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Rumblestar: Volume 1

Abi Elphinstone

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Magic, adventure, and a whole new world is waiting to be discovered! The perfect series for adventurers aged 9+ and fans of Michelle Harrison, Piers Torday and Jamie Littler. The Unmapped Chronicles will not only leave children entertained, but will also empower them to battle climate change and environmental issues.  'Adventures are unpredictable and often terribly badly behaved – a bit like pickled onions if you’ve ever tried to fork one on a plate – but they have a way of unlocking people and turning them upside down so that all the astonishing things fizzing around inside them start to tumble out…’   Eleven-year-old Casper Tock hates risks, is allergic to adventures and shudders at the thought of unpredictable events. So, it comes as a nasty shock to him when he accidentally stumbles into Rumblestar, an Unmapped Kingdom full of magical beasts.   All Casper wants is to find a way home, but Rumblestar is in trouble. An evil harpy called Morg is sending her followers, the Midnights, into the kingdom to wreak havoc and pave the way for her to steal the Unmapped magic for herself. But Casper cannot turn a blind eye because the future of his own world, he discovers, is bound up with that of the Unmapped Kingdoms.    And so, together with Utterly Thankless, a girl who hates rules and is allergic to behaving, and her miniature dragon, Arlo, Casper embarks upon an adventure full of cloud giants, storm ogres and drizzle hags. Can he, Utterly and Arlo, the unlikeliest of heroes, save the Unmapped Kingdoms and our world from the clutches of Morg and her Midnights? Live a life filled with adventure with Abi Elphinstone in this brand NEW series where a whole new world is waiting to be discovered... 'Imaginative, adventurous and wonderful' Robin Stevens, author of A Murder Most Unladylike series  'The Unmapped Chronicles series is irresistible' Lauren St John, author of The White Giraffe 'Abi Elphinstone has created a complete world so believably and effortlessly, I can only marvel' Piers Torday, author of The Last Wild Trilogy  'Brimming with enchantment and adventure' Catherine Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper's Island ‘Abi Elphinstone is proving to be a worthy successor to CS Lewis’ The Times Also by Abi Elphinstone: The Dreamsnatcher The Shadow Keeper The Night Spinner Sky Song  Winter Magic (anthology) Everdark (World Book Day) Jungledrop The Crackledawn Dragon Everdark

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Eventually got around to reading this Christmas gift. First time I've read anything by this author and loved it.

Fi E

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Great book taking you to new worlds. Written so well you're transported to new places within your imagination

MissCoffee

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Wonderful children's fiction; if you like an adventure, then this is perfect. There are other books in the series with similar adventures.

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Fantastic magic and adventure filled with great characters and wonderful story telling.

jessicafelton

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What an adventure! A slow start with a confusing prologue but once I got going it all made sense! Casper was a reluctant hero but the friendship that formed between him and Utterly was lovely. Y5+ readers Good class read for Y6

Andreamorgan

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I enjoyed joining Casper on his adventure. The magical settings of Rumblestar and The Beyond were beautifully described and helped me imagine every twist and turn of Casper and Utterly's mission to save Rumblestar from Morg and her army of midnights with the help of Arlo the miniature dragon. This is a tale of friendship and overcoming fears. It reminded me a little of The Wizard of Oz.

Dennisc

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