The Wizards of Once

Name: The Wizards of Once
Brand: Hachette Children's Group
SKU: 9781444936728
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By Cressida Cowell

Series: The Wizards of Once

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( 11,873 ratings, 1,867 reviews)

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The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell is a captivating tale set in an ancient magical world where wizards and warriors are sworn enemies. The story follows a young wizard named Xar, who is desperate to become powerful, and a warrior girl named Wish, who possesses a magical object. Together, they embark on a thrilling adventure that challenges their beliefs and uncovers hidden truths about their world.
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You might enjoy this book if you have a love for whimsical adventures filled with magic and mythical creatures. It may appeal to you if you cherish stories about unlikely friendships and daring quests, wrapped in an enchanting world where the impossible becomes possible. Perfect for those who appreciate imaginative storytelling and a dash of humour in their reading.

The Wizards of Once

From the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon comes an exciting high-adventure series - set in an ancient, magical time, full of Wizards, Warriors, Giants and Sprites.

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From the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon comes an exciting high-adventure series - set in an ancient, magical time, full of Wizards, Warriors, Giants and Sprites.

#1 Sunday Times Bestseller

Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award

This is the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who have been taught since birth to hate each other like poison; and the thrilling tale of what happens when their two worlds collide.

Perfect for boys and girls who love fantasy adventure...

Once there was Magic, and the Magic lived in the dark forests. Until the Warriors came...

Xar is a Wizard boy who has no Magic, and will do anything to get it. Wish is a Warrior girl, but she owns a banned Magical Object, and she will do anything to conceal it.

In this whirlwind adventure, Xar and Wish must forget their differences if they're going to make it to the dungeons at Warrior Fort.

Where something that has been sleeping for hundreds of years is stirring...

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The Wizards of Once

By Cressida Cowell

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A new series by Cressida Cowell, The Wizards of Once, is praised for its imaginative fantasy world filled with magic, thrilling adventures, and humour. Critics highlight Cowell's skilful worldbuilding, engaging narrative, and lively, flawed characters. The book's blend of suspense, humour, and empathy, along with Cowell's distinctive illustrations, makes it a captivating read for children.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444936728

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 May 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 430g

Pages: 480

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About the Author

Cressida Cowell is the author and the illustrator of the globally bestselling How to Train Your Dragon series. Her next series, The Wizards of Once, was an international bestseller. Cressida is also the author of the Emily Brown picture books, illustrated by Neal Layton. The Which Way series is her most recent and has already been translated into 15 languages.

How to Train Your Dragon has sold over 8 million books worldwide in 42 languages. It is also an award-winning DreamWorks film series, and a TV series shown on Netflix and CBBC. The Wizards of Once has been translated into 38 languages and also signed by DreamWorks.

Cressida was the Waterstones Children's Laureate (2019-2022). She is an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency and a founder patron of the Children's Media Foundation. She has won numerous prizes for her books, including the Gold Award in the Nestle Children's Book Prize, the Hay Festival Medal for Fiction, and Philosophy Now' magazine's 2015 Award for Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity.

She grew up in London and on a small, uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland and she now lives in Hammersmith with her husband, three children and a dog called Pigeon.