THREE BOOKS. THREE BESTSELLERS.
A world built on Friday evenings, one hour at a time.
The Adventures of Gabriel began with a ten-year-old boy, his mother, a cuddly toy platypus and one weekly FaceTime call.
It became a trilogy that invites children to imagine, explore and become the heroes of their own stories.
One hour a week became a world of adventure.
When Gabriel was ten, he and his mother, Kate, had a cuddly toy platypus, a FaceTime call and one hour together each week.
During those calls, they began creating stories, taking turns to imagine the characters, challenges and adventures.
Those shared moments became The Adventures of Gabriel, a trilogy created to help children imagine freely, build confidence and discover the hero within themselves.
BOOK ONE | AMAZON NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
The Adventures of Gabriel
Where the adventure begins.
Meet Gabriel and Platy, his cuddly toy platypus, as they journey through a collection of magical adventures filled with mystery, courage and heart.
Along the way, they meet unusual creatures, solve unexpected challenges and discover important lessons about friendship, confidence and believing in yourself.
A story collection created to spark children’s imaginations and make reading feel like an adventure.
BOOK TWO | 27 CHAPTERS ACROSS FIVE CONTINENTS
The Shadow of Zuff
The world grows as large as Gabriel needs it to.
The adventure continues in one complete novel that is longer, richer and more challenging than Book 1.
Platy can speak now, bringing a new voice, plenty of opinions and occasional chaos to every situation.
From Coral Cove to the Gobi Desert, the Pacific and the mysterious Land of the Dodo, Gabriel and Platy must protect
Hope, a seemingly lost dodo, from the powerful Professor Zuff.
BOOK THREE | AMAZON NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
The Thunderbolt of Hindustan
The world reaches further than Coral Cove.
A mysterious message appears in Urdu and English:
Find the girl. Set her free.
Gabriel travels through a portal to India with Jack by his side, while Platy begins a separate journey to Australia.
From the ancient city of Taxila to the Himalayan foothills, Gabriel faces riddles, secret missions and difficult choices as he learns to trust his own judgement and find Asha, the girl trapped inside a painted prison.
Thirteen chapters, additional Coral Cove stories and one unforgettable journey.
MEET THE CHARACTERS
The World Gabriel Built.
Every character in these books exists because Gabriel imagined them. Each one brings something different to the adventures of Coral Cove.
Platy
The courageous platypus
Gabriel’s favourite cuddly toy became the loyal sidekick who crosses oceans. He may feel afraid, but he goes anyway.
Captain Ali
The leader who listens
Captain Ali listens before she speaks and waits for the real answer. At the end of every book, she invites children to become the heroes of their own stories.
Jack
The three-legged guardian cat
Three legs, no tail and complete confidence. Jack travels through hidden portals, mountain passes and ancient cities while quietly guarding secrets of his own..
Tentaculus
The fear
Tentaculus is not simply a villain. It represents the fear every child must name and face before the story can truly become their own.
FUTURE TRILOGY ROADMAP
The adventure is only beginning.
Gabriel’s world was never created to end on one story.
Every adventure opens a new doorway.
Every character carries another mystery.
Every child brings their own imagination into Coral Cove.
More worlds are waiting to be discovered.
The Coral Cove universe will continue growing through new stories, characters, creative challenges, and adventures that invite children to become creators, not just readers.
Because the greatest adventure is not only the story they read.
It is the story they create themselves.
Coming soon
The Coral Cove Decision Book
Platy and the Puggle Squad
StoryQuest Adventure Journal
Create. Imagine. Discover.
A space for children to write, draw, and design their own adventures.
The StoryQuest Adventure Journal helps children explore characters, ideas, and worlds that exist only in their imagination.
Perfect for:
Creative writing
Story building
Character development
Imagination exercises
The Adventures of Gabriel Collection
Step into Gabriel’s world with the complete collection of adventures, creativity, and imagination.
This collection brings together the full Gabriel experience:
The Adventures of Gabriel
The story that started it all.
The Shadow of Zuff
A journey through mystery, courage, and discovery.
The Thunderbolt of Hindustan
An adventure across new worlds, challenges, and possibilities.
MyStoryQuest Adventure Journal
A space for children to create, imagine, and write their own adventures.
BOOK KATE TO SPEAK
Build a world together, and trust follows.
Your people are being asked to trust each other across distance, across generations and through constant change. Most have never been shown how.
Kate Markland has. For a time she had one hour a week with her son Gabriel, on a FaceTime call. They spent it building a world. She asked one question, wrote down everything he said and corrected nothing. That world became three books and a method tested in nine UK schools.
In her keynote, Create the World You Want, Kate shows your audience how trust is really built, and gives them a method they can use the same evening.
For leadership, education and family audiences.
STORYQUEST
StoryQuest gives children the freedom to imagine, speak and be heard without being corrected, guided or rushed. It begins with a story. But what families create together is something much bigger: connection.
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