Synopses & Reviews
Published in time for the release of
The Return Of The King, the last of the
Lord of the Rings trilogy! Filled with captivating illustrations by award-winner Robert Ingpen, this beautifully bound guide makes a fabulous gift for all fans of the fantastic. The secrets of the ancient sorcerers, the practices of the medieval alchemists, and the rituals of modern magicians are found between the special padded covers of this beautifully produced book. Inside, readers discover how lucky talismans work and which tools to use for successful spell casting. The most remarkable wizards who walked the earth, from the evil sorceress Circe to the legendary Merlin, are all captured in a superb text by Beatrice Phillpotts, the author of
Faery Paintings,
Mermaids, and
The Faery Companion. About the Author
Beatrice Phillpotts is the author of
Faery Paintings,
Mermaids, and
The Faeryland Companion. She contributed to the bestselling
Dinosaurs.
Robert Ingpen won the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his illustrations. He illustrated Shakespeare: His Work and His World, which won a Maine Student Book Award.