“You don’t fool us, Connie Lionheart-you’re loving every minute of the ride.” She was torn between terror and delight as Col nudged the winged horse into a heart-stopping dive through a wet, gray cloud.Ĭol laughed back over his shoulder, his flying helmet and goggles sparing him the worst of the weather. “You’re going to get us both killed!” shrieked Connie. (from The Oxford English Dictionary, by permission of Oxford University Press) The one of most note, and the only one mortal, Medusa, was slain by Perseus.

(from classical mythology) One of three mythical female personages, with snakes for hair, whose look turned the beholder into stone. Originally published in the UK by Oxford University Press, 2006 Summary: Mallins Wood is home to the last surviving gorgon, and Col’s mother, the gorgon’s supernatural Companion, is determined to save it from encroaching development-even to the point of endangering Col and his best friend Connie, the most powerful Companion alive. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Illustration copyright © 2006 by David WyattĪmazon Publishing, Attn: Amazon Children’s Publishing, PO Box 400818, Las Vegas, NV 89149 Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination and are used fictitiously. IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH.This book is a work of fiction. But is it a trap? And, if so, who is the hunter, and who the hunted?' Packed weight 520 gms. Col's mum tells Col that she wants to meet this powerful girl. He wants universal power, and he needs Col's best friend Connie to get it. But Kullervo wants more than to help the gorgon. So determined, that she'll allow the evil shapeshifter Kullervo to help her, even if it means having to sacrifice her son to him. Col's difficult mother is the gorgon's Companion - a human with a special bond with the gorgon - and she's determined to save it. Unknown to everyone but the members of the top secret Society for the Protection of Mythical Creatures, the wood is the home of the last gorgon, a creature so deadly she can kill with a look. SYNOPSIS: 'Magical Mallins Wood is under threat from developers.

First UK edition with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing.

The Gorgon's Gaze by Julia Golding