Traitor's Magic
Two magical apprentices compete in this gripping fantasy set in an alternative Britain with deception, intrigue and treachery - for readers aged 9+
Binding: Paperback
Imprint: Walker
Age 9+
Fantasy & Magical Realism
Far from their homes, thrust together in a mouldering castle under the care of a callous, reclusive wizard, two children – Haskell, son of a wealthy merchant, and uneducated mill worker Agatha – compete to become the wizard's apprentice. But the competition between the rival apprentices is nothing compared to the powers that circle the castle, intent on unlocking the secrets hidden in the wizard's library. Secrets worth lying, stealing – and dying – for.
A nuanced and compelling rivals-to-allies story set in a richly drawn alternative Britain. For readers who love the world and writing of Diana Wynne Jones and the high stakes intrigue of Struan Murray's Dragonborn.
Creators
Henry Coles has been a part of several new writer award lists, including the SCBWI Undiscovered Voices, Scottish Book Trust New Writer Awardees and The Times/Chicken House Prize, which launched Jasbinder Bilan’s Asha & the Spirit Bird and Sophia Bennett’s Threads.
He grew up in a small village near Bradford, surrounded by sheep and hills. He always wanted to write, but instead spent his first 40 years programming computers. He still programs computers, but now he writes books too – Traitor's Magic is his debut.
