Guardians of Magic

Name: Guardians of Magic
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781035035090
Price: 19.99 NZD
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By Chris Riddell

Series: The Cloud Horse Chronicles

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Summary

Guardians of Magic follows Zam, Phoebe and Bathsheba, three children unaware of their true magical powers. They must protect a world where fairy tales misbehave and magic itself faces extinction. Enemies are conspiring to destroy magic, including the enigmatic cloud horses, and only the brave Guardians can fight back and restore belief in the impossible. Fully illustrated by Chris Riddell, this captivating adventure begins the Cloud Horse Chronicles duology.
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Bestselling author/illustrator Chris Riddell welcomes you into a magical world in Guardians of Magic, the first title in a stunning adventure series featuring the mysterious flying cloud horses.

Bestselling author/illustrator Chris Riddell welcomes you into a magical world in Guardians of Magic, the first title in a stunning adventure series featuring the mysterious flying cloud horses.

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Guardians of Magic is a brilliant magical adventure from the Costa Award-winning creator of Goth Girl, Chris Riddell. This fantastic quest is fully illustrated by Chris in black and white throughout.

Meet the Guardians of Magic: Zam, Phoebe and Bathsheba, three children who don't yet know how powerful they are...

In a place where fairy tales don't behave, and magic brings danger, enemies of magic are working together to destroy it. Unless the three brave Guardians fight back and believe in the impossible, soon magic and the mysterious cloud horses will be gone...

Continue The Cloud Horse Chronicles duology with Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians.

Series: The Cloud Horse Chronicles

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Guardians of Magic

Guardians of Magic is a brilliant magical adventure from the Costa Award-winning creator of Goth Girl, Chris Riddell. This fantastic quest is fully illustrated by Chris in black and white throughout. Meet the Guardians of Magic: Zam, Phoebe and Bathsheba, three children who don't yet know how powerful they are... In a place where fairy tales don't behave, and magic...

By Chris Riddell

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Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians

Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians is the second and final title in The Cloud Horse Chronicles duology, the exciting magical adventure from the Costa Award-winning creator of Goth Girl and 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate Chris Riddell. With gorgeous two-colour illustrations throughout, this beautiful jacketed hardback is a perfect gift. The Guardians of Magic disappeared ten years ago, leaving the...

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Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians

Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians is the second and final title in The Cloud Horse Chronicles duology, the exciting magical adventure from the Costa Award-winning creator of Goth Girl and 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate Chris Riddell. With gorgeous illustrations throughout. The Guardians of Magic disappeared ten years ago, leaving the Kingdom of Thrynne in the icy grip of a...

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Critics praise Guardians of Magic for its rich imagination and charming wit. Literary Review highlights its theme of the weak triumphing over the powerful, while Readingzone calls it a delight and highly recommends it. LoveReading4Kids celebrates the magical illustrations and Riddell’s unique creativity. BookTrust finds it absorbing and entertaining, and Woman and Home notes the characteristic humour. Woman's Weekly describes it as inventive and witty, appealing to both children and adults. Children’s Books Ireland praises it as an exhilarating and original fantasy, marking an intriguing new trilogy start.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035035090

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 199.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 336

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Chris Riddell Series: The Cloud Horse Chronicles Young Adult

About the Author

Chris Riddell, the 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate, is an accomplished artist and the political cartoonist for the Observer. He has enjoyed great acclaim for his books for children. His books have won a number of major prizes, including the 2001, 2004 and 2016 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children's Book Award 2013. His work for Macmillan also includes the bestselling Ottoline books, The Emperor of Absurdia, and, with Paul Stewart, the Muddle Earth books, the Scavenger series and the Blobheads series. Chris has been honoured with an OBE in recognition of his illustration and charity work. He lives in Brighton with his family.

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