Earth Heart: The Era of Magic: 1 - Softcover

Charles Nettleton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1068590203 ISBN 13: 9781068590207

Publisher: North Haven Books, 2025

Synopsis

Rufus and Clara are two beekeepers who are shocked to find that their families’ bees are dying. Strange, when the sunflowers they feed off are bigger than ever and when the wizards of The Southern Lands are doing so much to help nature thrive with their spells. 

 

Rushing to The Wizardry for help, they meet a trainee wizard called Mellek. He tells them about a wizard ‘up river’ who is causing quite a stir, using a new kind of magic that seems more powerful than ever. This must be what they need to fix their problem so they decide to go in search of him.

 

But very soon it becomes clear that the nature of things - both plants and animals - is being changed. They are attacked by a vicious fox, see flowers fusing into each other and find an orchard with impossibly perfect apples. With help from Rufus’s tame deer, Tikki, they encounter danger and disaster the closer they get to the mysterious wizard. 

 

Is he really the answer to their problems, or is something altogether more sinister going on? What does the magic of the wizards really do?

 

These are the questions that Rufus, Clara and Mellek will need of all their courage, wits and determination to answer. The whole health of their homeland depends on them.

About this title

About the Author

Having read English at Cambridge University, Charles Nettleton enjoyed a long career in both adult and children’s publishing, including being part of the team that created the bestselling Warriors, Beast Quest and Rainbow Magic series. He is as passionate about nature as he is about compelling and inspiring storytelling. He lives in Poole, Dorset, UK.

 

Edition details

• Publisher: North Haven Books
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1068590203
• ISBN 13: 9781068590207
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232