The Wizards of Once #1: The Wizards of Once

Too old for Hiccup the Viking? Don’t cry. Here you get all the magic – plus dark secrets, quests and a disgustingly cute raven to adopt! Xar is a Wizard boy who has no Magic, and will do anything to get it. Wish is a Warrior girl who owns a banned Magical Object, which she will do anything to hide. They’ve been taught since birth to hate each other like poison. But now Xar and Wish must forget their differences. Or they’ll never make it to the dungeons at Warrior Fort, where a thing that’s been sleeping for hundreds of years is stirring…

  • By the brilliant author of How to Train Your Dragon
  • Winner of the 2018 Blue Peter Prize for best story
  • A whirlwind fantasy set in an ancient, magical time
  • Dark, brooding, energetic and full of fiery magic

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  • I am going to be reading this when i get it from the book fair. So can’t rate yet

    23 February 2018

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    Cressida Cowell

    Cressida Cowell is the author of the bestselling Hiccup the Viking books, and many picture books including the award-winning Emily Brown series.

    Awards

    Cressida Cowell has won many major awards including the Nestles Smarties Prize for This Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown and the Blue Peter Book Award for The Wizards of Once. In July 2019 she was named Children’s Laureate 2019-2021.

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