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Overall, this is clearly a step above the majority of fantasy out there and while it will certainly appeal to Charlie Bone fans it's worth repeating my message above that there's nothing here that will be difficult for you to follow if this is the first of the author's works you've picked up. That said, I'll temper my praise ever so slightly by saying that I found the ending somewhat anticlimatic which just drops it down from the full five stars. Still an easy recommendation though!

Further reading suggestion: As well as the aforementioned [[Charlie Bone and the Red Knight by Jenny Nimmo|Charlie Bone series]] and the Magician trilogy by Nimmo herself another stunning fantasy series which will appeal to fans of this book is Derek Landy's outstanding [[Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy|Skullduggery Pleasant]]. We've also enjoyed Nimmo's [[The Witch's Tears by Jenny Nimmo|The Witch's Tears]].