It is a real treat to be faced with a book which successfully combines the talents of three different authors, each with their own unique style and each with a remarkable magical story to tell, and each story as intriguing, chilling and mysterious as the others. In Magical Mystery Stories three tales, designed to tax the brain cells and involving mystical elements that more than hint at the supernatural, are cleverly placed side by side in an excellent value three-in-one combo that any lover of the truly otherworldly will find hard to put down. From the opening pages of the intense, dark The Conjurer's Game , through to the bone-chilling The Thirteenth Owl , and finally on to the captivating Words of Stone , the three stories ignite the imagination and take the reader into a strange, and at times dangerous, world where anything can, and does, happen. An absolute must for fans of mystery and suspense Magical Mystery Stories is a compendium to keep even the keenest of minds guessing from beginning to end. (Age 10 and over) -- Susan Harrison

 

This book features in the following series: Red Fox Story Collections, Red Fox Summer Reading Collection .

There are 395 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

A brand new author to the Puffin list, Kevin Henke's novels include The Birthday Room, Sun & Spoon and Words of Stone. Among his acclaimed picture books, many of which are published here in the UK, are the number one bestseller Wemberley Worried, the Caldecott Honor Book Owen and the charming Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Nick Warburton was a primary school teacher for ten years before deciding to become a full-time writer. He has written plays for stage, television and radio as well as books for children, including The Battle of Baked Bean Alley; Normal Nesbitt. The Abnormally Average Boy; To Trust a Soldier; Ackford's Monster; Dennis Dipp on Gilbert's Pond; Gladiators Never Blink; You've Been Noodled! and Flora's Fantastic Revenge. Teresa Fisher is an experienced writer and teacher, who specializes in books and travel features for children.