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The Scent of Magic (Doomspell #2)

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All over the world children are discovering they have magical powers - as Rachel did when she was abducted by the Witch Dragwena in THE DOOMSPELL. But the reason is that the evil Witches of the planet Ool are determined to avenge Dragwena's death by manipulating an army of children and fighting the good Wizards. Rachel's own powers, and the ability of her younger brother E...more

Paperback, 224 pages

Published July 1st 2002 by Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) (first published 2001)

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Feb 16, 2013 Bookguide rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Zelfstandig te lezen tweede deel in de trilogie 'Robin en de Aardskinderen', uitstekend uit het Engels vertaald door Potter-vertaler Wiebe Buddingh. Omdat Robin (in deel 1) de machtige heks Dracuena verslagen heeft, nemen de moederheks en haar andere dochter, samen met 756 van de beste heksen wraak. Kan tovenaar Larpskendaya iets doen om Robin en de mensenkinderen te redden? Smeuig verteld en breed uitgesponnen heksenverhaal, waarin ijzingwekkende taferelen worden beschreven. De fantasywereld wo

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Zelfstandig te lezen tweede deel in de trilogie 'Robin en de Aardskinderen', uitstekend uit het Engels vertaald door Potter-vertaler Wiebe Buddingh. Omdat Robin (in deel 1) de machtige heks Dracuena verslagen heeft, nemen de moederheks en haar andere dochter, samen met 756 van de beste heksen wraak. Kan tovenaar Larpskendaya iets doen om Robin en de mensenkinderen te redden? Smeuig verteld en breed uitgesponnen heksenverhaal, waarin ijzingwekkende taferelen worden beschreven. De fantasywereld wordt naast de dagelijkse realiteit geplaatst, waardoor lezers even op adem kunnen komen. De spanning wordt langzaam in 20 getitelde hoofdstukjes opgebouwd. Goed geschreven verhaal in begrijpelijke taal met veel dialoog. Paperback met omslagillustratie in kleur van Robin en een heksenklauw. Herkenbaare kaft met op balk serievermelding; andere uitgeverij, ander lettertype. Voor kinderen vanaf 10 jaar die bestand zijn tegen een lekkere portie griezelen. - J.H.J.B. Boelens

Alhoewel ik het eerste boek van de serie gelezen heb, al was het een tijdje geleden, vond ik het in het begin moeilijk in het boek te komen. Maar na de eerste twee hoofdstukken begon het verhaal spannend te worden, en ik werd helemaal meegetrokken naar het eind. Dit is geen verhaal over een heksenschool, zoals 'Harry Potter' of 'De Hopeloze Heks'. In deze serie ontdekken normale kinderen dat ze bijzondere talenten hebben, en in dit boek moeten Robin, haar broer Erik en hun vriend Mordan het opnemen tegen de sterkste heksen. Robin heeft zelf een sterke toverkracht, maar is onervaren, Erik heeft het verrassende gave om spreuken te kunnen vernietigen, en Mordan was op een andere wereld tovenaar en is eigenlijk heel oud met veel ervaring, zodat hij goede raad geeft. Samen moeten ze vechten tegen de heksen en de kinderen die ze aan het opleiden zijn. Het lijkt hopeloos, maar hulp kan komen uit een onverwachte hoek.

Het is dus wel de moeite waard om door de eerste twee hoofdstukken te worstelen, want dit is echt een superspannend boek met een griezelig en sterk verhaal. Niet lezen als je makkelijk lijdt aan nachtmerries! (less)

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Apr 18, 2013 Ana Noez rated it 3 of 5 stars

I really loved the first book of this series so when I found out there were other two, I obviosly had to read them.

So Raquel, her brother and Morpet are back home and think everithing is over.
But something isnt right with Raquels magic, Dragwena wasnt dead (she still had a bit magic left and made it to Ool) and her mother finds the earth to take revenge for her daughter.

It was a bit exhausting reading this because of Raquels immaturity. She didnt want to put her family and friends in danger, but...more

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Jun 18, 2012 Chanelle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, great-for-girls, horror, junior-ya, young-adult, great-plot-development, reviewed-2012, to-read-to-my-child

Another beautifully written novel in this trilogy which continues the adventures of the characters from the first novel. McNish has a wonderful gift for projecting images from his words. It wasn't as scary as The Doomspell and I suppose the lessened shock made this a little less enjoyable, but it was still a wonderful journey.

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Jan 04, 2009 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars

I thought that it was good, but not as good as doomspell, which was mind blowing. Completely awesome. I think it was because this was set like, on earth, that's not so cool.

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Feb 05, 2012 Lula rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

Interesting book, mostly for young adults, or more little readers. Good writing, strange plot.

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About Cliff McNish

According to my Mum, when I was arriving in this world on the night of 24th August 1962 the electricity in the house failed, and all the lights went out. So I was born part in darkness and part in candlelight. I’ve no idea what significance that has, but it sounds impressive somehow…

I was born in Sunderland, a city in the north-east of England. I’d like to say I picked up the local Mackam accent,...more According to my Mum, when I was arriving in this world on the night of 24th August 1962 the electricity in the house failed, and all the lights went out. So I was born part in darkness and part in candlelight. I’ve no idea what significance that has, but it sounds impressive somehow…

I was born in Sunderland, a city in the north-east of England. I’d like to say I picked up the local Mackam accent, but unfortunately I only stayed long enough to toddle a few steps before my Dad whisked me, Mum and my older brother, Andy, down south.

I don’t remember too much about my first 8 years of life. I think I just day-dreamed it away. One thing I do remember is that our family was always moving, so I had to get used to a new school and friends all the time. I got to dread that first day in a new class. When I was only six I distinctly remember being told off in my first week at yet another new school by a teacher. I had no idea what I’d done wrong, but the teacher shouted loudly and made me spend about 30 minutes standing on my chair in front of the whole class as punishment. That was the second most embarrassing moment in my life. The most embarrassing moment in my life occurred about a year earlier when, after repeatedly telling my teacher I had to go to the bathroom, and being told to wait and wait and wait, I … er, couldn’t wait a single moment longer.

What was I like as a youngster? I don’t know – cheerful and a bit vacant probably sums it up quite well. We had a hawthorn wood at the back of my house, and I’d play there with my friends all day long whenever I had the chance. I always came home covered in scratches.

My school reports were spectacularly average. My teachers were always noting that I ‘day-dreamed’ a lot. I didn’t read much either, and when I did it was comics – mainly Marvel superhero comics. There was one superhero named The Silver Surfer who went silently round the Universe on a kind of space-surf board. He was lonely, aloof, a genius.

I identified with him.

My first real book memory is being given C.S. Lewis’s The Magician’s Nephew by my English teacher, Mrs Baldwin. Wherever you are now Mrs Baldwin, I thank you, because you opened my eyes. I was so bowled over by it that I read all the other 6 Narnian books right away. I loved them. Actually, I went further than love. I remember lying in bed in the dark, staring at the ceiling and wishing, wishing with all my heart, not just that I could meet C.S.Lewis (he was dead, actually), but that I could be C.S.Lewis. I wanted to BE C.S.Lewis! Don’t ask me what was going on in my head ...

My Mum and Dad separated when I was eight years old, and my brothers, sister Caron and I moved several times again after this. Eventually we settled down in Luton in Bedfordshire.

As I entered my teens I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I had no ambition to write. When I was fourteen I briefly wanted to be a geomorphologist (someone who studies the landforms of the Earth), but only because I really liked my geography teacher, a brilliant Welshman called Gwyn Bennett. The last I heard he was still teaching, at the very same school in Luton I left 23 years ago. There’s a happy thought!

With no better idea what to do with my life I just carried on at school, did my A-levels and went on to study History at York University. I left after 2 years, bored with the course and somewhat unhappy, without my degree and with a need to earn some money.

My first job involved working in a warehouse, and I’m afraid my day-dreaming days returned. One of the jobs involved putting items into boxes and writing the customer addresses on them. Not too difficult, you might think, and you’d be right, but my attention strayed often and I kept putting the boxes in the wrong places or getting the addresses wrong. Luckily, I was moved into the accounts section of the company before they sacked me. I ended up doing some work on the office com(less)

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