She lives with her husband and son in Yorkshire, England. A sortable list in reading order and chronological order with publication date, genre, and rating. "If I save his daughter," Lilly reasons, "the prime minister's sure to reward me." Little does Lilly know that it will take more than grit to outwit the tricky, treacherous piratical tribes!ĮMILY DIAMAND is a lifelong environmental activist, and her concern for the earth greatly influenced the story of RAIDERS' RANSOM, her debut novel and the winner of the inaugural London Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition. Series list: Raiders' Ransom (2 Books) by Emily Diamand. The well-paced plot keeps readers hooked. And with a ransom: a mysterious talking jewel. Emily Diamand convincingly creates a fantasy world that seems to take place in the past, then slowlyand just as crediblyreveals that the book is set in a post-computer twenty-third century. Her village blamed, Lilly decides to find the girl. Poor Lilly is out fishing with her trusty sea-cat when greedy raiders pillage the town-and kidnap the prime minister's daughter. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this sci fi adventure quest story. It's the 22nd century and, because of climate change, much of England is underwater. Emily Diamand Raiders Ransom, Flood and Fire. Synopsis: Winner of the inaugural Chicken House/London Times Children's Fiction Competition, which called it "a funny, clever, towering adventure."
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