The Wizards of Once: Book 1
Cressida Cowell
Subjects
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
- Fantasy Worlds - awesome adventures of magic and mystery
Average rating
From the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon comes an exciting high-adventure series – set in an ancient, magical time, full of Wizards, Warriors, Giants and Sprites.
Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award
This is the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who have been taught since birth to hate each other like poison; and the thrilling tale of what happens when their two worlds collide.
Perfect for boys and girls who love fantasy adventure…
Once there was Magic, and the Magic lived in the dark forests. Until the Warriors came…
Xar is a Wizard boy who has no Magic, and will do anything to get it. Wish is a Warrior girl, but she owns a banned Magical Object, and she will do anything to conceal it.
In this whirlwind adventure, Xar and Wish must forget their differences if they’re going to make it to the dungeons at Warrior Fort.
Where something that has been sleeping for hundreds of years is stirring…
Reviews
It was a bit long and in some parts I lost motivation just looking at how much I had left,overall I think this is a pretty fun book to read if you’re a bookworm.Also,the illustrations are next level because it helps you understand what you’re reading I think this is very helpful because if you’re confused on what you’re reading you can look at the illustration.This is a top tip from me section what you’re going to read and finish that section once you finish reading that section you can decide if you’ve finished reading or you want to carry on.
Countess Lacey Teabag 29.09.2025
loved it
Count Cornelius Nuggets 15.09.2025
It's really good. I really liked the bit where Wish and Xar meet. Wish was so clumsy she fell into a trap! It was funny.
Sergeant Hercules Fascination 30.08.2025
The book was about a boy name Xar who was trying to look for his magic because his magic was supposed to ready at the age of of 12. However he encounters the enemy ( the warriors) and they argue over a witch-killing sword
Corporal Pongo Arlington 22.08.2025
Xar is my favourite character
Major Cornelius Frozen-Peas 18.08.2025
I liked Wish and Xar. I would recommend it to people that love adventures.
Baroness Blossom Windchime 12.08.2025
How two enemies join together to kill Witches
Viscount Jiminy Bookmark 09.08.2025
It was heartbreaking that xar didn’t get his magic when he was thirteen years old but he did a foolish thing that made him get his magic
Captain Adolpho Mouse 28.07.2025
I loved this book and the magical atmosphere that came with it. I would definitely recommend this book, and I am going to try and find the next book in the series ( Twice Magic ) at my local library or bookshop.
Fairy Petronella Archer 28.07.2025
An amazing starter to a brilliant series! It is very enjoyable, and I love it!
Countess Daisy Paddington 24.07.2025
Brilliant
King Ice-T Hedgehog 10.07.2025
It is a very good book.
Viscountess Pansy Remmington 30.05.2025
It is a excellent book with lots of cliff hangers and majic.
Doctor Chilli Bubble-wrap 21.12.2024
A funny, exciting adventure.
Baroness Panther Turkey 01.12.2024
It was a good book
Duchess Angora Stegosaurus 12.10.2024
Recommend
Major Stinky Biscuits 03.09.2024
It was great
Viscountess Rapunzel Pinkerton 03.09.2024
I would recommend to all of my friends. A great book. I will read the whole set of books.
Empress Angel Godzilla 02.09.2024
This is a great book with lots of magic and mystery. My favourite characters are Xar, Wish and Squeezjoos. I recommend it to people who like stories with adventures and magic. It was a great read and I’m sure I will read more books from this series. But I rate it 4 stars because the book is very long, but hopefully the other books from the series aren’t as long.
Duchess Ursula Manatee 19.08.2024
Wizards of once was a good book but it was not my favourite. The best part was when Squeezjoos got witchblood stained on him but it was annoying that Zar didn't have any magic.
Empress Letizia Possum 15.08.2024
