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Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)
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Hodder Paperbacks
- Paperback Oct 9, 2012 | 9781444707250 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jul 12, 2012 | 9781444761917 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Nov 10, 2011 | 9781444707243 | RRP $9.99 Buy Now
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Hodder & Stoughton
- Paperback Oct 9, 2012 | 9781444707250 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jul 12, 2012 | 9781444761917 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Nov 10, 2011 | 9781444707243 | RRP $9.99 Buy Now
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Hodder & Stoughton
- Paperback Oct 9, 2012 | 9781444707250 | RRP $22.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jul 12, 2012 | 9781444761917 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Nov 10, 2011 | 9781444707243 | RRP $9.99 Buy Now
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The second in Jasper Fforde's Dragonslayer trilogy for younger readers, this is magical, hilarious and irreverent writing.
A long time ago Magic faded away, leaving behind only yo-yos, the extremely useful compass-pointing-to-North enchantment and the spell that keeps bicycles from falling over.
Things are about to change. Magical power is on the rise and King Snodd IV of Hereford has realised that he who controls Magic controls almost anything. Only one person stands between Snodd and his plans for unimaginable power and riches.
Meet Jennifer Strange, sixteen-year-old acting manager of Kazam, the employment agency for sorcerers and soothsayers. She may only have one functioning Wizard and her faithful assistant 'Tiger' Prawns to help her. But one thing is certain: she will not relinquish the noble powers of Magic to big business and commerce without a fight.
Praise for The Song of the Quarkbeast: Last Dragonslayer Book 2
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Highly recommended. Very funny - Independent on THE LAST DRAGONSLAYER
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[Fforde's] ripping yarn of magic in decline mashes up the usual spells-and-beasts motif with a satire on corporate cash and tabloid values. - i on THE LAST DRAGONSLAYER
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This year's grown-up JK Rowling - Sunday Times
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True literary comic genius - Sunday Express
Jasper Fforde
Jasper Fforde spent twenty years in the film business before debuting on the New York Times bestseller list with The Eyre Affair in 2001. Since then he has written another fifteen novels, including the Number One Sunday Times bestseller One of our Thursdays is Missing, and the Last Dragonslayer series, adapted for television by Sky.
Fforde lives and works in his adopted nation of Wales.
Visit Jasper's website, www.jasperfforde.com, find him on Facebook, www.facebook.com/jasperffordebooks, and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/jasperfforde.
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