On a freezing winterโs night, Lord Shambles shatters the tower where the children are learning magic.ย
Runcible, Mariam and their friends run for their lives. All Iltior now lies in the dreaded sorcererโs hands and, as soon as he steals the childrenโs unique magic, he will attack Earth.
As they are hunted across Iltior, Runcible realises that there is only one way to attack their enemy.ย
The children must sneak into his terrible fortress and there Runcible has to take on Shambles, the greatest sorcerer in the world, all by himself.
Praise for the Series
โA great book for rainy days and lazy afternoons.โ John Cohen,ย Reading Time
โA well written and exciting series.โย Northern Daily Leader
โA great read.โย Book Bites
Ian Irvine, an Australian marine scientist, has also written 34 novels, an anthology of shorter stories, and various other short stories for children and adults.ย
His novels include the Three Worlds fantasy sequence (THE VIEW FROM THE MIRROR,ย THE WELL OF ECHOES, THEย SONG OF THE TEARS and THE GATES OF GOOD AND EVIL), which has been published in many countries and translations and has sold over a million copies.
Ianโs other books include a trilogy of eco-thrillers set in a world undergoing catastrophic climate change,ย HUMAN RITES, now in its third edition, and 12 novels for younger readers.