When Ben Greenwood returned home two years ago to find the police surrounding his home, and his parents missing, his whole world was thrown into turmoil.
With only a small piece of unusual fabric remaining as a clue, Ben and his best friend Charlie set out to solve the mystery of where his parents went, and why they never returned to find him.
At first Ben was doing alright for himself. He had landed with a nice, wealthy family who had taken him in, and he saw his grandmother on the weekends, although this was somewhat begrudgingly as she wasn’t exactly the sweetest of grannies. When the family moves abroad, Ben decides to tell no one and just rotate himself between his friend’s sofas. But with the secret pact between mums to not have weekday sleepovers, Ben once again finds his sleeping arrangements thrown into disarray.
The only thing keeping him going is the thought of the upcoming summer holidays when everything will get a little easier.
What he wasn’t accounting for was that his best friend Charlie would track down a textile expert in the city ready to take a look at the only clue his parents left behind for him.
When they pass his grandma’s house for supplies enroute to the appointment, a mystery box of evidence dropped off by the police leads to the discovery of a hidden letter. But why is the letterhead so familiar? The more Ben looks at it, the more he is sure he has seen that logo before on a building in town. When they make the decision to investigate, Ben and Charlie discover that this building is not as boring on the inside as it is on the outside, and that by stepping through the entrance, they have taken the first steps into a world they never could have dreamed existed.
With dragons, elves, and a magical institute full of the most unlikely creatures and a good few dangerous spells, it is up to Ben and Charlie to figure out how to navigate this new world, while following the trail of clues to discover just what Ben’s parents were up to. And with rumours of a legacy of great power spreading through the Royal Institute of Magic, Ben begins to understand that if he doesn’t act fast, he might lose the chance to find his parents forever.
Victor Kloss’s middle grade fantasy features protagonist Ben as he follows the trail of clues left behind in the wake of his parent’s disappearance, and investigates the mystery that surrounds the Royal Institute of Magic.
Kloss originally self-published his work in 2014, quickly receiving over 100,000 eBook downloads. Vinci Books is proud to publish his books in paperback for the first time.
Kloss was born in London in 1980, and grew up captivated by the magic of children’s fantasy. Following his passing in 2016, his family came together to secure the completion of his sixth and final instalment in the series for his beloved readers, ensuring his own magical legacy would be able to live on.
Royal Institute of Magic: Elizabeth’s Legacy is a fire-blazing ride through the hidden world that runs just out of sight and around the corner to our own.
A brilliant opening to a series of fantastical adventures and a spellbinding story.
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