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And this is how you get a brand new quest-driven story from Cressida Cowell!
Of course, I loved ''The Wizards of Once''. Of course! Where [[How to Betray a Dragon's Hero (How To Train Your Dragon) by Cressida Cowell|How To Train Your Dragon]] was all about Viking history and seafaring, this new series takes us back further, to Iron Age Britain and the chalk hills of the Sussex Downs. The new world she Cowell has created is just as vivid and, hopefully, will inspire just as many children to learn about this time outside of her books. There's plenty of magic in Cowell's wild woods and it rises from the pages fresh and clear and with fizzling energy.
And it's funny, as you'd expect. Cheerfully funny with daft jokes and slapstick and sharp dialogue. The supporting cast is vast and everyone will choose a favourite. Will yours be the talking raven? The kindly giant? Mine was Squeezjoos, a sprite I'd like to be best friends with if I could only get back in time to do it. Of the two main characters, you might laugh at Xar but you also might find him a tad annoying. He's impulsive to the nth degree and tends to the pompous. Wish is determined, kind and loyal, but she also has lessons to learn.
