Book One - Candlewicke 13: Curse of the McRavens
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“Vibrant and funny . . . Sergent spins out a parade’s worth of fresh, playful ideas . . . a bevy of oddball creatures . . . and that climactic tournament, a lulu involving cats, monkeys, ogres and more.”
The BookLife Prize by Publishers Weekly
Do you love the smell of a newly printed book bubbling over with the promise of mystery and magic? Or is exploring an enchanted world in full color on an electronic device more to your liking?
If you are looking for something new to read, check out the Candlewicke 13 series by Multi-Award-Winning Author Milan Sergent.
The five-book series is now available through most bookstores and online. Each book features hidden clues and chapter illustrations, as well as a variety of maps by Author Milan Sergent.
Country: United StatesLanguage: EnglishGenre: Middle -grade / Young Adult Fantasy
Released: February 5, 2019Media type: Print and E-bookPages: 347
Official Trailer for Book OneCandlewicke 13 Curse of the McRavens
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Candlewicke 13: Curse of the McRavens
Valor McRaven tries to hide his odd symptoms from the “normal” witches. His shadow moves on its own, and he sometimes makes objects move without the required wand. Valor refuses to believe the rumors about his family, even after Mystic Ministry locks the McRavens in the sanatorium and schedules him to be the hunted fox in a ghastly tournament with blindfolded ogres, boiling cauldrons, and cats with moon madness.
If Valor wins, or survives, he can begin his dream of becoming an apprentice of magic at Mystic Steeples, where he hopes to unravel the death of his twin and the attempts someone keeps making to kill him. His only friends say it's too late for that. They insist he's the leader of their misfit coven, foretold to unravel the greatest cover-up in history (The Great Deception) and stop the Grim Warlock's terrible Thirteenth Hour. But they're not risking a life sentence in a dreary prison having their inner essence removed.
If Valor wins, or survives, he can begin his dream of becoming an apprentice of magic at Mystic Steeples, where he hopes to unravel the death of his twin and the attempts someone keeps making to kill him. His only friends say it's too late for that. They insist he's the leader of their misfit coven, foretold to unravel the greatest cover-up in history (The Great Deception) and stop the Grim Warlock's terrible Thirteenth Hour. But they're not risking a life sentence in a dreary prison having their inner essence removed.
The only person Valor trusts is his morosely precocious adopted sister, Doomsy Gloomsy, who knows much more than any eight-year-old should.
Curse of the McRavens, the first book in the Candlewicke 13 series, contains hidden clues throughout the novel. It also contains chapter illustrations as well as a variety of maps. Milan Sergent wrote the gothic-fantasy series for middle grade/young adult readers who feel like outsiders and love enchanted creatures as well as quirky witches and wizards. Each book has a unique feel and features whimsical settings. And though it is set in modern times, you won't easily notice anything contemporary in this mysterious country called Hoopenfangia, for it proudly remains old world because it has been safely hidden for centuries by a magic veil in in the Bermuda Triangle also called the Hoodoo Triangle. Despite the rich history and magic veil, Valor McRaven and Doomsy Gloomsy are starting to wonder just how “safe” they really are.