Peter Gannet is born on a wild, wintry Saturday in the midst of the noonday chimes, his brother, Paul minutes later. The old ship's carpenter is full of dire prophecy at such ill-luck and says that the "chime child" will "see ghosts and have communications with the devil". And indeed he does when, at the age of 14, he is apprenticed to a locksmith in Cucumber Yard - a multi-layered ghost story that becomes an all too real murder.
Garfield, Leon
Smith. 1967. Read by David Rider, 3 hours. TB 4826.
Smith is twelve and earns a small but dishonest living in 18th century London by picking pockets. Then he takes a paper from the pocket of a man who is murdered moments later for that very document - fast-moving adventure story set against a background of Newgate gaol and the churchyard on Prickler's Hill.
Garfield, Leon
As you like it. From "Shakespeare stories". 2008. Read by Clare Higgins, 1 hour 23 minutes. TB 16313.
This Shakespeare's comedy features rivalry between noble brothers, exile and eventual reconciliation, and the contentment of country life in the Forest of Arden. Reinterpreted and retold by Leon Garfield.
Garner, Alan
Red shift. 1973. Read by Robert Gladwell, 5 hours 30 minutes. TB 2390.
In this novel, whose roots go deep into mythology, conventional time has no meaning, and lives which appear to be lived in different historical periods are bound together by a power outside space and time.
Garner, Alan
The owl service. 1967. Read by Gabriel Woolf, 4 hours 30 minutes. TB 5881.
The curious pattern on the dinner service Alison finds in the loft bears a strange resemblance to an owl, interesting but unimportant. From that moment on begins a change of events that is as disturbing as it is inexplicable.
Garner, Alan
The Weirdstone of Brisangamen: a tale of Alderley Edge. 1960. Read by Steve Hodson, 9 hours 30 minutes. TB 5327.
The Weirdstone is magic and it binds in sleep a band of knights against the day when they are needed to fight Nastrond and his evil forces. But the wizard charged with its safe keeping has lost the stone... A classic tale of suspense mixing legend, fact and fairy story.
Garner, Alan
The Moon of Gomrath. 1963. Read by David Rider, 4 hours 30 minutes. TB 5082.
Sequel to: The Weirdstone of Brisangamen. A chance meeting with the Elf Lord in the woods on the Edge leads Colin and Susan to Cadellin the wizard. Against his advice Susan lends her magic bracelet to the elves and soon she is in so terrible a danger that the only chance to save her is to invoke the Old magic, a magic from the beginning of the world. Once awakened it grows more and more powerful and uncontrolled.
Gee, Maurice
The halfmen of O. 1982. Read by Brian Carroll, 6 hours 45 minutes. TB 5109.
To keep the grown-ups happy, Susan and Nick have always pretended to get on. In fact, five minutes of his city arrogance is more than enough for her, while he finds his country cousin in this remote corner of New Zealand stuck up and, at times, plain weird. Confronting an unearthly evil they are drawn together.
Gee, Maurice
The priests of Ferris. 1984. Read by John Westbrook, 6 hours 30 minutes. TB 6199.
Sequel to: The Halfmen of O. A hundred turns have passed since Susan Ferris joined the Have and ended the rule of the Halfmen of O. Susan and Nicholas return to find their exploits have been twisted into a wicked legend, the source of a corrupt religion. Then a message arrives that the despotic priests have a girl they are about to sacrifice.
Gibson, Maggi
Seriously Sassy. 2010. Read by India Fisher, 5 hours 25 minutes. TB 18896.
13-year-old Sassy is a true 21st century girl. She's puzzling out the mysteries of parents, boys & why people can't be more like dolphins, & confronting big questions like - can she become a singer-songwriter & save the world too?
Gilmour, H B
Godzilla: a novelization. 1998. Read by Steve Hodson, 4 hours 18 minutes. TB 11805.
This novelization has been adapted from the movie screenplay by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. On a deserted island far away, a blast from a nuclear bomb destroyed all life. Or did it? One lizard egg survived. Now thirty years later, the effects of the radiation have mutated it into a monstrous giant lizard, as tall as a skyscraper. He is swift, agile, deadly - and determined to survive. They call him GODZILLA. On the island of Manhattan, in New York City, four people - a scientist, a reporter, a cameraman and a mysterious stranger - must band together to stop Godzilla.
Gleitzman, Morris
Bumface! 1999. Read by Elizabeth Proud, 4 hours 3 minutes. TB 11891.
Bumface! That's who Angus wants to be. He dreams of being bold, brave, wild and free. Like the pirate in the stories he tells his younger brother and sister. Instead Angus is just plain tired from changing nappies and wiping food off walls. His mum calls him Mr Dependable, which is bad enough. Another baby would be a disaster. So Angus comes up with a bold and brave plan to stop her getting pregnant. That's when he meets Rindi. And Angus thought he had problems.
Gleitzman, Morris
Two weeks with the Queen. 1999. Read by Nicolette McKenzie, 3 hours. TB 12352.
Colin Mudford is on a quest. His brother Luke has cancer and the doctors in Australia don't seem able to cure him. Sent to London to stay with his Aunty Iris, Colin reckons it's up to him to find the best doctor in the world.
Grisham, John
Theodore Boone. 2010. Read by Jeff Harding, 5 hours 59 minutes. TB 17796.
In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he's only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he's one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk - and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in the courtroom. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than he expected. Because he knows so much - maybe too much - he is suddenly dragged into the middle of a sensational murder trial.
