The first magical adventure in a major new trilogy, Animal Wizardry, is a thrilling blend of edge-of-your-seat action, laugh-out-loud humour and unforgettable characters.Running to save his life, Aldwyn, a streetwise orphan cat, ducks into a very strange pet shop… Moments later Jack, a young wizard-in-training, comes in to pick out his familiar – the magical animal that will accompany him forever. Aldwyn has always been clever. But magical? Apparently Jack thinks so – and Aldwyn is happy to play along. Anything to get out of town…Back at wizard training camp Aldywn really thinks he’s landed on his feet! All he needs to figure out is how to convince the other familiars – the know-it-all blue jay Skylar and the friendly tree frog Gilbert – that he’s the telekinetic cat he claims to be!Then something terrible happens – Jack and the other young wizards are captured by the evil queen of Vastia. Together their familiars must save them – but how? Join Aldwyn, Skylar and Gilbert on their quest across the land as they face dangerous foes, unearth a shocking ancient secret and discover a mysterious destiny that will change them all forever.
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Adam Epstein. The Familiars: Animal Wizardry
CONTENTS
ONE. Catch of the Day
TWO. Unfamiliar Surroundings
THREE. Stone Runlet
FOUR. Storm Berries and Bookworms
FIVE. Walkabout
SIX. Midnight Visitors
SEVEN. Into the Unknown
EIGHT. Agdaleen and the Octopot
NINE. The Tree Frogs of Daku
TEN. Vastia’s Most Wanted
ELEVEN. The Bridge of Betrayal
TWELVE. A Secret History
THIRTEEN. The Mountain Alchemist
FOURTEEN. An Unwelcome Return
FIFTEEN. Torentia Falls
SIXTEEN. The Sunken Palace
SEVENTEEN. The Hydra of Mukrete
EIGHTEEN. Paksahara
NINETEEN. The Prophesised Three
COPYRIGHT
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For Jane, my wife, who supports and encourages every dream, no matter how fantastic
For Penny, my daughter, this story is for you
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“Maybe we can discuss this,” pleaded Aldwyn, dropping the flounder to the ground. “What do you say we go halfsies on this fish? Fifty—fifty.”
The shadowy apparition snarled ferociously sending tentacles of mist towards Aldwyn. He felt a terrible cold as the mist enveloped his white paw, but the tentacles retreated as quickly as they came.
