"UP THERE WITH SKANDAR AND IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES. AN ABSOLUTE TRIUMPH!" MEL TAYLOR-BESSENT

From the internationally BESTSELLING author of Wonderscape and The Uncommoners, comes a SPECTACULAR FANTASY series for 9+ set in a world of MAGICAL CREATURES shaped by emotions. Full of unexpected TWISTS, secret organizations and a sparkling of SCIENCE, this series will be irresistible to fans of POK***É***MON, Skandar and the Unicorn Thief and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

FEEL THE MAGIC. CONJURE THE IMPOSSIBLE.

When her dad is kidnapped by a woman with a giant hamstoceros, Bitsy and best friend Kosh are swept into a secret world of ancient meteorites and strange beasts called magicores, each conjured using a different emotion. Using a powerful bestiary called Magicalia, the friends must quickly become conjurors themselves, before following a trail of clues that will take them from London to India to Paris, in a race to rescue Bitsy’s dad from a mysterious villain…

PRAISE FOR MAGICALIA:

"Fun, fast and ferociously readable.****" Elle McNicoll

**"**A world-beating feat of imagination!" Sinéad O'Hart

"Jennifer Bell makes the impossible seem possible ... an absolute triumph!" Mel Taylor-Bessent

“Thrilling twists and magical creatures at every turn.” Rachel Chivers Khoo

“Bursts with technicolour.” Jasbinder Bilan

"A proper rip-roaring adventure!" Dominique Valente

**“A bold and exciting new world of magic.” Amy Sparkes

“Monstrously fun!" Andy Sagar

"Hooked from the very first page!" Swapna Haddow**

“Witty, sharp, atmospheric and bold with an energy that never lets up.” Justin Somper

“A gloriously imaginative and thrilling adventure that guarantees to delight all young readers who ever wished for magic … I long to live in the world of Magicalia!” Lizzie Huxley-Jones

“Jennifer Bell does it again, conjuring a delightful, sometimes-cute, often-dangerous pantheon of magical creatures in this super-exciting and unputdownable story. Readers of all ages will want a ‘magicore’ of their own!” Thomas Taylor

"True magic ... Jennifer Bell’s story’s got wonders to spare, and this is just the beginning…” Sarwat Chadda

"Magicalia is a globe-trotting triumph! With a deftly-crafted new world at her fingertips, Jennifer Bell’s imagination knows no bounds. Rich in magic and filled with warmth, Bell’s storytelling prowess holds the power of an omega-level magicore!" Richard Pickard

"With twists and turns on almost every page, this hugely inventive adventure is deliciously addictive." The Bookseller