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The Wizards of Once
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Series: The Wizards of Once
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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.
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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...
Series: The Wizards of Once
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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. #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...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
The Wizards of Once: Twice Magic
The No.1 Bestselling Series Enter a land of wizards, warriors, mythical creatures and powerful magic in an exciting fantasy adventure from the author of How to Train Your Dragon. Witches are creating havoc in the Wildwoods and danger lurks behind every tree trunk. Wish is in possession of a powerful, Magic Spelling Book; Xar has a dangerous Witchstain on his...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Wizards of Once: Never and Forever
The No.1 bestselling series from the author of How to Train Your Dragon. Can Xar and Wish unite their worlds in time to save the Wildwoods? Will it be Never... or Forever? The final book in the magical The Wizards of Once series.Xar and Wish have found the ingredients for the Spell-to-get-rid-of-Witches. Now the Kingwitch is calling them to the...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times
The No.1 bestselling series from current Waterstones Children's Laureate and author of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, Cressida Cowell. Enter a land of wizards, warriors, mythical creatures and powerful Magic in an exciting fantasy adventure.Wish and Xar are outlaws on the run, hunted by Warriors, Wizards and worst of all by WITCHES ...Can they find the ingredients for the spell...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips Monday -
The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times
No.1 Bestselling Series from the Blue Peter Award winning author of HOW T TRAIN YOUR DRAGON. Enter a land of wizards, warriors, mythical creatures and powerful magic in an exciting new fantasy adventure.Wish and Xar are now outlaws on the run, hunted by Warriors, Wizards and worst of all, by WITCHES ...Can they find the ingredients for the Spell to...PaperbackSold Out -
The Wizards of Once: Never and Forever
The No.1 bestselling series from the author of How to Train Your Dragon. Can Xar and Wish unite their worlds in time to save the Wildwoods? Will it be Never... or Forever? The final book in the magical The Wizards of Once series.Xar and Wish have found the ingredients for the Spell-to-get-rid-of-Witches. Now the Kingwitch is calling them to the...PaperbackSold Out
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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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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
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.Also by Cressida Cowell
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