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The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times Audiobook
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From the author of How to Train Your Dragon: Two young heroes fight to save their beloved homes in the next thrilling installment of the internationally bestselling Wizards of Once series.
Xar and Wish are heroes with a huge task ahead -- confronting the Nuckalavee is not for the fainthearted. But with Magic and Iron together, they might just have a chance of saving their beloved homes from those who seek to destroy everything they hold dear. The third electrifying book in The Wizards of Once series fizzes with magic and introduces us to a host of glorious new characters: bears and piskies and magical pins and needles to name but a few.
Beloved bestselling author Cressida Cowell once again brings her trademark wit and stunning combination of action, adventure, humor, and incredible artwork to this epic new adventure, sure to transport and enchant readers. Stunningly written, magnificent in scope, hilarious and thrilling, Knock Three Times immerses you in a world you won't ever wish to leave.
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“Narrator David Tennant, hands down the perfect choice, returns to narrate the third installment of this magical series. His high-spirited performance lends energy, humor, and passion to the voices of the wizard Xar, warrior Wish, bodyguard Bodkin, and all of their various companions as they continue their quest to get rid of the witches and journey to confront the Norse demon Nuckalavee. In a production filled with sound effects, music, and singing, Tennant swaps out amazing and colorful accents, imbuing each character with even more personality and enhancing the story’s atmosphere. His performance makes it easy to forget there’s only one narrator. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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A clever and fresh new series.... Cowell fans will be elated to have a new world to get to know, and they'll welcome the author's familiar writing style and humor.
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The tongue-in-cheek voice combines with scribbly b&w interior illustrations...to sustain a sense of wonder and mayhem from start to finish. Cowell skillfully mixes adventure with silliness in a satisfying story.
— Publishers Weekly -
Cowell crafts two believable and lovable main characters...A strong new series starter by a best-selling author.
— School Library Journal -
The first in a series, this book will delight and engage readers of fantasy both young and old.
— School Library Connection -
A new fantasy world fizzing with evil, magic, Iron Age history, laugh-out-loud jokes and a huge cast of memorable characters. Another bestseller is born.
— The Daily Mail (UK) -
The detail of Cowell's world is a delight...This one will run and run.
— The Observer (UK)
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
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About Cressida Cowell
Cressida Cowell is the internationally bestselling author and illustrator of The Wizards of Once and the How to Train Your Dragon series. She grew up in London and on a small, uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland and now lives in Hammersmith, England.
About David Tennant
David Tennant, Earphones Award-winning narrator, is a Scottish actor who, over twenty years, has starred on stage, screen, television, and radio. In 2008 he played a widely praised Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company but is probably best known for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, along with the title role in the 2005 television serial Casanova and as Barty Crouch Jr. in the 2005 film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. On stage he has played Benedick in Much Ado about Nothing, as well as the title roles in Hamlet and Richard II.