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A New Heroine. An Old Evil. An Unforgettable Adventure.
A thrilling new supernatural adventure series. Fuses the excitement, action and extraordinary worlds of Harry Potter, I Am Number Four and Buffy the Vampire Slayer with an inspirational new teen heroine.
Oksa Pollock is a normal thirteen-year-old girl, starting a new life in London. New lives, new friends, a new school and new adventures. But bizarre things start happening around Oksa she finds she can produce fire from her hands, move objects with her mind, and even fly.
Finally the truth emerges... her family fled Edefia, their magical, hidden homeland years ago. And more than that: Oksa is their queen... Oksa will be thrown into a wilder adventure than she could ever have imagined. She must triumph over her enemies. The whole of Edefia is counting on her.
'Great fun' -- Financial Times
'Fantastic' -- Guardian Children's Books
'The first title from the French children's series combines action, excitement and new worlds.' -- Natasha Harding, The Sun
'A feisty heroine, lots of sparky tricks and evil opponents could fill a gap left by the end of the Harry Potter series' -- Daily Mail
A thrilling, magical adventure ... enchanting. -- Booktrust
'An adventure that rivals the Harry Potter books' Bookseller
The French Harry Potter. -- Guardian
'Unforgettable and compelling adventures' Armadillo
'Great fantasy novel... will be a classic of the fantasy genre' Cuckoo
A fantastic novel... I loved this book... I can't wait for the next one! Whoo hoo!' -- We Sat Down
I was instantly drawn into this magical "other" world' -- Serendipity Reviews
'Such a great children's book, and I cannot wait for the next book to be released' Goodreads, 4/5 stars
After studying Chinese language and culture, Anne Plichota lived and worked in Korea and China. Her past jobs included working as a Chinese teacher, a nurse's aide, a public letter writer, and most recently a librarian. She enjoys American and Gothic literature and hearing people s stories. She lives in Strasbourg with her teenage daughter.
Cendrine Wolf studied sports, and went on to work as a social worker in deprived neighbourhoods. She taught herself illustration, and loves fantasy literature and speed 'in all its forms'.
103 kr
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The magical land of Edefia is dying - and with it, the Earth: floods, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are putting millions of lives in danger. The one hope is Oksa Pollock, a teenage girl who has recently discovered her astounding powers, and her true heritage.
Only she can save the world, by returning to her enchanted homeland. She has the loyal Runaways at her side, but she also needs the help of some bitter enemies... As the tension grows between her oldest friend Gus and the brooding Tugdual, Oksa finds she must pay a terrible price to enter the hidden realm. And what will await her on the other side?
Praise for the series so far
'Great fun' - Financial Times'Fantastic' - Guardian Children's Books'The first title from the French children's series combines action, excitement and new worlds.' - Natasha Harding, The Sun'A feisty heroine, lots of sparky tricks and evil opponents could fill a gap left by the end of the Harry Potter series' - Daily Mail
'A thrilling, magical adventure... enchanting' -Booktrust'An adventure that rivals the Harry Potter books' Bookseller'The French Harry Potter' - Guardian'Unforgettable and compelling adventures' - Armadillo'Great fantasy novel... will be a classic of the fantasy genre' - Cuckoo'A fantastic novel... I loved this book... I can't wait for the next one! Whoo hoo!' -We Sat Down'I was instantly drawn into this magical 'other' world' - Serendipity Reviews'Such a great children's book, and I cannot wait for the next book to be released' - Goodreads
Anne Plichota was born in Dijon, France, and after studying Chinese language and culture spent several years living and working in Korea and China. Cendrine Wolf was born in the Alsace region of France. She studied sports, and went on to work with teenagers in deprived neighbourhoods.
Cendrine and Anne have been friends for almost two decades and have always wanted to find a project to work on together (including plans to open an English delicatessen in eastern France!). They are glad they have finally found one.