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Robert Swindells

Robert Swindells

  • 4 stars across 69 books
Robert Swindells is one of the most respected authors in the UK today. After serving in the RAF he taught for eight years before beginning to write full time. He first won the Children's Book Award in 1984 for Brother in the Land, going on to win three more times. He was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 1993 for the novel Stone Cold.
30th March 1995

Stone Cold

Stone Cold is an exciting and disturbing thriller by Robert Swindells. A tense, exciting thriller combined with a percep... MoreStone Cold

(7 reviews) Review
12th June 2006

Room 13

(5 reviews) Review
6th April 2017

Knife Edge

'The Noughts & Crosses series are still my favourite books of all time and showed me just how amazing story-telling coul... MoreKnife Edge

(5 reviews) Review
26th November 1992

The Ice Palace

Ivan lives in a land where the winter is dark and fearful. Starjik, King of Winter, steals Ivan's little brother and Iva... MoreThe Ice Palace

(3 reviews) Review
4th January 2007

Room 13 And Inside The Worm

ROOM 13 Somebody was in there. Somebody - or some thing. There is no room thirteen in the creepy Crow's Nest Hotel, ... MoreRoom 13 And Inside The Worm

(2 reviews) Review
12th February 2009

Rollercoasters Room 13

Somebody was in there. Somebody - or some thing...There is no Room 13 in the creepy Crow's Nest Hotel, where Fliss and h... MoreRollercoasters Room 13

(2 reviews) Review
4th January 2007

Blitzed

George is fascinated by World War Two. Bombers, Nazis, doodlebugs. But he discovers the reality is very different from h... MoreBlitzed

(1 review) Review
1st January 2009

Shrapnel

It's the height of World War Two. Britain is being ravaged by bombs and most young men are off fighting. Gordon wishes h... MoreShrapnel

(1 review) Review
5th January 2012

A Skull in Shadows Lane

The war has just ended in the tiny village of Coney Cley, and Josh and his gang are desperate for some excitement. When ... MoreA Skull in Shadows Lane

(1 review) Review
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Stone Cold

Carnegie Medal Winner.... MoreStone Cold

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