'High stakes and compelling characters in an endlessly engaging format. A stunning book that will have kids spellbound!' A.F. Steadman, author of Skandar
The first in an epic three-part fantasy series, brought to you by comics powerhouse The Phoenix.
An ALL-POWERFUL empire . . . A land of MAGIC and WONDER . . . A dark god that hungers for its DESTRUCTION.
When Scarlett Thawn, heir to the great city of Hightown, learns that her family has been attacked, she is forced to give up her dreams of becoming a mage and return home.
But proving her legacy will be far from simple, as sinister forces have taken hold of the city.
Can Scarlett, with the help of mysterious new arrival Rex, defeat these evil powers and claim what is rightfully hers?
Book one in this epic three-part fantasy series features all the characters from The Phoenix comic strip that readers know and love, and is destined to win many more fans.
Zak Simmonds-Hurn makes comics for The Phoenix comic and is best known for drawing Legacy, Know Your Monsters and Dragon Guard. He lives with his family in Bedfordshire.
Brothers Tom and Will Fickling grew up in Oxford and now create and edit stories for The Phoenix comic.