Of Mice and Magic

by David Farland

Overview

Neglected by his mom and forgotten by his friends, Ben just wants a pet......but his new mouse turns up with magical powers-and an attitude. She changes Benjamin into a mouse like herself and forces him to join her on a reckless quest. But she's not the only one with magic.Ben is a familiar and so powerful, other magicians are desperate to possess him, including Nightwing, an evil bat obsessed with world domination. Now Ben finds himself caught between two mages who both want to control him. His best hope is joining forces with a mouse who hates him, but Nightwing needs only to divide them, and Ben will never be human again. You'll love this tale. Ben's epic quest will make you laugh, make you cry, and feel like you're smiling out loud. Enjoy it now!David Farland once again proves himself to be a Wizard at Storytelling..." - Publisher's Weekly on WizardbornThis excellent blend of sf and fantasy belongs in most libraries. - Library Journal

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614758082
Publisher:	David Farland Entertainment
Publication date:	05/20/2015
Series:	Ravenspell , #1
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.58(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

David Farland is an award-winning, international bestselling author with over 50 novels in print. He has won the Philip K. Dick Memorial Special Award for "Best Novel in the English Language" for his science fiction novel On My Way to Paradise, the Whitney Award for "Best Novel of the Year" for his historical novel In the Company of Angels, and he has won over seven awards-including the International Book Award and the Hollywood Book Festival, Grand Prize-for his fantasy thriller Nightingale. He is best known, however, for his New York Times bestselling fantasy series The Runelords, which will soon be made into a graphic novel and, likely, a movie.

Farland has written for major franchises such as Star Wars and The Mummy. He has worked in Hollywood greenlighting movies and doctoring scripts. He has been a movie producer, and he has even lived in China working as a screenwriter for a major fantasy film franchise.

As a writing instructor, Farland has mentored dozens who have gone on to staggering literary success, including such #1 New York Times Bestsellers as Brandon Mull (Fablehaven), Brandon Sanderson (Wheel of Time), James Dashner (The Maze Runner) and Stephenie Meyer (Twilight).
Farland judges L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future, the one of the largest worldwide writing competitions for new fantasy and science fiction authors. In the video game industry, he has been both a designer and a scripter and was the co-leader on the design team for StarCraft: Brood War. He set the Guinness World Record for the largest single-author, single-book signing.

David Farland has been hailed as "The wizard of storytelling" and his work has been called "compelling," "engrossing," "powerful," "profound," and "ultimately life-changing."