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"UP THERE WITH SKANDAR AND IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES. AN ABSOLUTE TRIUMPH!" MEL TAYLOR-BESSENT

From the internationally BESTSELLING author of Wonderscape and The Uncommoners, comes a SPECTACULAR FANTASY series for 9+ set in a world of MAGICAL CREATURES shaped by emotions. Full of unexpected TWISTS, secret organizations and a sparkling of SCIENCE, this series will be irresistible to fans of POKÉMON, Skandar and the Unicorn Thief and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

FEEL THE MAGIC. CONJURE THE IMPOSSIBLE.

When her dad is kidnapped by a woman with a giant hamstoceros, Bitsy and best friend Kosh are swept into a secret world of ancient meteorites and strange beasts called magicores, each conjured using a different emotion. Using a powerful bestiary called Magicalia, the friends must quickly become conjurors themselves, before following a trail of clues that will take them from London to India to Paris, in a race to rescue Bitsy's dad from a mysterious villain.

PRAISE FOR MAGICALIA:

"Fun, fast and ferociously readable." Elle McNicoll

"A world-beating feat of imagination!" Sinéad O'Hart

"Jennifer Bell makes the impossible seem possible ... an absolute triumph!" Mel Taylor-Bessent

"Thrilling twists and magical creatures at every turn." Rachel Chivers Khoo

"Bursts with technicolour." Jasbinder Bilan

"A proper rip-roaring adventure!" Dominique Valente

"A bold and exciting new world of magic." Amy Sparkes

"Monstrously fun!" Andy Sagar

"Hooked from the very first page!" Swapna Haddow

"Witty, sharp, atmospheric and bold with an energy that never lets up." Justin Somper

"Gloriously imaginative and thrilling . I long to live in the world of Magicalia!" Lizzie Huxley-Jones

"Super-exciting and unputdownable!" Thomas Taylor

"True magic" Sarwat Chadda

"Jennifer Bell's imagination knows no bounds." Richard Pickard

"Hugely inventive." The Bookseller

Londoner Jennifer Bell worked as a children's bookseller at a world-famous bookshop before becoming an author. Her debut novel, The Uncommoners: The Crooked Sixpence, was an international bestseller. She is also the author of Agents of the Wild, an adventure series for younger readers; Wonderscape, which was selected as a Waterstones Children's Book of the Month and is inspired by some of her favourite heroes from history and her love of gaming; and Legendarium, which celebrates incredible legends from around the world. Magicalia is her exciting new fantasy series about magical creatures conjured from emotions. Find out more about Jennifer at www.jennifer-bell-author.com or say hello on Instagram @jenbellauthor.