{"id":131727,"date":"2020-09-18T16:10:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T16:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/?p=131727"},"modified":"2020-10-10T07:55:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T07:55:03","slug":"the-wizards-of-once-never-and-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/nz\/kids-club\/cool-kids\/book-club\/the-wizards-of-once-never-and-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wizards of Once: Never and Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Set in an ancient<\/strong>, magical time<\/strong>, Xar <\/strong>and Wish <\/strong>are on the last leg of their epic journey<\/strong>. Together they must find the remaining ingredient to make a Lovespell <\/strong>\u2013 a powerful concoction <\/strong>that will get rid of the evil Witches <\/strong>destroying the Wildwoods <\/strong>and all its creatures! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fate of the Wizards <\/strong>and Warriors <\/strong>of this enchanted <\/strong>world lies in the hands of our young heroes. Will their combined strength <\/strong>and bravery <\/strong>be enough for the ultimate challenge <\/strong>\u2013 to defeat the evil Kingwitch <\/strong>once and for all? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Meet the characters! <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

 Get the lowdown on three cool characters from this super-cool series\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Xar <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Xar <\/strong>is the youngest son <\/strong>of Encanto the Enchanter<\/strong>, King of Wizards<\/strong>. Both rebellious <\/strong>and brave<\/strong>, he has a heart of gold <\/strong>\u2013 and, above all, is determined to prove himself<\/strong>! <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wish<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The seventh daughter <\/strong>of Sychorax<\/strong>, Queen of Warriors<\/strong>, Wish <\/strong>is curious <\/strong>and kind<\/strong>. Unlike other Warriors, she\u2019s able to perform magic<\/strong>! <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Caliburn <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Caliburn <\/strong>is a talking raven <\/strong>who accompanies Xar<\/strong>. Very protective <\/strong>over Xar, he often worries <\/strong>about him getting into dangerous situations – <\/strong>which is why his feathers <\/strong>keep falling out<\/strong>! <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

 Catch up with Cressida! <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Author Cressida Cowell tells us about the magic behind these brilliant books\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hi Cressida! What was your inspiration for The Wizards of Once <\/em>series <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My childhood holidays, playing in the ancient woodland near my grandparents\u2019 h ouse. Also, as kid I wanted to be magic! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haha! What do you hope readers will learn from the stories? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xar and Wish are from different tribes and have to learn to see things from another point of view. I wanted to encourage my readers to be understanding towards others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When did you realise that you wanted to be a writer? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I loved writing stories as a child<\/strong>, and when I was nine <\/strong>I won a writing competition<\/strong>! That\u2019s when I thought I could be an author <\/strong>one day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cool! What advice would you give to kids who might want to become authors? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read lots of different stories and practise writing as much as you can! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a sneak peek<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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