Children's & YA
October 2022
The Student Magician – The Sorcerer's Curse (Vol. 1)
Warlock Basil Humbuck has a terrible plan: he wants to destroy the Magic Spring -and with it the entire Enchanted Forest! But Humbuck has not factored in the interference of student magician Flo and elf Ava.Ever since Flo can remember, he has lived with the nasty warlock Basil Humbuck. He is supposed to learn the Great Magic from him. And help him destroy the magical source of the Enchanted Forest. With a giant poison worm, the Great Grol! But when they want to put the plan into action, the worm bites Flo and he drops it in the forest. Furious, the master demands that Flo find the Grol and complete the mission. Alone in the Enchanted forest, full of evil creatures and elves! But in the forest Flo is amazed to find that it is beautiful. Flo gathers all his courage and decides to save the Enchanted Forest from the warlock, together with elf Ava and his new friends.• Start of a High Fantasy series with a cool forest setting, great protagonists and exciting magical creatures• Cool and gripping fantasy adventure about a student magician who recognizes step by step that he is able to do much more than he ever thought – about courage to stand up to evil forces, even the "little ones" can become heroes!• Short chapters in an easy-to-read font, for children aged 7 and up• Lots of great four-color illustrations that punctuate the story and support reading, by the ilustrator of highly popular Leselöwen title "The Mysterious Dragon Egg" (more than 60,000 copies sold)