The Steps Up the Chimney

By William Corlett

Book Overview

The Magician's House Quartet

Thirteen-year-old William Constant and his two younger sisters, Mary and Alice, have come to ancient, mysterious Golden House in Wales for the holidays. Their lives will never be the same once they enter the Magician's House -- and discover their destiny.

What evil lurks in Golden House?

The children know...

William knew something was wrong from the moment they arrived at the railroad station on the border of Wales. First came the stranger who said his name was Steven. "Remember me," he said. Then he vanished. By the time they reached Golden House, even Mary and Alice felt something odd. Who -- or what -- are the strange animals...a fox, a dog, an owl...that seem to be able to read their minds? Why is it that sometimes the children even see out of the eyes of the animals and hear with their ears? And what is that prickling sensation pulling them toward the secret steps up the chimney? Nothing can stop them as they are drawn deep into the old house, into the realm of the Magician.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442429356
• ISBN13: 9781442429352
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

Great characters

This is one of the best newer fantasies I have read, and I can't wait to get the rest of the series. The characters were realistic: both the kids and adults, and the suspense was intense! I want to be able to see through the eyes of an animal too! It left a lot of questions at the end, like, which of the adults, if any, can be trusted? This book's a definite keeper.

This Book ROCKS!!!!

This book is better than any other book ive read including Harry Potter, I stayed up past my bedtime reading it and the second i finished this one i started to read the second book in the series(The Door in the Tree).These books beckon you and persuade you to keep on reading till the end (unfortunatelyonly two books in the quartet are finished so far). It is not true(duh!) but it is more exciting than any book in the world.

The Steps Up The Chimney

The steps up the chimney is a great book and no book about magic even comes close, that includes Harry Potter. The book is very gripping and the Alice/Pheobe storyline is a great way to show the tension in the household. Little Alice is pushed asside as no one believes her story of spot. From there on in the story begins to unravel and the majician sufaces.