Hollow Earth News and Videos

Hollow Earth and Bone Quill are both available as audiobooks, read by John Click here to buy the Hollow Earth audiobook and here to buy the Bone Quill audiobook, published by AudioGo.

The Hollow Earth enhanced ebook is also available to download. Featuring exclusive videos of John and Carole discussing the book and the writing process, it's a must-read for any Hollow Earth fan. Click here to buy from Amazon.co.uk.

For Hollow Earth: "a captivating children's fantasy adventure" - S Magazine, The Sunday Express

"nail-biting, exciting read" - Woman's Way

"a fine piece of storytelling and promises much" - Choice Magazine

"an exciting page-turner... awash with devils and demons, set against an atmospheric backdrop" - Scottish Sunday Post

"a pacy adventure" - Book Witch

"gripping . . . Any eight to twelve-year-olds who like a bit of fantasy will love it . . . frenetic adventure" - iVillage.co.uk.  Read the whole review here.

"a fascinating premise for a story . . . The potential is huge and there is plenty of scope for more gripping adventures" - Parents in Touch.  Read the whole review here.

"a brilliant read . . . keeps the reader on edge and hungry for the next page" - Millport.com.  Read the whole review here.

"a world that is sure to capture children's imaginations" - The Ulster Star

"a superbly exciting story" - Newbury Weekly News

"Hollow Earth isn't just any book. It may be the Next Big Thing in young adult literature" - Popmatters.com. Read the whole review here.

"a sincerely, skillfully written adventure story with an old-school feel and page-turning energy" - Doctor Who News. Read the whole review here.

"fantastically mysterious... Books which transcend age like Hollow Earth are rare - we highly recommend it!" - www.thebookclub.co.uk

For Bone Quill: "offers mystery and excitement in spadefuls . . . a cracking story" - Lancashire Evening Post

"Fast paced - exciting - full of twists and turns - excellent characterisation - compelling storyline - what more can you ask?" - Parents in Touch

"A fast paced adventure that's a definite increase to the pace and excitement of Hollow Earth . . . Likeable characters that are so realistic they could jump out of the pages" - The Bookbag. Read the whole review online here

"The perfect story world full of action and excitement which will capture the imagination" - Ulster Star online. Read the whole review online here

John and Carole visited schools all over the UK in 2012 to talk about Hollow Earth, and met lots of readers at bookshops. Here are some photographs from the Hollow Earth book tour.

In February and March 2013, John and Carole hit the road again meeting readers of the series to launch Bone Quill. They visited schools in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff, Bath and Bristol and bookshops in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff, Bath, Bristol, Reading and Bluewater in Kent.  Here are some pictures showing how much fun they and their readers had!

John and Carole met twins at Edinburgh Academy (above), and lots of readers at Glasgow Newton Mearns (below).

John and Carole spoke to pupils in Glasgow including some from Mount Vernon, their old school, and pulled some funny faces at Funkids Radio!

A video from the booksigning at Waterstones in The Avenue, Newton Mearns, Glasgow and some opinions from readers!

John and Carole visit Erksine Stewart's Meville Schools on the Bone Quill book tour, where the choir gave a wonderful performance and John joined in!