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Children's, Age 9-12

The Lost Magician

Piers Torday (author)

Paperback Published on: 07/03/2019

£7.99

11 reviews

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Bookseller Reviews

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Terrific!

I love Piers Torday's books and this certainly didn't disappoint. Like a modern C.S Lewis, he takes us through a secret doorway to another world in 1945. S... READ MORE

Nicky Mathewson Bookseller at Bridport

A charming tale!

Piers Torday knows how to write a modern classic and shows it in this book. I requested a copy from the publishers as I’m always recommending his Last Wild... READ MORE

Holly at Brighton

Imagination and magic worlds

This is a book about the power of the imagination. It starts very much like The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe with four children who are sent to the cou... READ MORE

Tracey McHardy

Books, Adventure, Battles and Magic!

I was offered a copy of The Lost Magician for review (thanks to Hachette Kids) and how could I resist with a cover like that?! Courtesy of Ben Mantle, it h... READ MORE

Rachael at Altrincham

A Battle in a Library

C. S. Lewis’ magical wardrobe captured the imagination of Piers Torday as a child. Now his magic door leads four children into the world of Folio where fai... READ MORE

Jane Mac

Synopsis

If you can imagine it, it exists ... somewhere.

The new spellbinding fantasy adventure from the bestselling, award-winning author of The Last Wild trilogy.

1945. They have survived the Blitz, but when Simon, Patricia, Evelyn and Larry step through a mysterious library door, it is the beginning of their most dangerous adventure yet. They discover the magical world of Folio, where an enchanted kingdom of fairy knights, bears and tree gods is under threat from a sinister robot army.

The many stories of the Library are locked in eternal war, and the children's only hope is to find their creator - a magician who has been lost for centuries.

What they find will change not just their own lives, but the fate of the world, for ever...

An ode to the world of Narnia, The Lost Magician is a classic in the making from one of the UK's most talented children's authors.

Publisher information

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
ISBN: 9781784294502
Number of pages: 352
Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 30 mm
Weight: 324g
Languages: English

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Too dark and a very poor substitute for CS Lewis

The Guardian and Independent got it wrong - dark sinister and lacking in any kind of uplifting feeling. This is just straight transposing of CS Lewis The ... READ MORE

Nicola Bailey

Highly imagination & magical

I love the 'Chronicles of Narnia'. While there are things to be critical of CS Lewis' series (see Phillip Pullman) there is also so much to admire. Quite s... READ MORE

Chris Soul UK

Hooked from the start!

Loved this story! Think the lion, the witch & the wardrobe with an entire new adventure added!! Fantastic cover design! Then when you undress the book to l... READ MORE

Fiona Sharp

Rhyme & Reason, Fact & Fiction

After their home is damaged in the London Blitz, the Hastings children - Simon, Patricia, Evelyn and Larry - are sent to spend the summer with Professor Di... READ MORE

Carolyn Percy

Brilliant!

Loved this story! Think the lion, the witch & the wardrobe with an entire new adventure added!! Fantastic cover design! Then when you uncover the book to l... READ MORE