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Details and Blurb for Magic Mirabelle and the Riddle of Night Opium
Title of Novel: MAGIC MIRABELLE AND THE RIDDLE OF NIGHT OPIUM
Published By: Mirador Publishing – Greenbrook Terrace, Taunton Somerset, United Kingdom.
www.miradorpublishing.com
ISBN: 978-1-911473-80-0.
Book release date: March 2017
Format: ebook and paperback
Length of Novel; 300 pages, approximately 124,000 words
Author’s Name and Location: Manfred
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6...
Book’s Rating and Readership: Adult, or Young Adult, 16 and over. Some medium level violence and mild eroticism. Stand-alone-book - not part of a series
Book Buy Links: Amazon (not yet available.)
Literary Genre(s): A mixture of Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Young Adult Coming of Age Novel, Chick Lit and Fairytale-Retellings.
Narrator: Third person female Narrator. The story is told through the eyes of the heroine Mirabelle Sommerfield.
Strongest Aspect of the Book: The book doubles as a Young Adult Coming of Age novel as well as a magical journey into another world where the heroine Mirabelle has the opportunity to grow and mature through both her experiences in real life as well as her adventures in her imaginative otherworld. It should be noted that in the first part of the novel (chapters 1-10), Mirabelle is a young girl of 12-13 years old and as such the plot deals with themes relevant for a young teenager of this age. The rest of the book (chapters11- 22), deals with Mirabelle's growth into a young woman (16-25) and as such the novel explores new characters and themes that would be much more suitable for a Young Adult reading audience than for children!
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/magicmirabel...
SYNOPSIS/BLURB
If you liked Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland and the Narnia and Harry Potter books, you will totally LOVE Mirador Publishing’s latest MUST READ YA Fantasy and Paranormal Romance - “Magic Mirabelle and the Riddle of Night Opium”
The story begins in East Finchley London where, after making a Wish with her mother and little brother, the young teenage Witch Mirabelle discovers a Magic Box with a very mysterious and enigmatic riddle in it.
The riddle has been left for Mirabelle by her admirer the Magician Night Opium, who has taken a fancy to the young Witch and wants to share his knowledge of Goldmaking with her. But when the Wizard tries to make gold with the help of his captive Fairy, Apricot Lantern, everything goes wrong for them. And, not long after that, Mirabelle discovers that both her and her Magician have been tricked by the conniving Fairy and that their Romantic dreamworld has been completely shattered.
Believing that her beloved Magician is lost to her forever, Mirabelle is totally broken-hearted. Eventually she tries to return to normal life and finds a new friend at her local high school . Her name is Lucy and she has the same interests in Magic and Witchy stuff as Mirabelle. But not long after she meets Lucy, Mirabelle finds herself as part of a very mysterious and enchanted game: one which has been played by young Witches and Sorcerers for generations, called the Dungeons of Lethe (D.O.L.) Game.
At first , this Game is very amusing and leads Mirabelle, and the other players, into even more exciting adventures, but finally she begins to understand the goal of the Game and the sinister nature of some of the powers that they are all playing with. Eventually she discovers that to emerge victorious in the D.O.L. Game she has to overcome several deadly adversaries - including the wicked Sorceress Lady Nightshadow herself - and take part in three Magical Battles or Tasks, each more psychologically demanding and gruelling than the last.
Fortunately for her, Mirabelle has powerful allies to help her, her friend Lucy, Mama and her little brother, the wise and kindly Father of Wishes and, eventually, her devoted admirer Night Opium himself. At first, neither he nor Mirabelle are happy to work together with each other, but eventually, during the third and last Magical Task, the young Witch realizes that for her to save herself and her world from a frightful Dystopian future, she will have to pool all her dreams and Magic together with the Sorcerer's knowledge of the Hermetic Arts. This is a bit of a risk for her, because if she does this she knows that all the old romantic feelings they once had for each other will be rekindled again and she is now a young woman of 17 and has grown too old and sceptical to believe in the Happy Endings she used to read about in her Fairytales!
But, despite her reluctance, Fate steps in and Mirabelle's Rite of Passage from girlhood to womanhood is completed, when one of London’s most prestigious theatre companies suddenly decides to perform one of Night Opium's weird and wonderful poems, called the Londres Witch. When the poem is staged, with Mirabelle in one of the leading roles and her best friend Lucy in the other, all of the power from their pooled Magic streams out into the historic centre of Westminster London.
In the nail-biting climax to the book, all the familiar spots in the city like Trafalgur Square, Piccadily and Kensington Gardens, become embroiled in the D.O.L. Game and the lives of the city's inhabitants is changed forever in a way that noone, not even the Sorcerer or Mirabelle themselves, could ever have foreseen.
See how in our amazing new YA Fantasy and Paranormal Romance "Magic Mirabelle and the Riddle of Night Opium!"
To be released by Mirador Publishing in March 2017.
Published By: Mirador Publishing – Greenbrook Terrace, Taunton Somerset, United Kingdom.
www.miradorpublishing.com
ISBN: 978-1-911473-80-0.
Book release date: March 2017
Format: ebook and paperback
Length of Novel; 300 pages, approximately 124,000 words
Author’s Name and Location: Manfred
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6...
Book’s Rating and Readership: Adult, or Young Adult, 16 and over. Some medium level violence and mild eroticism. Stand-alone-book - not part of a series
Book Buy Links: Amazon (not yet available.)
Literary Genre(s): A mixture of Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Young Adult Coming of Age Novel, Chick Lit and Fairytale-Retellings.
Narrator: Third person female Narrator. The story is told through the eyes of the heroine Mirabelle Sommerfield.
Strongest Aspect of the Book: The book doubles as a Young Adult Coming of Age novel as well as a magical journey into another world where the heroine Mirabelle has the opportunity to grow and mature through both her experiences in real life as well as her adventures in her imaginative otherworld. It should be noted that in the first part of the novel (chapters 1-10), Mirabelle is a young girl of 12-13 years old and as such the plot deals with themes relevant for a young teenager of this age. The rest of the book (chapters11- 22), deals with Mirabelle's growth into a young woman (16-25) and as such the novel explores new characters and themes that would be much more suitable for a Young Adult reading audience than for children!
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/magicmirabel...
SYNOPSIS/BLURB
If you liked Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland and the Narnia and Harry Potter books, you will totally LOVE Mirador Publishing’s latest MUST READ YA Fantasy and Paranormal Romance - “Magic Mirabelle and the Riddle of Night Opium”
The story begins in East Finchley London where, after making a Wish with her mother and little brother, the young teenage Witch Mirabelle discovers a Magic Box with a very mysterious and enigmatic riddle in it.
The riddle has been left for Mirabelle by her admirer the Magician Night Opium, who has taken a fancy to the young Witch and wants to share his knowledge of Goldmaking with her. But when the Wizard tries to make gold with the help of his captive Fairy, Apricot Lantern, everything goes wrong for them. And, not long after that, Mirabelle discovers that both her and her Magician have been tricked by the conniving Fairy and that their Romantic dreamworld has been completely shattered.
Believing that her beloved Magician is lost to her forever, Mirabelle is totally broken-hearted. Eventually she tries to return to normal life and finds a new friend at her local high school . Her name is Lucy and she has the same interests in Magic and Witchy stuff as Mirabelle. But not long after she meets Lucy, Mirabelle finds herself as part of a very mysterious and enchanted game: one which has been played by young Witches and Sorcerers for generations, called the Dungeons of Lethe (D.O.L.) Game.
At first , this Game is very amusing and leads Mirabelle, and the other players, into even more exciting adventures, but finally she begins to understand the goal of the Game and the sinister nature of some of the powers that they are all playing with. Eventually she discovers that to emerge victorious in the D.O.L. Game she has to overcome several deadly adversaries - including the wicked Sorceress Lady Nightshadow herself - and take part in three Magical Battles or Tasks, each more psychologically demanding and gruelling than the last.
Fortunately for her, Mirabelle has powerful allies to help her, her friend Lucy, Mama and her little brother, the wise and kindly Father of Wishes and, eventually, her devoted admirer Night Opium himself. At first, neither he nor Mirabelle are happy to work together with each other, but eventually, during the third and last Magical Task, the young Witch realizes that for her to save herself and her world from a frightful Dystopian future, she will have to pool all her dreams and Magic together with the Sorcerer's knowledge of the Hermetic Arts. This is a bit of a risk for her, because if she does this she knows that all the old romantic feelings they once had for each other will be rekindled again and she is now a young woman of 17 and has grown too old and sceptical to believe in the Happy Endings she used to read about in her Fairytales!
But, despite her reluctance, Fate steps in and Mirabelle's Rite of Passage from girlhood to womanhood is completed, when one of London’s most prestigious theatre companies suddenly decides to perform one of Night Opium's weird and wonderful poems, called the Londres Witch. When the poem is staged, with Mirabelle in one of the leading roles and her best friend Lucy in the other, all of the power from their pooled Magic streams out into the historic centre of Westminster London.
In the nail-biting climax to the book, all the familiar spots in the city like Trafalgur Square, Piccadily and Kensington Gardens, become embroiled in the D.O.L. Game and the lives of the city's inhabitants is changed forever in a way that noone, not even the Sorcerer or Mirabelle themselves, could ever have foreseen.
See how in our amazing new YA Fantasy and Paranormal Romance "Magic Mirabelle and the Riddle of Night Opium!"
To be released by Mirador Publishing in March 2017.
Bookreads Giveaway of Magic Mirabelle and the Riddle of Night Opium
Mirador Publishing’s latest literary sensation! - “Magic Mirabelle and the Riddle of Night Opium
If you liked Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland and the Narnia and Harry Potter books, you will totally LOVE Mirador Publishing’s latest YA epic fantasy novel - “Magic Mirabelle and the Riddle of Night Opium.” The story begins in East Finchley London where, after making a Wish with her mother and little brother, the young Witch Mirabelle discovers a Magic Box with a very mysterious and enigmatic riddle in it.
The riddle has been left for Mirabelle by her admirer the Magician and Alchemist Night Opium, who wants to make the young Witch his apprentice and share his knowledge of Sorcery and Goldmaking with her. But neither the young Wizard nor Mirabelle fully comprehend the nature of the great powers that they are playing with and, not long after that, the young Witch discovers that her Romantic Fairytale has suddenly changed to become the most dreadful and sinsiter game: a game which has been played as part of the Rite of Passage of young Witches and Wizards for generations, called the Dungeons of Lethe (D.O.L.) Game.
To complete her Initiation as an apprentice Witch and emerge victorious in the D.O.L. Game, Mirabelle has to now overcome several powerful and deadly adversaries, including the deliciously wicked Lady Nightshadow and her ghastly Gold-making engines, as well as taking part in three Magical Battles or Tasks, each more psychologically demanding and gruelling than the last. If she fails or is defeated in any of these tasks not only will her own world of Magic and Fairytales be destroyed, but the sinisiter Lethean enchantments emanating from Lady Nightshadow's ghastly engines will continue to spin their Mistress's nefarious web over the inhabitants of the city of London.
Fortunately for her, Mirabelle has powerful friends and allies to help her in her struggle, the saucy one foot one Fairy, Apricot Lantern, the madly eccentric Father of Wishes and her devoted admirer, the Hermetic Goldmaker and Poet Night Opium himself. Eventually, during the third and last Battle with Lady Nightshadow, the young Witch realizes that for her to preserve her world of Magic and Fairytales and to save the world from a frightful Dystopian future, she will have to pool all her magic and resources together with Night Opium's knowledge of Sorcery and Hermetic Alchemy.
The nail biting climax to the story occurs, when one of London’s most prestigious theatre companies decides to ally themselves with the young Witch and her wacky Wizard by performing the latter's weird and wonderful poem, the Londres Witch. When the poem is staged, all of the power and magic from their pooled enchantment streams out into the historic centre of Westminster London.
Not long after, all the familiar places in the city like Trafalgur Square, Piccadily and Kensington Gardens become embroiled in the D.O.L. Game and the lives of the city's inhabitants is changed forever in a way that noone not even the Sorcerer or Mirabelle themselves could ever have foreseen,
See how in our amazing new YA fantasy adventure novel Magic Mirabelle and the Riddle of Night Opium!
