Kris Humphrey
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Biography
Kris grew up in Plymouth, where he spent most of his time reading books, riding around on his bike and daydreaming about writing a book himself one day.
Since then, Kris has had more jobs than he cares to think about. He has been a cinema projectionist, a bookseller and a blood factory technician. He has worked in a record store in Vancouver and at an animal sanctuary in the Guatemalan jungle (in which he had the weirdly enjoyable job of sweeping up monkey poo).
Somewhere along the way Kris started to write stories and found that inventing characters and worlds and hammering his vague ideas into shape was actually a lot of fun. He has been totally addicted to the process ever since.
Kris has recently completed the MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University. He graduated with Distinction and was awarded the prize for Most Promising Writer.
Leo's Map of Monsters: The Armoured Goretusk
When Leo opens his assignment envelope on his ninth birthday two words stare back at him: TOP SECRET. But before he has time to ask any questions, he’s whisked away beyond the village wall to meet his new boss, the Guardian.
As the Guardian’s apprentice, he must protect his village from the monsters that lurk in the surrounding forest. Armed with a slingshot of magical stones and a strange map, Leo is given his first mission-to do battle with an angry Armoured Goretusk.
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When a raven drops a white feather at the doorstep on the day of your birth, it is a symbol of your destiny. You are a Whisperer – a guardian of the wild.
Many years have passed since the people of Meridina last knew war, but a shadow has settled over the kingdom. When Alice and her companion, Storm, sense a demonic presence in the forests, they send for help. But they’re running out of time. With the entire balance of the natural world at stake, will Alice and Storm have to face the demons alone?
