Margaret Mahy

Una brubujeante historia en verso de Margaret Mahy, ganadora de la medalla Hans Christian Andersen 2006, por su señalada contribución a la literatura infantil.

In a time not far from our own, a colourful group of travellers braves the twisting, unpredictable landscape of a world trying to remake itself years after near-destruction. They are the magicians, clowns, trapeze artists and musicians of Maddigans Fantasia, healing the injured land with wonder and laughter.When three mysterious children join the Fantasia - children with uncanny abilities and a secret past - they bring with them powerful enemies who will stop at nothing to hunt them down. Soon Garland Maddigan, the 12-year-old daughter of the Fantasias ringmaster finds herself embroiled in a series of terrifying adventures that will take her within perilous underground tunnels, through the land of the Witch-Finder and across time itself . . .

A legend is born. Heriot has always known that he was different with his terrifying dreams and psychic powers. Ripped from his family farm, he is forced to serve as the Kings magician in the capital city of Diamond. Isolated and lonely, his only friends are the mad prince Dysart and Cayley, a mysterious wild city child. But their friendship is about to be tested to the limit when chilling violence and ambition threatens to crush Diamond and its King.Heriots psychic abilities hide a deeper power that has the strength to bring Diamonds enemies to their knees. But will he be able to control this power without becoming a monster himself?Margaret Mahy is outstanding in the richness of her ideas and in her great story-telling ability. She has a fresh and vivid imagination, which speaks directly to the imagination of the child and an ability to use language to increase the force of her imagery to great effect.Twentieth Century Childrens WritersThe queen of childrens fiction...her plots are complex, her language is both rich and precise.Independent on SundayA prolific and versatile writer.The TimesFew writers can match Mahy in her ability to exploit the exuberant possibilities of the playfulness of words.Irish TimesMahy displays a deep understanding of the emotions and conflicts of growing up.Independent on SundaySympathetic, unsentimental, effortlessly funny. Jan Mark, TES

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Un mago, una inventora, una tía adoptiva, dos gatos listísimos, tres malhechores y seis niños superdotados... Todos coinciden en la sorprendente Escuela Inesperada, para vivir la más disparatada aventura. ¡Unete a ellos! Un magico y genial relato en el que lo mas increible resulta verosimil.

In a time not far from our own, a colourful group of travellers braves the twisting, unpredictable landscape of a world trying to remake itself years after near-destruction. They are the magicians, clowns, trapeze artists and musicians of Maddigan''s Fantasia, healing the injured land with wonder and laughter. When three mysterious children join the Fantasia - children with uncanny abilities and a secret past - they bring with them powerful enemies who will stop at nothing to hunt them down. Soon Garland Maddigan, the 12-year-old daughter of the Fantasia''s ringmaster finds herself embroiled in a series of terrifying adventures that will take her into perilous underground tunnels, through the land of the Witch-Finder and across time itself...