Joan Aiken's vast body of excellent work - which includes 92 novels - will remain a testimony to her talents for generations to come. She was much-loved as a talented writer with an unparalleled imagination and as a true professional.2004 sees the welcome publication of the last book in her James III series as well as the re-issue of the earlier books, including The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and Black Hearts in Battersea.Short stories are always highly in demand in schools and libraries.Part of the specialliy-commissioned White Wolves fiction range for 7-11 year olds, written in consultation with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education.Each year group will have three stand-alone titles and accompanying Teachers' Guides to support guided reading lessons in the classroom.

Author biography: For over forty years, Joan Aiken (who recently died) produced novels and stories which have earned the status of modern classics. Her early book, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, proved an instant success and enabled her to write full-time in a variety of genres, from comic stories for young children to adult thrillers.