This energetic, inventive romp has a touch of the late, great Diana Wynne Jones.
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Sometimes you are a whisper away from magic without even realizing it.
Open the door to a spellbinding world of fast-paced adventure, zany humour and quirky, unforgettable characters in Amy Sparkes’s House at the Edge of Magic series, perfect for fans of Nevermoor and Greenwild.
Nine is an orphan pickpocket determined to escape her life in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures. When she steals a house-shaped ornament from a mysterious woman’s purse, she knocks on its tiny door and watches it grow into a huge, higgledy-piggeldy house.
Inside she finds a host of magical and brilliantly funny characters, including Flabberghast - a young wizard who’s particularly competitive at hopscotch - and a hideous troll housekeeper who’s emotionally attached to his feather duster. They have been placed under an extraordinary spell, which they are desperate for Nine to break - and if she can, maybe they can offer her a new life in return…
If you love:
Magical mayhem
Flying houses
Wizards in fluffy slippers
Cosy and super readable fantasy
Madcap, fast-paced adventure
Loveable, quirky characters
Then this book is for you!
A wonder-filled book that revels in magic and mayhem.
- Abi Elphinstone
This funny tale has a cast of lovable characters and plenty of twists and turns… A hugely imaginative adventure.
- The Week Junior
A Diana Wynne Jones-ish adventure fizzing with imagination. Such fun - I loved it!
- Sinead O’Hart
Read the whole series:
The House at the Edge of Magic
The Tower at the End of Time
The Bookshop at the Back of Beyond
The Lighthouse at the World’s End
And don’t miss The Unchosen One, the first book in a brand-new fantasy adventure series from Amy Sparkes - out now