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Tag Archives: The Adventure Series
Fan fic Friday: Bill and Allie’s Great Adventure chapter 4
In case you missed them: Chapter one Chapter two Chapter three It was a short and simple ceremony, but Bill wasn’t sure he would remember all of it. His hand shook slightly as he guided the ring onto Allie’s finger, … Continue reading
Fan fic Friday: Bill and Allie’s Great Adventure chapter 3
In case you missed them: Chapter one Chapter two Soon it was time for the groom and his best man to head over to the registry office. On Bill’s request, Anatoly had borrowed a slightly more posh service car to … Continue reading
Fan fic Friday: Bill and Allie’s Great Adventure chapter 2
Chapter one went up last week. They had pulled together their wedding day in a few short weeks. Bill had a smart suit already and he had sent Allie into town to buy herself a new dress. Being a second … Continue reading
Fan fic Friday: Cunningham and Petrov: Bill and Allie’s Great Adventure, chapter 1
We have been writing Cunningham and Petrov fiction since 2020, filling in the gaps in the Adventure Series books to show what Bill was getting up to off-page. As he was around for a lot of The Island of Adventure, … Continue reading
The Blyton covers that give away the endings
I have done a lot of posts looking at the cover art for the books. How the styles have changed over time, my favourite covers and the ones I think are terrible. Now for some that give away the ending, … Continue reading
Posted in Illustrations and artwork
Tagged Spoilers, The Adventure Series, The Famous Five, The Treasure Hunters
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The Sea of Adventure – TV tie in novel
Last year I read and reviewed the Island of Adventure TV tie in novel, and it was about as dire as I expected. I mean, the source material, the 1990s TV series was pretty terrible so it would have been … Continue reading
The Island of Adventure: the 1980s film
There have been a few adaptations of the Adventure Series over the years, and this is (to my knowledge) the very first. I have already reviewed the 1990 adaptation of The Castle of Adventure with Susan George, Gareth Hunt and … Continue reading
Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 31
Last time Bill, Anatoly and Johns spent the night in Merthyr ready for their early morning trip back to the Mountain. Chapter 31 The three men woke early the next morning, breakfasted, and then got in the car for Johns … Continue reading
Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 30
Last time Bill, Johns and Anatoly decided to head down to Merthyr Tydfil to stay overnight, and Bill said good bye to Allie and the children. Chapter 30 With Johns in the driving seat, Anatoly had taken a seat in … Continue reading
Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 27
Last time Bill and the children rode home to the Evans’ farm victoriously, with their prisoners in tow. Chapter 27 Everyone slept well that night, with the exception of Bill and Johns. Johns remained on watch until the small hours … Continue reading
Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 26
Last time the children were reunited with the donkeys, Effans, Trefor and a sheepish David. Chapter 26 Bill was relieved that the children managed not to get themselves lost, kidnapped or otherwise into trouble for what remained of the afternoon. … Continue reading
Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 25
Last time Meier and Erlick attempted to capture the escapees, but the escapees captured them instead. Chapter 25 “Wipe your feet! Pooh! Gah!” came the sudden cackle from Kiki, to fill the sudden silence. She started one of her dreadful … Continue reading
Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 24
Last time the escapees met up with Johns and Philip and attempted to evade the Alsatian pack. Chapter 24 The first dog, panting heavily, was leaping through the water towards them. “Go on! Get them! Find them!” Meier was shouting, … Continue reading
Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 23
Last time Bill and the children finally made it to the bottom of the ladder. Now, for freedom? Chapter 23 As they moved Bill said “If only those wretched dogs don’t find us! Philip’s told me about them and how … Continue reading
Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 22
The last chapter took us on a brief trip across Europe to see what Anatoly was up to. Before that, Bill and the children were on their way down the ladder in an attempt to escape Fang Mountain. Chapter 22 … Continue reading
The Adventure Series on the Nintendo DS
You may remember that way back at Christmas 2019 I got a Flips Nintendo DS game of The Adventure Series. My DS tends to live in a drawer at the back of the living room cupboard, in a plastic drawer … Continue reading
Posted in Toys and Games
Tagged Nintendo DS, The Adventure Series, The Castle of Adventure, The Island of Adventure
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Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 21.5
As recently promised here is a mini-chapter which loosely follows on from where we left Bill and the children trying to escape Fang Mountain but takes us somewhere else entirely. Chapter 21.5 Entirely unbeknownst to Bill, 1,500 miles away at … Continue reading
Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 21
This week was supposed to be a mini-chapter just to keep the story going while I didn’t have the book to hand, but it turns out I forgot to schedule and post chapter 21 last week. So you can have … Continue reading
Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 20
Last time Bill and Johns flew off with Philip aboard the helicopter. Chapter 20 Philip was overjoyed and looked at Bill with hero’s admiration. He knew that Bill would save them and here he was, doing just that. Bill and … Continue reading
Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 19
Last time Bill and Johns landed atop the mountain and rescued Philip. Chapter 19 Philip stood in the back of the helicopter, using the heavy wings to balance himself against the sides. Despite his brave face he was absolutely terrified. … Continue reading
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