By: Robert Vescio
Genre: FYB - Short stories
Published by: Interactive Publications
Published: 15 Feb 2025
ISBN: 9781922830814

Description

Three magical stories, each with a cast of courageous characters, with fantasy dragons, witches, and danger at every turn.


In Ruby Wicked, a young witch transforms her Burmese cat into a supermodel. In The Dragon’s Lair, young Eric clanks up a mountain to steal a dragon’s tail to lift his family from poverty. In The Golden Telescope, timid Garth and bold Sally portal into a dimension of fairies, trolls and a stolen sceptre via an old telescope in their great-grandfather’s spider-infested house.


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Review

This is a collection of three standalone stories in one book, each full of adventure and magic.


In Ruby Wicked we meet Ruby - she is a witch but only her next door neighbour knows. When she tries to help out a friend, by turning a cat into a supermodel, not everything goes exactly to plan!


In The Dragon’s Lair, Eric is hoping to help his family by stealing magic for the greedy king. To do this he has to steal a dragon’s tail. Will our brave young Knight survive his encounter with a grumpy dragon?


The Golden Telescope transports Sally and Garth from their great-grandfather’s old house to the fairy realm, which has lost all its colour since the trolls stole the fairy king’s sceptre. Can Sally and Garth outwit the trolls and help the fairies get the colour back?


These are fun and adventurous stories with a range of different characters who each have to face their own difficulties and fears. They will be perfect for anyone who loves magical stories with a bit of a laugh long the way. Best suited to those aged 10 and up.


Reviewed Michelle