follows Augusta as she lives under a secret identity and confronts a violent hostage situation. Alongside action and humour, it explores family separation, responsibility after a fatal mistake, surveillance and the costs of technological progress.

This is an imaginative rescue adventure about two brothers whose shared dreams become dangerous. It follows Malky’s efforts to understand what has happened to Seb and to act despite fear, while family change and friendship shape his choices.

This is a reflective Arctic adventure about environmental change, cultural knowledge and responsibility. Its striking setting, illustrations and theatrical qualities may appeal to readers who enjoy atmospheric stories that unfold patiently.

This is a fantasy adventure about a young witch who loves robots, enters the City seeking robotics education, and confronts a secret threatening the balance between magic and technology.

Expect a dark, high-stakes science-fiction thriller built around an addictive game, moral pressure and unclear rules. It offers a substantial cast and unsettling set pieces, though the overall mythology may feel complicated and the resolution unsatisfying.

Expect brisk, idea-led stories rather than one continuous adventure. Robots, scientists, technicians and institutions face puzzles arising from rules intended to protect people, with the linked structure building a wider argument.

This is a humorous but unsettling story about whether an android’s fear, jealousy and desires indicate genuine feeling. Ivy’s viewpoint makes ordinary human behaviour seem strange, inviting empathy and close attention.

This is a comic robot adventure about Alfie and Eric’s friendship, with a serious emotional thread beneath the action.

A visually detailed, comic family story about welcoming a new sibling whose faulty arrival creates escalating household disorder. Cathode’s practical intervention helps restore order, while the final “TWINS!” discovery leaves the family facing another surprise.

This is a brisk time-slip adventure with a strong historical backdrop, combining moon-landing excitement with an intimate story about family, memory, change and the emotional effects of loss.

Expect a brisk, high-stakes science-fiction adventure built from movie-like set pieces: secret hideouts, monsters, lost cities and missions. Its emotional centre is the friends’ changing reliance on friendship, loyalty, trust and teamwork.

Expect a fast-moving speculative story where environmental change, enhanced abilities and social ideas create pressure for Akaego and her friends. Its strongest promise is the combination of action, relationships and questions about how people respond to crisis.

An energetic adventure about clever siblings confronting secret tests, technological danger and a world-scale threat. Its strongest appeal is likely momentum: trials, gadgets, mystery and high stakes, alongside questions about responsibility and confronting fear.

A fast-paced dystopian adventure about a gamer sent from a controlled, hyper-connected city into the older world beneath it. Its strongest offering is a clash between comfort and control, and between synthetic certainty and messy experience.

A seasonal collection follows Beti through birthday events, a journey to a waterfall, berry picking with Mam, a storm, and winter responsibilities. Friendship, family reassurance, practical problem-solving and living alongside nature shape the book’s gentle world.

This offers an energetic, imaginative quest combining Greek and Roman mythology, modern technology and recognisable British settings. Its strongest appeal is likely the blend of action, humour, inventive creatures and a determined central character.

A fast-moving science-fiction mystery about identity, memory and control. Porter’s unusual abilities create action and puzzles, while his search for the truth about his parents gives the adventure an emotional centre.

Expect an urgent science-fiction story built around two opposing viewpoints: Cillian’s discovery about his identity and Tess’s shaken commitment to a violent mission. Short chapters and cliff-hangers make the narrative strongly plot-driven.

This is a bleak, idea-led science-fiction pursuit that gradually becomes psychologically unsettling. Expect a deliberately strange society, moral uncertainty and twists that may leave some questions unresolved rather than neatly explained.

A brisk family adventure centres on Beans, her gadget-inventing father and a dangerous invention. Its main appeal is likely the combination of imaginative technology, a rescue mission and children taking determined action with friends.

This is a relationship-focused speculative story about seeing possible futures and changing them through present choices. Its strongest appeal is likely the accessible time-and-technology premise, rather than richly developed character detail.

This is a fast-moving space adventure about responsibility under pressure: Noemi and Abel confront illness, pursuit and difficult alliances while trying to protect people across worlds. Alongside the action, the story considers whether identity depends on a body, origin or chosen relationships.

This is a sports mystery with a playful scheme that gives way to a serious public threat.

This is a technology-rich mystery about identity, memory and family secrets, combining investigation with organised crime, bodily loss and questions about whether consciousness can persist digitally or beyond death.

This is a tense space-survival story centred on a human–Zoid conflict, with York relying on hunting, killing and salvaging to help his endangered community endure.

A lively festive quest blends a child’s scientific scepticism with Santa mythology. Tracy’s curiosity drives the action, but her computer intrusion creates a serious problem that she must help put right.