The Song of the QuarkbeastA long time ago magic faded away, leaving behind only yo-yos, the extremely useful compass-pointing-to-North enchantment and the spell that keep bicycles from falling over. Things are about to change. Magical power is on the rise and King Snodd IV of Hereford has realised that he who controls magic controls almost anything. One person stands between Snodd and his plans for power and riches beyond the wildest dreams of avarice. Meet Jennifer Strange, sixteen-year-old acting manager of Kazam, the employment agency for sorcerers and soothsayers. With only one functioning wizard and her faithful assistant 'Tiger' Prawns, Jennifer must use every ounce of ingenuity to derail King Snodd's plans. It may involve a trip on a magic carpet at the speed of sound to the Troll Wall, the mysterious Transient Moose, and a powerless sorceress named Once Magnificent Boo. But one thing is certain: Jennifer Strange will not relinquish the noble powers of magic to big business and commerce without a fight. |
Contents
1 Where We Are Right Now | 1 |
2 In Pursuit of Lost Stuff | 15 |
3 Magnaflux Reversal | 29 |
4 Negative Energy | 38 |
5 Zambini Towers | 44 |
6 Wizard Moobin | 61 |
7 Hacking the Dibble | 70 |
8 Turned to Stone | 77 |
17 The North Tower | 179 |
18 Mach 102 | 189 |
19 Trollvania | 195 |
20 Back at Zambini Towers | 210 |
21 Before the Contest | 221 |
22 Bridge Building | 235 |
23 The Surge | 245 |
24 Risk of Confluence | 250 |
9 Quarkbeast and Zenobia | 84 |
10 The Kings Useless Brother | 96 |
11 King Snodd IV | 112 |
12 Shifting Oaks | 122 |
13 The Kings Address | 139 |
14 The Perfidy Begins | 145 |
15 Mother Zenobia | 160 |
16 Boo and the Quarkbeasts | 166 |
25 Lunch at Last | 261 |
26 The All Powerful Blix | 274 |
27 Aftermath | 282 |
28 The End of the Story | 287 |
Back Flap | 291 |
Back Cover | 292 |
Spine | 293 |
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