Joe Jefferson is an ordinary schoolboy from ordinary Earth. At least, he was. But something strange happened when he was walking his dog, and now he's Joe the Barbarian—fearless warrior-hero, summoned by Muddle Earth's leading wizard\* to slay ogres, wrestle dragons, and bravely confront villains. Joe doesn't feel much like a warrior-hero.\\ But evil is stirring in the heart of Elfwood, and the people of Muddle Earth need help (although most of them don't know it yet). Perhaps Joe Jefferson really is a hero after all... \* Actually, Muddle Earth's only wizard. And he's not very good. \\ He doesn't really look much like one either.

Reluctant warrior Joe the Barbarian finds that his services are needed in Muddle Earth. All the cutlery in the land has disappeared—and the Horned Baron's Garden Party is due to start that very day. With a wizard needed for the Grand Opening, Randalf, Norbert and Veronica are all eager to be in attendance. Meanwhile, a huge, scaly dragon has awoken, and he craves silverware...

Once upon a time, a spell went very wrong and Joe Jefferson found himself transported to Muddle Earth, where the wizards are mad, the pink stinky hogs are stinky, and the jokes are truly terrible. Now, two years later, Muddle Earth needs him back. But even with his Wellies of Power, Woolly Gloves of Determination and a saucepan on his head, can Joe Jefferson really defeat the terrifying spectre of evil that threatens to destroy Muddle Earth? Get prepared for another epic battle between the forces of good, evil and everything in between!

Once upon a time, a spell went very wrong - and Joe Jefferson found himself transported to Muddle Earth, where the wizards are mad, the pink stinky hogs are stinky, and the jokes are terrible. Now, two years later, Muddle Earth needs him back.

Joe has fallen through a portal&landed in Muddle Earth, along with his sulky older sister. Ella seems to have adjusted to this weird new world quickly, with the help of dreamy barbarian Edward Gorgeous - that is, until they both go AWOL. When the legendary Goblet of Porridge is found to be missing, suspicion naturally falls on Ella and Edward, who were last seen riding away on a battlecat. Now Joe has to go on yet another quest, to find both Ella and the Goblet. Big sisters are such a nuisance... (Large Print Edition)

Brenda the Warrior-Princess and her pink sabre-toothed cat Sniffy are back in Muddle Earth, and they've had enough of adventuring. All they want is a nice, boring wizard to work for—and it looks like they've come to the right place... Meanwhile, Joe is desperate to depart for Elfwood, to retrieve the Great Book of Spells, but first he has to get Randalf to leave the house. The wizard swears he set the clock for an early departure, but the clock-elf has gone AWOL, so how will he ever get organised? And it's not just the clock-elf that's taken an unexpected holiday—from Goblintown to Trollbridge and the Enchanted Lake, every elf in Muddle Earth has decided to go on vacation... What is going on? And can Joe put it right?