Deep inside the vaults of Doodled Books some special ultra rare books were magically found. Secretly shipped in from America from brilliant author Sarah Prineas. Now if you have to judge a book by it's cover the team at Doodled Books are sold. Infact as you probably know this book is taking the World by storm so it goes beyond the lovely intricate cover in many ways.
So what is so special about these books in our exclusive bookstore? Well Sarah has doodled unique messages inside each book using the "magic runes" that are translated in the back of the book. You will have hours of fun working out her secret message! Plus the books are signed, dated, numbered and have a doodle of a dragon. Since its release this book has had raves reviews.
Review
I couldn't put it down. Wonderful, exciting stuff - Diana Wynne Jones
If a 'locus magicalicus' is a focus for magic, this book is one too. I was enchanted - Joseph Delaney
Product Description
Conn is following a shooting star through a wilderness of woods and mountains, far from his home. What is he up to? Conn thinks the star will lead him to his locus magicalicus, or wizard stone. He needs this to save his city of Wellmet, whose magic is close to dying. With a new order of exile from Wellmet, this time with a death penalty, Conn has never been in such a tight fix. When a flame dragon shoots from the sky to pick him up in his mouth, Conn is swept away to a further adventure. Who is the dragon and will Conn ever get back to save his city, and himself, in time? INTERACTIVE WEBSITE Visit www.magicthief.co.uk for fun games, lost diary entries and author interviews.
From the Inside Flap
Sneaking out of prison isn't easy, unless you are a thief, or a wizard. Luckily, Conn is both! Trouble is, once he's out, where does he go? His home is a pile of rubble since he blew it up making magic and his master, the wizard Nevery, is very angry. With a new order of exile, this time with a death penalty, Conn has never been in such a tight fix.
But Wellmet is in danger from an evil predator coming to destroy the city. Conn has no choice but to set off on a quest to find something that will help him fight it back. After an explosive experiment, he follows the call of his magic stone to a distant land. When Conn is swept away in the mouth of something terrifying and unworldly, he is to face a power unlike any other... is he a match for it and can he save his city, and himself, in time?
An atmospheric, masterful, and truly moving finale to a unique and exciting trilogy of magic and adventure.
About the Author
Sarah Prineas lives in the midst of corn in Iowa City, Iowa, with her husband John and their children Maud and Theo. She holds a PhD in English Literature and recently taught honours seminars on fantasy and science fiction literature.
Product details
- First Edition First Printing
- Hardcover: 432 pages
- Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc (29 April 2010)
- ISBN-10: 1849161917
- ISBN-13: 978-1849161916
- Product Dimensions: 18.2 x 14 x 3.8 cm
More news...
The Magic Thief has won the Beehive Awards! And it's on the Maine Student Book Award list. The trilogy has sold to publisher Egmont in Turkey. The Magic Thief was selected an NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts 2009. The book has also sold to the Scholastic Book Club! Look for it at book fairs everywhere!
Plus Sarah has just sold three more books to HarperCollins! In January The Magic Thief is a Cybil Awards finalist! The Magic Thief was reviewed as a "great pageturner" at James Patterson's site, ReadKiddoRead! And her book is one of the top 5 books of the year at River Bend Books in Australia.
