Torday pays tribute to reading, libraries and imagination in one of the most clever and ambitious children's books you'll read this year (The Bookseller)
An entrancing story that champions imagination at a time when we most need it  (Abi Elphinstone)
You'll be on the edge of your seat ... an original, and imaginative war cry for the importance of reading and the magic of libraries (M.G. Leonard)
Thrilling, epic, wise. Truly a book for our times. (With extra rainbow unicorns!) (Natasha Farrant, author of The Children of Castle Rock)
Gripping, original and memorable (Francesca Simon, on The Last Wild trilogy)
Piers Torday...is the new master of books for children who like magic and modernity with their lust for adventure. (The Times, on There May Be a Castle)
Piers Torday continues to demonstrate that he is one of the best writers for children working today (The Guardian, on There May Be a Castle)
An excellent, punchy adventure tale with vivid characters and an impassioned eco message (The Financial Times on The Last Wild trilogy)
A whimsical yet thoughtful tale that brings to mind the smarts and silliness of Roald Dahl and Norton Juster (New York Post, on The Last Wild trilogy)
Wildly inventive, moving and gripping ... full of suspense without ever sacrificing warmth (The Guardian on The Last Wild trilogy)

'If you can imagine it, it exists ... somewhere.' The new spellbinding fantasy adventure from the bestselling, award-winning author of The Last Wild trilogy.
1945. They have survived the Blitz, but when Simon, Patricia, Evelyn and Larry step through a mysterious library door, it is the beginning of their most dangerous adventure yet. They discover the magical world of Folio, where an enchanted kingdom of fairy knights, bears and tree gods is under threat from a sinister robot army.
The many stories of the Library are locked in eternal war, and the children's only hope is to find their creator - a magician who has been lost for centuries.
What they find will change not just their own lives, but the fate of the world, for ever ...
An ode to the world of Narnia, The Lost Magician is a classic in the making from one of the UK's most talented children's authors.
Praise for Piers Torday:
'the new master of books for children who like magic and modernity with their lust for adventure' - The Times