THE CRYSTALS OF ASTRADAN is the first book in the LUCY MCTAVISH ADVENTURES series. Twelve year old schoolgirl Lucy McTavish leads a normal life until she goes to sleep at night, and awakes in the Kingdom of Astradan. Lucy must help her friends prevent Astradan from being plunged into a dark ice age that no man or animal could survive. The stakes are high and only bravery and courage can save the day!

David Rogers is Head of the School of Humanities, Kingston University, London oh yes. John McLeod is Lecturer in English at the University of Leeds