About the Author

Michael Walker was born in Liverpool, England in the early 80s and moved to Yorkshire when he was 4 with his parents, younger sister and later on his younger brother.  He grew up in Pontefract, England and has remained there ever since marrying in 2007.  Michael has two young children, who are the inspiration for his first book,
‘The Orb: The Lure of the Crow.’

Michael currently works full time in teaching and is a specialist leader in education. He spends his spare time working on his new hobby of writing and his old hobby
of running and hopes to inspire children to enjoy reading.

For more information visit Michael's Website
http://michaelwalkersblog.wordpress.com/ 
The Orb: The Lure of the Crow
Siblings, Jack and Lily-ann Dean venture into an unseen world after being lured by two mutated crows. Frightened and lost they are helpless in their attempts to escape the orb and turn to other captives for help. Created by a crazed scientist, the surreal environment throws up a
number of challenges that put the children in mortal anger, including the unforgiving results of various evil
experiments. Shifting landscapes and mutated beasts lead the children through a variety of emotions resulting in a choice that could either save everyone involved or cause certain suffering for the captives of the orb. 

If you want to escape you need to avoid the transfer room, the beasts and the mist at all costs!
CAN YOU ESCAPE THE ORB?
View the trailer on youtube too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W8CMKs6XxE

Where can you get my book?

Amazon - Click here to visit the site
You can also purchase and download from smashwords where the book is available in all formats for all devices: Smashwords
This science-fiction/thriller is written with a view to be read
primarily by 9-12 year olds. It promises to create a roller-coaster of emotions and nail-biting tension.
This  book will also be available in paperback in January 2013. Check out ttp://michaelwalkersblog.wordpress.com/ for information of the launch.

Recurring Nightmare
A new short story

Available FREE here
Recurring Nightmare is a short chilling tale available for free for children who like to be on the edge of their seats. This story is set in the house of a ten year old boy who likes to creep down in the middle of the night to watch his favourite scary programme, but is their something watching him?

Teaching Resources


I will be creating resources and planning using the novel linked to the primary curriculum. I would love to see the book used in  schools and feedback of how it’s used would be greatly received.
If you would like more information contact me via my website, email me or follow
me on twitter

 mrwalker1983@hotmail.com