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Magicborn

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Magicborn

Contributors:

By (Author) Peter Bunzl
Illustrated by Maxine Lee-Mackie

ISBN:

9781474964395

Series:
Publisher:

Usborne Publishing Ltd

Imprint:

Usborne Publishing Ltd

Publication Date:

5th December 2022

UK Publication Date:

26th May 2022

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Childrens / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Fairies, elves, etc
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Queens, kings, princesses, princes etc

Dewey:

823.92

Prizes:

Long-listed for Redbridge Children's Book Award 2023 (UK)

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

368

Dimensions:

Width 144mm, Height 206mm, Spine 24mm

Weight:

270g

Description

The Curse is changed. You'll never know. The truth is lost. The lie will grow. The year is 1726 and the Royal Sorcerer of England is on the hunt for those who are Magicborn. When Tempest is captured, she is taken to Kensington Palace alongside a boy like her, Thomas. Trapped, Tempest and Thomas find their magic flickering to life and, with it, long-buried memories. For they are the lost prince and princess of Fairyland, bound by a deadly curse. But now the fairies are coming to get them, and with the truth revealed...can they both survive The first in a sumptuous and enthralling new historical-fantasy adventure series from the bestselling author of The Cogheart Adventures.

Reviews

This is glorious storytelling rich in magic, adventure, danger and intrigue. * The Bookseller *
Enthralling storytelling. * Abi Elphinstone, author of Ever Dark *
A magnificent tale of courage, faith and friendship. * Piers Torday, author of The Last Wild trilogy *
A roller coaster of a story that left me breathless at the magical mayhem and characters...created. It's unlike anything I've read before. Superb! * Yaba Badoe, author of Lionheart Girl *
Magicborn has everything I want in a story and more - magic, characters you root for with each breath and writing that sings from the page. Peter Bunzl has created such a vivid world. It sparkles with fairy-dust and originality - bravo! * Jasbinder Bilan, author of Asha & the Spirit Bird *

Author Bio

Peter grew up in South London in a rambling Victorian house with three cats, two dogs, one sister, an antique-dealer dad and an artist mum. He is a BAFTA-winning animator, as well as a writer and film-maker. Like Lily and Robert, he loves adventures and reading penny dreadfuls, but wishes dearly that he had a mechanical fox called Malkin. Shadowsea is his fourth novel.

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