How to Vanquish a Virus
The Chronicles of Engella Rhys
How to Vanquish a Virus
How to Vanquish a Virus is a funny, fascinating blend of facts, quotes and science stories from the world of health research and science history.
In the wake of Covid-19, children and parents are keen to understand – and be reassured about – viruses and other health issues. With over twenty years’ experience of scientific research, Dr Paul Ian Cross sets out to answer all the questions we didn’t know we needed answering until now. What does a virus look like? How does a virus get passed from person to person? How have viruses changed the world? And who are the men and women who have beaten them? With children leading the revolution, now is the time to understand the importance of making medicines … and how to vanquish a virus. Any fans of Horrible Histories or Operation Ouch will love this book.
The Lights of Time
A desperate search. A journey through time. A secret connection that outpaces the clock…
New Shanghai, 2074. Engella Rhys hates the utter isolation of time-travel. After years searching through history for her missing parents, she’s on the run and in the crosshairs of fierce Hunters. But when a surprise attack forces her to jump without coordinates, she lands on an almost-deserted beach near a kind stranger carrying the same experimental device.
Teaming up to unravel the bizarre mystery of their matching time-tech, Engella’s new friend falls prey to their pursuers. And after making a series of dangerous discoveries, she finds herself torn between saving her companion or finding her own family.
Will Engella uncover the answer to her lost loved ones, or is she doomed to die alone?
The Space-Time Conspiracy
The past in peril. An army against them. Can she make the decision that could lead to her friend’s demise?
Engella Rhys has hope again. With the clues to her parents’ location within reach, she can’t wait to wind back the clock and return the altered world to normal. But when a hellish horde of Hunters attacks their hideout, her small group of friends are scattered across time.
After Eddie never shows at their rendezvous point, Engella fears he’s been captured. And she faces an impossible choice: risk letting her lifelong quest for her family slip through her fingers, or abandon her friend to a fate worse than death.
Can she save her companion and complete her mission, or has her countdown reached zero?
The Space-Time Conspiracy is the gripping second book in The Chronicles of Engella Rhys YA sci-fi series. If you like daring escapes, mind-blowing reveals, and brain-twisting conundrums, then you’ll love Paul Ian Cross’s thrilling adventure.
COMING SOON
The Saviour from the Star
A painful past. A perfect present. A future in flux.
Engella Rhys fought long and hard to escape her lonely life on the run. But despite multiple trips through time searching for her family, their reunion is ruined by the discovery of a gaping hole in the fabric of reality. And now the only way she can repair the cosmic damage is to steal the Omega device from those who control the timeline.
Inciting an uprising, Engella leads a scrappy band of rebels against the enemy’s powerful, genetically modified army. And in a desperate gambit to win the battle for everyone’s survival, she’s forced to take one final journey to the very edges of existence…
Can Engella save the loved-ones she worked so desperately to find, or will their universe be obliterated?
The Saviour from the Star is the thrilling conclusion to the Chronicles of Engella Rhys YA sci-fi trilogy. If you like tenacious heroines, mind-bending paradoxes, and the ultimate stakes, then you’ll love Paul Ian Cross’s supersonic finale.
COMING SOON