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An edge-of-your-seat fantasy adventure about friendship, sacrifice and the true meaning of magic, from the twice Costa-shortlisted author of The Midnight Guardians.

A hugely talented and accomplished storyteller. Sophie Anderson

Evie is used to not being noticed. But when she meets the mysterious Wainwright, she discovers that going unnoticed might just be what makes her unique. Recruited into a secret magical organization, Evie finds herself at the heart of an ancient and magical battle. Evil is returning to the land, and Evie is the only person who can stop it. But how can she defeat the most dangerous magician in the world, when she doesnt even know her own powers?

Dont miss Rosss other fantasy novels:

The Midnight Guardians
The Chime Seekers

PRAISE FOR SPELLSTONE

The very definition of a page-turner: riveting, punchy, with surprises around every bend. Ross is a flawless storyteller. Carlie Sorosiak

Another absolute triumph from one of my favourite childrens authors. Spellstone is both heartfelt and humorous, while fizzing with magic and fun. Catherine Doyle

A cinematic roller-coaster ride of a book, magical through to its shining core. Katharine Orton

Infused with magic, adventure and imagination. This is Ross Montgomery on top form, and the result is spectacular. Katya Balen

A magical book that is both clever and gripping. A joy! Lisa Thompson

Montgomerys playful imagination floods every page, creating a magical adventure full of high stakes, charming characters and unexpected twists. Joseph Elliott

A spellbinding adventure, brimming with original magic and the most charming cast of characters.
Jenny Pearson

Sparkling with magic, danger and that wonderful Montgomery wit, Spellstone is one to jump into, full throttle. A fabulous, crackling adventure. Amy Wilson

Ross Montgomery just gets better and better! Crackling with magic and swirling with mystery, Spellstone had me enchanted from the first page. Jennifer Bell

Magical storytelling bold and brilliant. Sophie Anderson

A brilliantly inventive tale of good versus evil that weaves magic and mystery with a cast of loveable characters. I loved every page of it. Struan Murray

"From the extraordinarily vivid opening scene to the heart-stopping climax, every page proves youre in the hands of a master storyteller. I couldnt put it down!" Aisling Fowler

Ross is one of our finest childrens writers, and this is a magnificent piece of fantasy storytelling. Gripping, quirky and with characters you wont forget. Phil Earle

PRAISE FOR THE CHIME SEEKERS

Cracking adventure from the wildly imaginative Montgomery. Daily Mail

"Funny, terrifying, full of folkloric strangeness hiding in everyday corner, this sparkling homage to David Bowies Labyrinth is just as satisfying as last years The Midnight Guardians." Guardian

"[A] whirlwind adventure." Daily Telegraph

"Richly imaginative." The Week Junior

A quest like no other: Ross Montgomery is on spectacular form in this brilliant, edge-of-your seat story. Emma Carroll

"Fast-paced and hilarious." Ross Welford

"Deliciously creepy, wonderfully imaginative."Sophie Anderson

Very page-turny, with enough funny bits to stop it being too scary. Philip Reeve

All the hallmarks of an instant classic. Carlie Sorosiak

A fantastic adventure with shades of Jan Mark, Susanna Clarke and Neil Gaiman ... A brilliant example of the best childrens fiction. Christopher Edge

"Ross Montgomery is a true master of storytelling." Jenny Pearson

FLAWLESS. Witty, emotional, beautifully written, pacey, punchy, and a story that just keeps delivering. Nicola Skinner

"A modern classic." Phil Earle

Rich in detail, humour and feeling. Ross Montgomery is a singular talent in writing brave and magical adventures." Katya Balen

Fantastic! A brilliant cast of characters ... a whirlwind adventure and a fae world brimming with darkness, wonder and faerie tricks. Aisling Fowler

[An] enchanting masterpiece ... Charming, hilarious and brimming with magic." Catherine Doyle

A tricksy, whirlwind of an adventure from start to finish with twists and turns I didnt expect! Aisha Busby

PRAISE FOR THE MIDNIGHT GUARDIANS

Shortlisted for the 2021 Costa Childrens Book Award

Waterstones Childrens Book of the Month for Christmas 2020

Hive Childrens Book of the Month for November 2020

A Toppsta Childrens Book of the Month for November 2020

"An enthralling, Narnia-flavoured novel with the folkloric feels of a Christmas classic." Childrens Books of the Year, Guardian

"Beautifully drawn fantasy characters ... a story of hope and love underpinned by witty humour. Daily Mail

"A magical slice of historical fantasy fiction. i Newspaper

"This lovely adventure story has the feel of a classic childrens book." Book of the Week, The Week Junior

Beautiful writing and epic storytelling.WRD Magazine

"A real triumph of the imagination." Editors Choice, The Bookseller

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The first biography of Americas greatest twentieth-century sculptor, Alexander Calder: an authoritative and revelatory achievement, based on a wealth of letters and papers never before available, and written by one of our most renowned art critics.

Alexander Calder is one of the most beloved and widely admired artists of the twentieth century. Anybody who has ever set foot in a museum knows him as the inventor of the mobile, Americas unique contribution to modern art. But only now, forty years after the artists death, is the full story of his life being told in this biography, which is based on unprecedented access to Calders letters and papers as well as scores of interviews. Jed Perl shows us why Calder was--and remains--a barrier breaker, an avant-garde artist with mass appeal.
This beautifully written, deeply researched book opens with Calders wonderfully peripatetic upbringing in Philadelphia, California, and New York. Born in 1898 into a family of artists--his father was a well-known sculptor, his mother a painter and a pioneering feminist--Calder went on as an adult to forge important friendships with a whos who of twentieth-century artists, including Joan Miró, Marcel Duchamp, Georges Braque, and Piet Mondrian. We move through Calders early years studying engineering to his first artistic triumphs in Paris in the late 1920s, and to his emergence as a leader in the international abstract avant-garde. His marriage in 1931 to the free-spirited Louisa James--she was a great-niece of Henry James--is a richly romantic story, related here with a wealth of detail and nuance.
Calders life takes on a transatlantic richness, from New Yorks Greenwich Village in the Roaring Twenties, to the Left Bank of Paris during the Depression, and then back to the United States, where the Calders bought a run-down old farmhouse in western Connecticut. New light is shed on Calders lifelong interest in dance, theater, and performance, ranging from the Cirque Calder, the theatrical event that became his calling card in bohemian Paris to collaborations with the choreographer Martha Graham and the composer Virgil Thomson. More than 350 illustrations in color and black-and-white--including little-known works and many archival photographs that have never before been seen--further enrich the story.

...(*_*)9780307272720_The first biography of America's greatest twentieth-century sculptor, Alexander Calder: an authoritative and revelatory achievement, based on a wealth of letters and papers never before available, and written by one of our most renowned art critics. Alexander Calder is one of the most beloved and widely admired artists of the twentieth century. Anybody who has ever set foot in a museum knows him as the inventor of the mobile, America's unique contribution to modern art. But only now, forty years after the artist's death, is the full story of his life being told in this biography, which is based on unprecedented access to Calder's letters and papers as well as scores of interviews. Jed Perl shows us why Calder was--and remains--a barrier breaker, an avant-garde artist with mass appeal. This beautifully written, deeply researched book opens with Calder's wonderfully peripatetic upbringing in Philadelphia, California, and New York. Born in 1898 into a family of artists--his father was a well-known sculptor, his mother a painter and a pioneering feminist--Calder went on as an adult to forge important friendships with a who's who of twentieth-century artists, including Joan Miró, Marcel Duchamp, Georges Braque, and Piet Mondrian. We move through Calder's early years studying engineering to his first artistic triumphs in Paris in the late 1920s, and to his emergence as a leader in the international abstract avant-garde. His marriage in 1931 to the free-spirited Louisa James--she was a great-niece of Henry James--is a richly romantic story, related here with a wealth of detail and nuance. Calder's life takes on a transatlantic richness, from New York's Greenwich Village in the Roaring Twenties, to the Left Bank of Paris during the Depression, and then back to the United States, where the Calders bought a run-down old farmhouse in western Connecticut. New light is shed on Calder's lifelong interest in dance, theater, and performance, ranging from the Cirque Calder, the theatrical event that became his calling card in bohemian Paris to collaborations with the choreographer Martha Graham and the composer Virgil Thomson. More than 350 illustrations in color and black-and-white--including little-known works and many archival photographs that have never before been seen--further enrich the story.

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