Across the Cold Ground: Beyond the Stars

Other short stories from

Beyond the Stars

 collection, also available as e-books:

The Star Dogs

by Roddy Doyle, illustrated by Steve Simpson

The Hero of Drumree

by Derek Landy, illustrated by Alan Clarke

The Brockets Get a Dog

by John Boyne, illustrated by Paul Howard

How to Help Your Grandda

by Judi Curtin, illustrated by Chris Judge

The Lookout

by Eoin Colfer, illustrated by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick

The Snow Globe

by Marita Conlon-McKenna, illustrated by P J Lynch

The King of the Birds

by Michael Scott, illustrated by Chris Haughton

The Battle of the Ice Queen

by Gordon Snell, illustrated by Michael Emberley

The Last Cat

by Celine Kiernan, illustrated by Tatyana Feeney

Ice Fairies

by Siobhán Parkinson, illustrated by Olwyn Whelan

Discovering Bravery

 by Emma Brade, illustrated by Niamh Sharkey

Across the Cold Ground

Written and Illustrated by Oisín McGann

Copyright

First published in Great Britain and Ireland by HarperCollins

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 and Fighting Words Ltd. as a story in

Beyond the Stars: Twelve Tales of Adventure, Magic and Wonder

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‘Across the Cold Ground’ text and illustrations © Oisín McGann 2014

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