- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Year: 2024
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 256pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 197x129mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.2kg
- ISBN: 9781398500693
- Product code: 537945
Ember Spark and the Thunder of Dragons
Postscript summary
‘Magic knows where to hide… and it’s right here.’ When Ember spots something unusual – a hamster on a rock in the sea near her home in Scotland – her decision to rescue it sets her on the path to adventure as an apprentice vet to magical creatures. Age 8+
'Elphinstone has the confidence to embrace fantasy's most popular tropes - unicorns, dragons, dark-hearted villains - and make them thoroughly her own.' TheTelegraph
Rusty Fizzbang, vet to magical beasts, needs an apprentice. Ember Spark, looking for adventure, is his newest recruit - and together with an unlikely friend, Arno, she is sent to help a baby dragon whose parents have gone missing. But keeping magical beasts a secret isn't an easy task, especially with arch-villain, Jasper Hornswoggle, hot on their heels and keen to derail them...
Praise for Ember Spark:
'A total masterclass in high-action, high-stakes, high-fun adventure.'
Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse
'Quirky and magical, this wonderful adventure proves what everyone should know - Abi Elphinstone is a writer to be cherished.' Phil Earle, author of When the Sky Falls
'Ember Spark herself is a wonderful heroine - she's brave, curious and always up for an adventure.' Katie Tsang, author of the Dragon Realm series
'I adored Ember Spark. Abi is a master storyteller . . . she's created a thrilling adventure fizzing with heart and magic and wonder.' Zohra Nabi, author of The Kingdom over the Sea
'Kids are going to go wild for this joyful, moving, thrill-ride of a book, guaranteed to leave you smiling. Every word is magic.' Lauren St John, author of The White Giraffe series
'Sure to ignite any reader's imagination and warm their heart. Wonderful and wonder-filled!' Andy Shepherd, author of The Boy who Grew Dragons
'Utterly charming, wonderfully wild and sprinkled with gutsy characters, dastardly villains & magical creatures galore . . .' Jo Clarke, author of The Travelling School Mysteries
'Ember Spark is bursting with adventure, magic & that very special Abi Elphinstone sparkle . . .' Mel Taylor-Bessent, author of The Christmas Carrolls
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