<div><B>To marry the woman he loves, Hercules must complete twelve challenging tasks</B><BR /><BR /> Hercules, son of Zeus, is known as the greatest hero Greece has ever seen. But it takes more than a godly parent to create a hero. This is the tale of how one man becomes a hero and that hero becomes a god.<BR />  <BR /> Soon before Hercules&rsquo;s birth, Zeus, ruler of the gods, declares that his son will one day be the high king of Mycenae. When his jealous wife, Hera, tricks Zeus to ensure that Hercules will never be king, Zeus decrees that his son will perform deeds so glorious that his name will be remembered forever. As Hercules grows up, however, Hera is always one step ahead. To rid Hercules of the consequences of Hera&rsquo;s spite, he is tasked with completing twelve labors by the person he dislikes most in the world&mdash;Eurystheus, the ruler of Mycenae, who stole Hercules&rsquo;s birthright to become king.<BR />  <BR /> Hercules is determined to finish the twelve labors so he can marry the princess he loves. But Eurystheus, resentful of Hercules&rsquo;s fame, is just as intent on making the tasks impossible to complete. Hercules believes he is up to the challenge, but it may cost him everything he holds dear.<BR /></div>

The Twelve Labors of Hercules

<div><B>Tad Harper is determined to find out the truth behind Mr. Gorham&rsquo;s tragic past, no matter what it takes</B><BR /><BR /> Tad Harper believes all orphans develop a sixth sense that tells them when something bad is going to happen. But that doesn&rsquo;t mean he&rsquo;s prepared to spend the summer with Martin Gorham, an old friend of his grandfather&rsquo;s. And since refusing would mean losing his scholarship at school, Tad has no choice. He arrives at Mr. Gorham&rsquo;s spooky mansion a few days later, but the only people there to greet him are the servants. When he finally meets the old man, Mr. Gorham makes it clear that he doesn&rsquo;t care what Tad does as long as he stays away from him. With no friends and nothing to do, Tad knows it&rsquo;s going to be a long, miserable summer.<BR />  <BR /> Then he meets Karen Nelson, a girl who lives across the harbor. With Karen to hang out with, Tad thinks the summer might turn out better than he thought. But he soon discovers that Mr. Gorham has a tragic past&mdash;and that somehow, Karen is connected to it.<BR /><BR /></div>

Night Spell

<div><B>The legendary Grettir was the strongest man in Iceland, cursed with misfortune but determined to make his own destiny</B><BR /><BR /> In Iceland&rsquo;s history, many men stand out for their courage and talent, but one man stands taller than the rest.<BR />  <BR /> When young Grettir is outlawed from Iceland after killing a man in self-defense, he makes a name for himself in Norway for his heroic deeds. But he goes one step too far, and in trying to rid a town from an evil spirit terrorizing the land, he is cursed to wander alone as an outlaw for the rest of his days. At first Grettir scoffs at the curse, but it soon becomes clear that no matter where he goes, misfortune follows him by day and the spirit&rsquo;s eyes follow him by night.<BR />  <BR /> Grettir is determined to rise above his fate, and stories of his strength still spread across the land. This is the tale of the rise and fall of the strongest, bravest, and unluckiest man in Iceland.<BR /><BR /></div>

Grettir the Strong

<div><B>Three teenagers must seek out an ancient prophecy to learn how to stop a war from destroying two kingdoms</B><BR /><BR /> Neva and Ivo have grown up in the safety of their forest utopia, surrounded by their animal friends and their teachers, Jartan and Mistress Silvia. But when they turn seventeen, Neva and Ivo begin to grow restless, longing to visit the world outside of the forest. When Ivo rescues Liall, prince of Andor, the two get their wish. The neighboring kingdoms of Andor and Brunn have been locked in a war for centuries, and soon they will destroy each other. Neva, Ivo, and Liall must journey to the shattered stone and read an ancient prophecy that foretells the only way to stop the war.<BR />  <BR /> When they reach the shattered stone, they discover that the prophecy is missing two pieces. The trio must seek answers from far and wide in order to save the kingdoms. But what if the kingdoms don&rsquo;t want to be saved? Neva, Ivo, and Liall will do whatever it takes to fulfill their destinies and bring peace to their world.<BR /></div>

The Shattered Stone

<div><B>Joey has always been a special kid, but his brother, Mark, is worried that the people in their new town won&rsquo;t understand his odd behavior</B><BR /><BR /> Mark has always known that his brother, Joey, was special. The problem is, Joey has always been a little too special for most people to understand. When the brothers move to rural upstate New York to live with their aunt and uncle, Mark is worried that Joey will have a hard time fitting into their new town&mdash;especially since Joey has a habit of speaking his thoughts inside people&rsquo;s minds instead of out loud.<BR />  <BR /> Mark believes that Joey can do anything he sets his mind to&mdash;if he wanted to, he could probably even fly. But when a local politician dares Joey to prove his talents, Mark worries that by accepting the challenge, Joey is keeping himself from ever being able to live a regular life again. And in a town like Westfield, not being normal can be dangerous.<BR /></div>

The Boy Who Could Fly

<div><B>A mysterious, broken-nosed cabby, a beautiful actress, and a villainous art heist have one thing in common&mdash;but the only one man who knows what it is has methods that are a little, shall we say . . . irregular</B><BR /><BR /> Late Victorian London: home to gas streetlights, bands of ragged urchins, and now, young Andrew Craigie, who recently arrived from a tiny Cornwall village with his stern guardian, Mr. Dennison. At first the city feels dark and unwelcoming, but just around the corner is bustling Baker Street, where Andrew meets his first friend, Sara. Before long, London becomes downright interesting.<BR />  <BR /> But things get a little too exciting one night when Mr. Dennison doesn&rsquo;t come home, and suddenly Andrew is on his own. Whom can he turn to in a strange city? Frantic, he goes to the tall, pipe-smoking, hat-wearing man at 221B, a man who Sara says is a famous detective&mdash;a man named Mr. Holmes.<BR /></div>

The Case of the Baker Street Irregular

<div><B>Sherlock Holmes isn&rsquo;t the only detective in London&mdash;Andrew Tillet and Sara Wiggins at your service!</B><BR /><BR /> Andrew Tillet can hardly believe his luck. Only one year ago he landed in London completely unaware of his real name and identity, or that his mother was the beautiful and accomplished actress Verna Tillet. Now that he and Verna have been reunited and Sara and her family are well provided for, it seems like all their dreams are coming true.<BR />  <BR /> But no amount of good fortune can spoil Andrew and Sara&rsquo;s taste for adventure, and when they run across an unusually observant policeman named Constable Wyatt, they have a feeling they&rsquo;ll be seeing him again.<BR />  <BR /> When they do, it&rsquo;s sooner than expected. The fabulous Denham diamonds have been stolen from Verna Tillet&rsquo;s own bedroom, and Andrew, Sara, and Constable Wyatt jump on the case. But how did the thief get into the second-floor window without a ladder? When Andrew and Sara find a fresh corpse on their lawn one night, only for it to disappear before the police arrive, can they convince anyone to follow the clues and recover the jewels before it&rsquo;s too late?<BR /></div>

The Case of the Vanishing Corpse

<div><B>Famous archaeologist Lord Somerville leads a quiet life behind high walls, but is he keeping something out&mdash;or in? </B><BR /><BR /> Things are looking up for Peter Wyatt. Now promoted to inspector and in possession of his own office, the sharp young detective is giving Andrew Tillet a tour of Scotland Yard when they run into an old friend&mdash;someone who Andrew is surprised to see again the next morning talking to police in front of Lord Somerville&rsquo;s villa. He&rsquo;s even more surprised a week later, when he learns that this man has been murdered.<BR />  <BR /> Andrew and the fearless Sara Wiggins are determined to find out what&rsquo;s inside the mysterious villa. With the help of Sara&rsquo;s acting skills and a young French chimney sweep named Pierre, the sleuths begin to piece together the clues, which point to blackmail and a family secret . . . one that someone is willing to kill to conceal.<BR /></div>

The Case of the Somerville Secret

<div><B>From the ancient sewers of London to the heights of a barren attic prison, Andrew and Sara race to uncover a wicked plot</B><BR /><BR /> Though he&rsquo;s usually more of a cricket fan, Andrew Tillet would never miss a chance to see American baseball played in London&mdash;especially not in the company of his best friends, Sara Wiggins and Inspector Peter Wyatt. And of course it&rsquo;s nice to bump into Wyatt&rsquo;s charming sister-in-law, Harriet, on their way home.<BR />  <BR /> When Harriet disappears with nothing but a cryptic note left behind, Wyatt doesn&rsquo;t seem as concerned as Andrew and Sara think he should be. And when someone else disappears, someone even closer to Wyatt, the clock starts ticking down.<BR /></div>

The Case of the Threatened King

<div><B>Andrew and Sara can never escape a mystery&mdash;not even in New York City</B><BR /><BR /> Verna Tillet&rsquo;s new play is taking the American stage by storm, and that means young investigators Andrew Tillet and Sara Wiggins have traded London carriage rides for the rattling excitement of New York City&rsquo;s elevated railway. Affectionately known as the El, it stretches from the Bronx to the tip of the Battery and shows them a whole slice of vibrant city life.<BR />  <BR /> All that&rsquo;s missing is their friend Inspector Peter Wyatt, who&rsquo;s about to arrive for what he says is a simple holiday. But when a crane load of cargo nearly flattens Andrew and Sara at the docks, it looks like someone in New York has other plans for them.  <BR /></div>

The Case of the Etruscan Treasure

<div><B>Blink once for yes, twice for no, and three times for murder</B><BR /><BR /> Sometimes it seems like all the boys at school know about Andrew Tillet&rsquo;s friendship with Inspector Peter Wyatt of Scotland Yard. Mostly it&rsquo;s a little embarrassing, but when Andrew&rsquo;s classmate Cortland makes a very strange request, it becomes handy to have friends who can launch an official investigation . . . as well as ones who work in more unofficial ways.<BR />  <BR /> Cortland thinks there&rsquo;s something not quite right about his grandfather&rsquo;s poor health, but they&rsquo;ll have to get the old man out from under the watchful eye of Dr. Thurlow before they can be sure. This calls for another ingenious scheme . . . and for keen-minded Inspector Wyatt to connect a retired admiral to a high-level intelligence leak. Someone is not above committing treason&mdash;or murder&mdash;and has no intention of going quietly.<BR /></div>

The Case of the Frightened Friend

<div><B>Special effects might look like magic to the audience, but there&rsquo;s always someone behind a curtain pulling the strings</B><BR /><BR /> Someone is targeting the best actresses in London, and the only way to keep Verna Tillet safe is to keep her off the stage until Andrew Tillet, Sara Wiggins, and Inspector Peter Wyatt can find out who the deadly killer is.<BR />  <BR /> But Andrew&rsquo;s mother isn&rsquo;t going to like being kept in the dark, and with a mysterious criminal mastermind set to take over London&rsquo;s sordid underworld, Wyatt has his hands full already. For extra help, the intrepid sleuths turn to their friend Baron Beasley, a gentle giant of a man whose job as an antiquities dealer provides plenty of opportunities to meet people from every level of London society&mdash;including a colorful reformed safecracker. They&rsquo;ll all have to work together to solve the case before time runs out . . . and the killer turns his attention to Verna.<BR /></div>

The Case of the Murdered Players

<div><B>Turning up missing is better than turning up dead</B><BR /><BR /> Inspector Peter Wyatt is out of town. This is inconvenient, because something is terribly wrong with Andrew Tillet and Sara Wiggins&rsquo;s friend, antiquities dealer Baron Beasley&mdash;and he refuses to see a doctor or speak to anyone except Wyatt. A large man with usually-rosy cheeks and a fondness for exotic delicacies, Beasley now looks like a shadow of himself and can&rsquo;t be coaxed out of bed.<BR />  <BR /> To Sara and Andrew, Beasley doesn&rsquo;t look sick as much as deathly frightened&mdash;which is even more worrisome. What could possibly have driven the robust man into this state? Is it connected to a strange artifact he recently acquired that seems to have disappeared from his shop?<BR />  <BR /> Only Beasley knows, and he&rsquo;s not telling&mdash;in fact, he&rsquo;s disappeared from his room. Andrew and Sara race to find him, throwing themselves into their most dangerous case yet.<BR /></div>

The Case of the Indian Curse

<div><B>It&rsquo;s one thing to be interested in history&mdash;it&rsquo;s another to thing to make it</B><BR /><BR /> Andrew Tillet is just looking out for a younger classmate when he gets pulled into a heroic scheme&mdash;a mission to return an abducted boy to his heartbroken mother. Andrew and his friend Christopher carry out their mission perfectly, but Andrew has curious mixed feelings about several details.<BR />  <BR /> The next day, he&rsquo;s still thinking things over when police arrive at school with news that a local child has been kidnapped, and suddenly it&rsquo;s clear there&rsquo;s been a terrible mistake. Andrew, Christopher, Sara, Inspector Peter Wyatt, and even Verna Tillet will put their heads together to follow the trail all the way back to London&rsquo;s highest social circles, to reunite a child with his real mother . . . and maybe save a country or two while they&rsquo;re at it. <BR /></div>

The Case of the Watching Boy

<div><B>Brian and Tertius set out on a quest to find a wizard and save a kingdom from an evil knight</B><BR /><BR /> All his life, Brian has craved a grand adventure. On his sixteenth birthday, he meets the young traveler Tertius and knows it&rsquo;s a sign that his adventure is about to begin. Tertius is on a mission to find a wizard to teach him magic, and Brian promises to help him. But before they can begin, the two must pass through Meliot, a small kingdom with a terrible problem: every year, it must pay tribute to the wicked Black Knight, or else he will cut off the king&rsquo;s head. When Brian falls in love with one of the king&rsquo;s twin daughters, he&rsquo;s ready to do whatever it takes to win her hand in marriage, even if it means finding the one knight prophesied by Merlin to destroy the Black Knight and rid Meliot of his evil forever.<BR />  <BR /> With the help of a mysterious old woman, Brian and Tertius set out from Meliot, both swearing to help the other with his mission. But they know their journey will be far from easy. If the two boys can persevere, they may discover that sometimes, what you seek is right in front of you all along.<BR /><br clear="all" /></div>

Merlin's Mistake

<div><B>Brian and Tertius are back, but this time, the stakes are higher than ever </B><BR /><BR /> When Brian and Lianor receive a coded message for Merlin, the know it&rsquo;s urgent that they take it to him at once. Merlin&rsquo;s apprentice, Tertius, couldn&rsquo;t be happier to see them, but Merlin quickly realizes that the news is more serious than anyone could have imagined: the dark wizard Urlik is back, and he has vowed to take over King Arthur&rsquo;s empire and destroy all who oppose him. As Merlin attempts to contact an old mentor, he is tricked and falls under Urlik&rsquo;s spell. Without Merlin, how will the three stand against the most evil power England has ever known?<BR />  <BR /> It&rsquo;s up to Brian, Tertius, Lianor, and their friends to rescue Merlin and save their world from Urlik&rsquo;s wicked plans. But the wizard is cunning, and it will take all their strength, skills, and smarts&mdash;and a little help from King Arthur himself&mdash;to have even a hope of triumphing over evil.<BR /></div>

Robert Newman

Books By Robert Newman (16 Books)