The Magic Scales
James's father is missing. With no clue why his dad would run out on him and his mum, he hides out by an ancient stone circle to think. There, James discovers a dead stoat, crushed in an impossibly huge footprint. The mystery of what smashed the little animal leads James into finding Mendel, a wizard from another world called Denthan. Mendel has his own problems though. He's trapped in the body of a goldfish and Denthan's sun is about to die and destroy the planet. James is soon drawn into Mendel's plight and hopes against hope that the goldfish can somehow help him find his dad.
Will Denthan be saved? Can Mendel regain his true form? But more importantly, will James ever find his father?
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Denthan Series
Denthan Series consists of three books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Reviews and Comments
Father brought this book home from the Frankfurt Book Fair. It is really the best bookI have ever read, and I have read over one hundred. To me it is a mixture of Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Comedy. It is quite old fashioned but unique. It;s as if it was written 60 years ago but it still has newer language and great characters. James Peck is the asthmatic hero and the wizard goldfis, yes that's right, Mendel is just amazing. I have already started book 2 in the series. I can't recommend this enough!!