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The Wizards of Once is a series of four fantasy adventure books for readers 8+ by Cressida Cowell, Waterstones Children’s Laureate (2019-2022) and the author of the bestselling How To Train Your Dragon books.
 
The Wizards of Once is set in an ancient land of wizards, warriors, mythical creatures and powerful magic. The books follow the adventures of Xar and Wish, a boy and a girl from opposing tribes, both concealing secrets. Xar is from a wizard tribe, but was born with no magic, and Wish is from a Warrior tribe, yet is hiding a banned Magical Object. Wizards and Warriors are taught from birth to hate each other, but when Xar and Wish’s worlds collide, a whirlwind adventure starts where they must work together and forget their differences.
 
Cressida Cowell is one of the most popular British authors for this age group and an expert at writing magical adventures. The How to Train Your Dragon series has sold over 11 million books and been made into a major DreamWorks film franchise. She published book one in this series, The Wizards of Once, in 2017 and it was a hit with critics and kids, winning the Blue Peter Award.
 
The Wizards of Once series is a quartet which you need to read in order, and the fourth and final book, The Wizards of Once: Never and Forever will come out in September 2020. Watch Cressida talk about the epic conclusion to the series here.
 
Witch and wizard books are always popular, and Cressida Cowell’s books are always sure to spark kids’ imaginations thanks their thrilling plots and wonderful characters. The series also makes a great class read, and you can find some helpful KS2 teaching resources in our additional resources for how to get the most out of the books in the classroom.
 
All the The Wizards of Once books in order:
 
Book 1: The Wizards of Once (2017)
Book 2: The Wizards of Once: Twice Magic (2018)
Book 3: The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times (2019)
Book 4: The Wizards of Once: Never and Forever (2020)

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From the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon comes an exciting high-adventure series - set in an ancient, mag... MoreThe Wizards of Once: Book 1

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The Wizards of Once: Twice Magic: Book 2
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The Wizards of Once: Twice Magic: Book 2

The No.1 bestselling series from current Waterstones Children's Laureate and author of How To Train Your Dragon, Cressid... MoreThe Wizards of Once: Twice Magic: Book 2

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The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times: Book 3
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The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times: Book 3

The No.1 bestselling series from current Waterstones Children's Laureate and author of How To Train Your Dragon, Cressid... MoreThe Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times: Book 3

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The Wizards of Once: Never and Forever: Book 4 - winner of the British Book Awards 2022 Audiobook of the Year
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The Wizards of Once: Never and Forever: Book 4 - winner of the British Book Awards 2022 Audiobook of the Year

The No.1 bestselling series from the author of How to Train Your Dragon. Can Xar and Wish unite their worlds in time to ... MoreThe Wizards of Once: Never and Forever: Book 4 - winner of the British Book Awards 2022 Audiobook of the Year

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  • The Wizards of Once: Book 1

    The Wizards of Once: Book 1

    by Leoro

    This book is very thick (over 400 pages) but actually isn’t as long as that makes it seem as there are a lot of pictures and the words are big and spa...

  • The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times: Book 3

    The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times: Book 3

    by Leahac

    It’s been two weeks since Xar, Wish and their loyal companions fled the Warriors and Wizards. They left the Warrior Queen and Wizard King behind after...

  • The Wizards of Once: Book 1

    The Wizards of Once: Book 1

    by Red198

    What a magical book. The characters are great - polar opposites (two main characters) - who learn much from each other.   They defy all odds to work t...

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