The Castle of Tangled Magic
Will be published approx. on 1. October 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-4749-7849-1 (ISBN)
Description
The magical bestselling adventure book by acclaimed author Sophie Anderson.
Magic awaits, all you have to do is believe...
When thirteen-year-old Olia, steps through a magical doorway, she discovers another land. A land tangled by magic, where hope is lost, and a scheming wizard holds all the power.
Soon Olia learns that she is destined to save this land, but with time running out and her new friends and family in danger, she must search for the magic within herself - to save everything and everyone she loves.
The new fairy tale from Sophie Anderson, illustrated by Saara Soederlund.
An enchanting fairy-tale adventure about the power of love and courage, from the bestselling author of The House with Chicken Legs and The Girl who Speaks Bear
Magic awaits, all you have to do is believe...
When thirteen-year-old Olia, steps through a magical doorway, she discovers another land. A land tangled by magic, where hope is lost, and a scheming wizard holds all the power.
Soon Olia learns that she is destined to save this land, but with time running out and her new friends and family in danger, she must search for the magic within herself - to save everything and everyone she loves.
The new fairy tale from Sophie Anderson, illustrated by Saara Soederlund.
An enchanting fairy-tale adventure about the power of love and courage, from the bestselling author of The House with Chicken Legs and The Girl who Speaks Bear
Reviews / Votes
Bursting with positivity, it revels in sibling and parental love, friendship and the idea of what home really means. * The Times, Children's Books of the Year * Inspired by Russian folklore, this is a fairy-tale adventure about love, forgiveness and the lure of home. * S Magazine * Anderson weaves magic and folklore into a fantastically detailed world of dreams and nightmares, peopled by decapitated giants, singing gold coins and flying horses. * Daily Mail * Pure, glorious escapism. * The Times * Fantasy lovers will find plenty of scenic thrills in The Castle of Tangled Magic. * The Oldie *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
335 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4749-7849-1 (9781474978491)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Sophie Anderson was born in Swansea, and now lives in the Lake District with her family. Her writing is most often inspired by folk and fairy stories, especially the Slavic tales her Prussian grandmother told her when she was young.
Across her bestselling novels, Sophie has won the Independent Bookshop Book of the Year Award and the Wales Book of the Year Award, and been shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal twice, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award, the British Book Awards' Children's Fiction Book of the Year, the Andersen Prize, and the Branford Boase Award.
Sophie's books have been translated into over twenty-five languages, and The House with Chicken Legs has been adapted for stage by Les Enfants Terribles.
Across her bestselling novels, Sophie has won the Independent Bookshop Book of the Year Award and the Wales Book of the Year Award, and been shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal twice, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award, the British Book Awards' Children's Fiction Book of the Year, the Andersen Prize, and the Branford Boase Award.
Sophie's books have been translated into over twenty-five languages, and The House with Chicken Legs has been adapted for stage by Les Enfants Terribles.