James Russell

Atarangi, Michael, and Siu have crossed the Southern Alps and settled in Hokitika just as a new gold rush takes a firm grip of the town. There they’d hoped to carve out a new life in peace.But they’re about to get the shock of their young lives.When a...

All is well in Gabriel’s Gully, the ramshackle gold rush town.But not for long.Michael and Atarangi have become firm friends with Siu, a Chinese miner’s daughter who came to the schoolhouse to learn.But when bad news from the coast draws their parents...

"The tension builds like a looming closeout set at Mullaghmore."Luke Kennedy, editor, Tracks magazineHalf a world from home, Sam falls under the spell of both the wild west coast of Ireland and the free-spirited and charismatic Anto. He quits his...

I’m stranded on North Sentinel Island.The people here have violently rejected outside contact for thousands of years, so there’s no hope of rescue, even if someone - anyone - knew I was here.The chief’s on my side – he’s the only person preventing...

The Pitbull is furious. His evil plans to capture the dragons on Flynn and Paddy's paradise island have come to nothing. And now his niece, Briar, has joined forces with the brothers.As he musters his men and machines for a final attempt, a...

It’s all over – The Pitbull has won! He’s captured every last dragon from The Island, and brought them to the mainland. The stage is now set for the grand opening of Dragon World.Meanwhile Flynn, Paddy, and Briar are stuck in their new school,...

The Dragon Defenders series is a best-selling, rip-roaring, page-turning series of dragons and their brave child guardians.The wild and wonderful island home of Flynn and Paddy holds an incredible secret: dragons live there! When evil boss The Pitbull...

The Pitbull’s plans to capture the dragons from Flynn and Paddy’s paradise island have been spoiled twice already, so he’s hell-bent on revenge. But first he must find a way to lure the brothers to the city.Meanwhile, to punish his niece Briar for her...

The Dragon Defenders series is a best-selling, rip-roaring, page-turning series of dragons and their brave child guardians.Evil boss The Pitbull has wasted nine months waiting for the dragon’s egg he stole from Flynn and Paddy’s paradise island to...