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The story journeys with James Hendricks (aged 12) whose life is forever changed by the sudden appearance of an angel in a dense mist on his way home from school. The angel continues to appear, sometimes in full angelic regalia, sometimes as the school girl Ruby Harper. Her arrival sparks the unleashing of both good and evil forces and the complete transformation of James' dreaded bully: Billy Bristlebottom. Come and meet the angel girl who does not so much make friends as make friendships.

''Outside my window the police are chasing a Triceratops that has strayed onto our street. In the next room Dad is going on about how extra-terrestrials are taking all the best jobs, and my brother is pestering Mum for help training his pet Tasmanian tiger to roll over. There''s no way around it. The world isn''t what it was when I woke up yestereday - and it''s all my fault.'' - So begins the tale of 12 and ┬╛ year old Chelsea McAllister in this science-fiction adventure that not only shows how important it is to pay attention in Science class, but also why it is never a good idea to press random buttons in a time machine.

In the year 2035 humanity is rescued from a lethal solar flare by seven mysterious beings and transported across the universe to the uninhabited planet of Ansar. Earth''s major cities are recreated, and a stunned but thankful humanity mostly carries on with life and society. But is everything as it appears? Just who are the semi-omniscient beings who rescued them? What do they really want? And to what secret place do they retreat every night? With that appearance of the seven, all the old divisions concerning gender, privilege, and power re-emerge in unexpected and increasingly dangerous ways. Conspiracy theories abound. Among those searching for answers are Joy, a gay commercial artist, and her friend, Leo, a widowed theology professor and Vatican consultant. In the end, the truth may prove more costly than either imagined.

In the year 2035 humanity is rescued from a lethal solar flare by seven mysterious beings and transported across the universe to the uninhabited planet of Ansar. Earth's major cities are recreated, and a stunned but thankful humanity mostly carries on with life and society. But is everything as it appears? Just who are the semi-omniscient beings who rescued them? What do they really want? And to what secret place do they retreat every night? With that appearance of the seven, all the old divisions concerning gender, privilege, and power re-emerge in unexpected and increasingly dangerous ways. Conspiracy theories abound. Among those searching for answers are Joy, a gay commercial artist, and her friend, Leo, a widowed theology professor and Vatican consultant. In the end, the truth may prove more costly than either imagined.

Escaping from Midrash was not easy, even riding on the back of a dragon. Seeger promised his friend Boyd he would return with help to set him and the other child soldiers free from the brutality of the Midrashi. What he does not know is that it will nearly be a year before he finally returns, across the desert, with an army and five dragons. But what will he find after all this time? Can the Midrashi be defeated? And what has become of Boyd and the other children?We recognise the invaluable role that public campaigning - and books such as this - that bring the reality of child recruitment to public attention - have in keeping this important issue in the international media and in influencing change. From the postscript on Child Soldiers by Rev Tim Costello, Chief Advocate, World Vision AustraliaSeeger has promised to rescue his fellow child soldiers from dangerous Midrash but it's a perilous undertaking with sacrifices to be made. I too wanted to be a dragon-friend, riding the wind and touching the sky. This is an absorbing fantasy peopled with rich and diverse human and animal characters, disturbing yet inspiring, and surprisingly funny.Rosanne Hawke, author of Wolfchild, Across the Creek and The Leopard PrincessBoth allegory and action-packed story, Beast-Speaker keeps the reader fascinated all the way through this well-developed tale.Valerie Volk, author of Even Grimmer Tales, Bystanders, and The Oberammergau TalesThe Beast-speaker books' theme - the kidnapping and exploitation of children to become part of a war machine - is both fascinating and challenging. It raises uncomfortable questions for today's world, with frightening parallels to our own indifference and disregard for the plight of stolen children. Thoroughly enjoyable and hard to put down.' Gary Williams, Heavenly WhispersWendy Noble has an Advanced Diploma of Education, a Graduate Diploma in Christian Studies and a Master of Arts in Creative Writing, but can't remember her own phone number. She has been a primary school teacher, a librarian in a Theological College, has sold women's fashion and has sung folk music in country pubs. Wendy and her husband live in Gawler, South Australia. You can visit Wendy on her Facebook page: @AuthorWendyNoble or on her blog: www.wendynoble.com.