The Magic Escapes (The Secrets of Droon: Special Edition #1)

The Secrets of Droon: Special Edition #1

by Tony Abbott, Tim Jessell (Illustrator)

The magic of Droon explodes with the first-ever Special Edition! An enhanced eye-catching package with foil and a special sticker bind-in make this book irresistible for DROON fans!

Magic is on the move... into the real world. As Eric and his friends venture beyond the jeweled door and down the dark stairway, they enter a whole new chapter in their Droon adventures. They enter the "Upper World" -- our world. In this exciting special edition, for the first time ever, the magical world of Droon is expanding into the real world. Wizards, goblins, and all kinds of magical mischief are in store -- and this time, it's not just a wonder of Droon. It's a reality.

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Fiction, Adventure, Middle Grade, Time Travel, Juvenile

103 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 15, 2001

About the author

Tony Abbott (born 1952) is an American author of children's books. His most popular work is the book series The Secrets of Droon, which includes over 40 books. He has sold over 12 million copies of his books and they have been translated into several other languages, including Italian, Spanish, Korean, French, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, and Russian. He has also written the bestseller Firegirl.

Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952. His father was a university professor and had an extensive library of books which became one of Abbott's first sources of literature. When he was eight years old, his family moved to Connecticut where he went through elementary school and high school.

Abbott attended the University of Connecticut, and after studying both music and psychology, decided to study English and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in English literature. He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff to further develop his writing after college.

Abbott currently lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. Tony had one brother and two sisters.

Reviews

[Mosy · Rating 4 out of 5]

این که نویسنده موقعیتی ایجاد میکنه که یک شرور گنده تر وارد داستان میشه و قهرمان های داستان مجبور میشن با شرور اصلی داستان همکاری کنن تا اون رو نابود کنن، باعث شد این جلد متفاوت تر از همه جلدها باشه و همین طور جذاب.

[Sarv · Rating 5 out of 5]

شاید چون خودم شخصیت داستان نبودم اینطوری فکر میکنم، ولی... دلم برای اسپار میسوزه!
+ :D از بهترین کتابای مجموعه... با اینکه از گابلین ها و سالاماندرا بدم اومد

[elly ★ · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5
La saga de mon enfance

[Kryssy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the additional time travel element!

Also, sparr partnering up with the gang!?!!!

- Up the stairs to a strange upper world
- Sparr gives eric the eyes of the coiled viper for safekeeping
- A flying boy saved eric and wants to meet up with his friends as well
- Goblins are stealing magic
- Sparr spelled eric so he can’t talk about the gem
- The same goblins showed up when eric used the wand back home
- The mortal world but in the past
- Urik hasn’t made droon yet and galen is his brother!
- He has another brother… sparr!!
- Sparr is having some kind of trouble with salamandra
- Attacked by a kraken
- Find young galen
- Salamandra moves the city through space and time to steal magic
- Neal turned into a goblin. Probably from the pie he ate?
- Slamandra betrayed sparr. It seems like he’s being a double agent
- Now that they’re in the past, they can try and stop salamandra from going to their time
- Sparr joins keeah and eric to defeat salamandra
- Urik goes after sparr hoping that he can find their mother’s goodness in him
- Set young galen up to make his discoveries
- Salamandra and jaboo (?) are loose in droon.

[Amy Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great world of imagination, magic, and mythological creatures. This book follows a group of children who time travel back in time to stop an evil sorcerer from stealing all the magic. During theircmagival adventure, they also learn the importance of teamwork.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

A longer special edition in the series. Eric and Lord Sparr go up the Dark Stair to the Upper World, but they are surprised to find themselves fine hundred years in the past. A huge secret is revealed. Good installment.

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love that secrets continue to be revealed as the series continues. This one has some shockers in it and it is fun to see different sides of the characters.

[Maximilian Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did like this book because I like magic. I did not like this book because I did not like the part when Sparr thought Eric was his friend.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

SO AMAZING!!! At first I was sad it wasn’t the real real upperworld, but Eric and Sparr team ups are my favorite! I love everything about this book.

[Rob · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't want to give away any of the story so I guess I will just say, This was a good read, But I think you still need to read them in order to avoid getting lost.

[Stacie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another fun adventure in Droon. A magical world.

[Eva Meng]

I think this book is very interesting because Lord Sparr suppose to be Eric's enemy. I like this book and I would like to recommend this book because it is very exciting. I think that everyone or at least some people should read this book because many people might want to read it. It is about a princess named Salamandra is trying to get more power from people and also her goblins are helping her get magic by stealing it. I think people would like in the end where Sparr and Eric and his friends combining magic to destroy Salamandra. Also, there was a part where when the princess try to get the gem she couldn't because Eric zapped her but she didn't and she didn't disappear but instead she was off to Droon and also the dragon that makes pie for Salamandra's goblins.


This is a great book because it has many great parts in this book.

[Jeremy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've decided to read The Secrets of Droon series entirely for Christmas since i've been feeling a bit nostalgic. I want to be able to live a bit of the magic of being a kid and what beeter to help than this incredible series. I know that this series is for young kids but i feel it will still be great to read and live the excitement.
What an adventure! This continuation of the past book, The Knights of Silversnow, was incredible. We meet many new characters including new villains who will appear again in the future. We also learn a lot about Droon's past and about its secrets. The characters have developed more too. This book was packed with mystery, action, adventure, fun, friendship, and magic.

[Sydney · Rating 5 out of 5]

when lord sparr enters the upper world which is earth and this girl is ruling over the city they have to stop sparr from doing what he's doing.

[Jack · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good story but i went right through it.

[Roxanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

sparr brings magic to us humans

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Jeweled Door. A Dark Staircase. The magic of Droon is not a secret anymore...

[Steven · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved this series as a kid!

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

yeh girlfriend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Felicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute adventure story for 2nd or 3rd grade level readers.

[Roberto · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this one, Sparr uses the dark stare to get into the upper world, but he actually went to the world of Pesh, where Salamandra is first seen.

[Ratforcekids]

The Secret of Droon series has been around a while, but is still popular for those readers who enjoy adventurous reads. The series is available on audiobook.

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sparr is trying to run away and collect magic, but Eric runs after him trying to stop him. When he found his other friends He told them what Sparr told him.

[Anna]

This is the first Droon Special Edition book. Read it after The Knights of Silversnow and before Dream Thief.

[Kay Kay · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was Ok. Thies whole series seems contrived to me. Not his best work.

[Annisaa S. · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book was so so so so mysterios