The Wichen Tree

Camelin is getting proficient with his reading and magic. Unfortunately he comes across a book that he was never meant to open and, having looked inside, gets more than he bargained for. Worried by the effects he shows the book to Jack and asks for his help. Together they are compelled to search for the chronicler, Finnik the Delve, who mysteriously disappeared many years ago and who may hold the key to solving their problem. (Read more)

Fred Schwed’s Where are the Customers’ Yachts?

The title of this 1955 book refers to a story about a visitor to New York who admired the yachts of the bankers and brokers. Naively, he asked where all the customers’ yachts were. Of course, none of the customers could afford yachts, even though they dutifully followed the advice of their bankers and brokers. (Read more)

The book of dragon lore

The Book of Dragon Lore is an enchanting, beautifully illustrated accompaniment to a series of books that chronicle the adventures of Jack Brenin, finder of the golden acorn. Deep inside Falconrock, hidden from Humankind, is a secret library. None may enter, unless they have permission or know how to open its doors, for it contains all the ancient knowledge of the Druids. (Read more)

Simplify me

Keith Douglas was arguably the most important poet of the Second World War, although over three-quarters of the poems in his Collected Poems were written before he had any direct experience of war.

Douglas had a short but eventful life. Born in 1920 in Kent he attended Edgeborough School and Christ’s Hospital and was awarded an Open Exhibition to Merton College, Oxford, where his tutor was the First World War poet, Edmund Blunden. (Read more)

CIONET Cookbook

The technologies available to businesses are becoming ever more sophisticated. The development of the IT landscape has been accelerated by the pandemic, as corporations realise the importance of digital solutions in creating the virtual office, bringing together supplier and customer and ensuring the continuing success of their businesses.

The CIONET Cookbook uses the analogy of a five-star restaurant to explain the importance of optimally integrated technology, with the CIO as Master Chef. (Read more)

The Golden Acorn

When Jack Brenin finds a golden acorn lying in the grass, little does he know that it is the beginning of a thrilling and magical adventure. Just an ordinary boy, Jack has been chosen for a hugely important task, and enters a world he believed only existed in legend. Full of twists and turns, talking ravens and mischievous Spriggans, The Golden Acorn is a hugely entertaining and exciting tale from a very talented new author. (Read more)