Five and the Forgotten Treasure, Chris Smith
Five and the Forgotten Treasure, Chris Smith
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Five and the Forgotten Treasure
Book 1 in the thrilling new adventure series, inspired by Enid Blyton

Author: Chris Smith

Series: New Famous Five #1

Narrator: Chris Smith

Unabridged: 3 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/30/2025

Synopsis

Can the new Famous Five catch the thief and find the forgotten treasure before it's too late? Join the original Famous Five and a new group of children in this exciting new adventure by bestselling author Chris Smith, inspired by Enid Blyton.

When Fran, Tom, Maddy and Gilbert the dog stay with Professor George Kirrin for the holidays, they soon find themselves caught up in a robbery of a top-secret treasure map. Professor George will have to tell them about an old case of the Famous Five if they're ever going to catch the thief and rescue the forgotten treasure...

The Famous Five by Enid Blyton was one of Chris Smith's favourite series as a child. Now, this bestselling author weaves the action, adventure and danger of this thrilling and exciting world into a brand-new story, perfect for every generation of readers. Join the adventure!

About Chris Smith

Chris Smith is a bestselling author and the joint recipient of the 2024 Ruth Rendell award for his work promoting literacy and campaigning for school libraries. Chris created the Kid Normal series with his friend Greg James and recently the pair published The Twits Next Door which became an instant bestseller. Chris is also a solo author and has published two fantasy adventures set in his fictional kingdom of Parallelia including Frankie Best Hates Quests.Before he was an author Chris worked as a newsreader and presenter on radio stations including Xfm and BBC Radio 1. His most famous news bulletin is probably the one sampled by George Michael in 1998 and used on his international hit Outside. Chris lives in London with his wife Jenny, their son Lucas and Mabel the cat.

About James Lancett

James Lancett is a London-based illustrator, director and yellow sock lover! As a child growing up in Cardiff he was obsessed with cartoons, video games and all things fantasy. As he grew up and became a lot more beardy these inspirations held strong and so he moved to London to study BA Illustration and Animation at Kingston University. He now works as an illustrator and animation director. He is known for his illustrations for Lightning Girl by Alesha Dixon, the Avengers Assembly graphic novels, Max Einstein by James Patterson and many others.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emma on March 20, 2025

Reading the antics of the Famous Five, whether new or original, certainly reminds me of my childhood and wishing for adventures just like theirs! This new version brings three new children (and dog) into the mix. I found the writing very sympathic to the Enid Blyton editions and liked the way Chris S......more

Goodreads review by Julia on April 09, 2025

It’s a nice little adventure story and made me realised that I will have to reread the original famous five books one day. I like how Chris combined the old and the new and I’m looking forward to the next one. Also, the Podcastards being mentioned in the acknowledgments made me very happy (I’m one o......more

Goodreads review by Rose on May 04, 2025

having read and re-read many many times the original series of Famous Fives when I was a child, I was intrigued with this series. it has smackings from the old series and indeed harks back to it, but .... would George in her late 60s really still be solving mysteries and adventures just the same as......more

Goodreads review by Ash on April 24, 2025

Really nice nostalgic read. After being a fan of the original famous five books I picked this up for a nice summer holiday read and finished it in an hour and a half! Well written and good for both new readers who haven’t read the original series and those who have.......more

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