Bell, Jennifer
Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)
Published on 2 May 2024 by Walker Books Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Magicalia' series.
Paperback | 352 pages
198 x 128 x 21 | 246g
'UP THERE WITH SKANDAR AND IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES. AN ABSOLUTE TRIUMPH!' MEL TAYLOR-BESSENTFrom the internationally BESTSELLING author of Wonderscape and The Uncommoners, comes a SPECTACULAR FANTASY series for 9+ set in a world of MAGICAL CREATURES shaped by emotions. Full of unexpected TWISTS, secret organizations and a sparkling of SCIENCE, this series will be irresistible to fans of POKÉMON, Skandar and the Unicorn Thief and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
FEEL THE MAGIC. CONJURE THE IMPOSSIBLE.
When her dad is kidnapped by a woman with a giant hamstoceros, Bitsy and best friend Kosh are swept into a secret world of ancient meteorites and strange beasts called magicores, each conjured using a different emotion. Using a powerful bestiary called Magicalia, the friends must quickly become conjurors themselves, before following a trail of clues that will take them from London to India to Paris, in a race to rescue Bitsy's dad from a mysterious villain¦PRAISE FOR MAGICALIA:'Fun, fast and ferociously readable.' Elle McNicoll'A world-beating feat of imagination!' Sinéad O'Hart'Jennifer Bell makes the impossible seem possible ... an absolute triumph!' Mel Taylor-Bessent œThrilling twists and magical creatures at every turn.� Rachel Chivers Khoo œBursts with technicolour.� Jasbinder Bilan'A proper rip-roaring adventure!' Dominique ValenteœA bold and exciting new world of magic.� Amy SparkesœMonstrously fun!' Andy Sagar'Hooked from the very first page!' Swapna HaddowœWitty, sharp, atmospheric and bold with an energy that never lets up.� Justin SomperœGloriously imaginative and thrilling ¦ I long to live in the world of Magicalia!� Lizzie Huxley-JonesœSuper-exciting and unputdownable!� Thomas Taylor'True magic� Sarwat Chadda'Jennifer Bell's imagination knows no bounds.' Richard Pickard'Hugely inventive.' The Bookseller