Which Way Round the Galaxy
The 'out-of-this-world' new series from the author of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
Published on 9. May 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-1-4449-6824-8 (ISBN)
Description
From the bestselling author of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON comes book 2 in an out-of-this-world new series packed with epic adventure, thrilling space travel and forbidden Magic - perfect for gifting.
There is no Magic here on Earth. At least, that's what you've been told... But in an ordinary-looking house in an ordinary-looking village, live a group of children who have just uncovered a secret.
A tiny and helpless Magical Creature lost far from home leads the O'Hero-Smith children on another Starcrossing adventure through the Which Ways and across the galaxy. The children have a plan to get little Bug back to the fiery-ice planet where it belongs, and to prove to their parents that they can be trusted with Magic along the way...
But a witch's curse, venomous snowsnakes and a gang of fighter robots are waiting for them through the Which Ways.
The fate of the galaxy is once again in their hands - they better not mess it up!
A family with a Magical secret ...
A child with a powerful Gift ...
A story that is out of this world ...
WARNING: Contains Dangerous Space Travel and Very Illegal Magic
Praise for Book 1:
'Wild magic ... fabulous' Guardian
'thrill-packed, highly imaginative' The Times
'secrets and lies, monsters and magic' Daily Mail
There is no Magic here on Earth. At least, that's what you've been told... But in an ordinary-looking house in an ordinary-looking village, live a group of children who have just uncovered a secret.
A tiny and helpless Magical Creature lost far from home leads the O'Hero-Smith children on another Starcrossing adventure through the Which Ways and across the galaxy. The children have a plan to get little Bug back to the fiery-ice planet where it belongs, and to prove to their parents that they can be trusted with Magic along the way...
But a witch's curse, venomous snowsnakes and a gang of fighter robots are waiting for them through the Which Ways.
The fate of the galaxy is once again in their hands - they better not mess it up!
A family with a Magical secret ...
A child with a powerful Gift ...
A story that is out of this world ...
WARNING: Contains Dangerous Space Travel and Very Illegal Magic
Praise for Book 1:
'Wild magic ... fabulous' Guardian
'thrill-packed, highly imaginative' The Times
'secrets and lies, monsters and magic' Daily Mail
Reviews / Votes
Magical action all the way. 5 stars * The Sun * [A]n exciting new adventure * The Week Junior * Youngsters will be holding their breath as they join the siblings for more space travel, magic, maps, danger and suspense in a story in which fantasy has no bounds. Cowell's gift for mesmerising world-building and her creation of characters you can see and hear is central to this action-packed story which comes with her trademark humour and rich imaginative powers. All galaxies lead to fun and adventure in this magical masterpiece! * Lancashire Evening Post *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
402 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4449-6824-8 (9781444968248)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Cressida Cowell
Which Way Round the Galaxy
The 'out-of-this-world' new series from the author of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
E-Book
09/2023
1st Edition
Hodder Children's Books
€4.49
Available for download
Person
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.
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.