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John Gordon

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Born January 1, 1807
Died January 1, 1880 (73 years old)
6 books
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22 readers

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>John William Gordon was a British author of a number of fantasy and horror novels and short stories aimed at older children and mostly set in East Anglia.

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Thomas Aikenhead

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In support of Macaulay's account of the trial and execution of Thomas Aikenhead for blasphemy, against a critical article in The Witness (Edinburgh) of February 13, 1856.

The giant under the snow

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When one of them finds an ancient talisman in the backlands, three British teen-agers are plunged into a terrifying and dangerous mystery that appears to be connected with an old legend.

The house on the brink

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When a teenager follows a strange trail in the marsh, he finds himself haunted by the legend of King John's lost treasure and increasingly aware of mysterious undercurrents in the town where he lives.

The burning baby and other ghosts

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A collection of five ghost stories about a baby in a bonfire, a sinister form under the ice of a frozen waterway, and other apparitions.

The edge of the world

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Terra Incognita - the blank spaces on the map, past the edge of the world, marked only by the words "here be monsters."Two nations at war, fighting for dominion over the known, and undiscovered, world, pin their last hopes at ultimate victory on finding a land out of legend.Each will send their ships to brave the untamed seas, wild storms, sea serpents, and darker dangers unknown to any man. It is a perilous undertaking, but there will always be the impetuous, the brave and the mad who are willing to leave their homes to explore the unknown.Even unto the edge of the world...Kevin J. Anderson's spectacular fantasy debut is a sweeping tale of adventure on the high seas, as two warring kingdoms vie for the greatest treasure of them all.