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The Hexton Chronicles: The Trouble with Magic
The Hexton Chronicles (Related to this series)
- Narrator
- Ben Willbond
- Publisher
- Nosy Crow Ltd
- Publish Date
- 8 October 2026
- Run Time
- 4 hours 26 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
The first in a rich and evocative magical fantasy series. Combining beautiful writing with a dark, sparkling adventure story, this audiobook will stay with you long after you finish the last track! Perfect for fans of Anna James and Kiran Millwood Hargrave, it features a magical and electrifying soundscape and is beautifully narrated by BBC Ghosts and Horrible Histories actor Ben Willbond.
When Fray’s hidden magic is revealed, he is forced back to Hexton – the magical town from which his family were banished.
With no one to trust and nowhere to turn, Fray must face people who see his very name as a curse, others who believe he might be the solution they’ve been searching for, and those desperate to get their hands on his mysterious Croxometer – one of the most powerful magical objects to ever exist.
And with the very essence of Hexton in danger, can Fray live up to his magical legacy while also finding the place where he belongs?
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Details
- Author
- Amy Wilson, illustrated by Eric Deschamps
- Narrator
- Ben Willbond
- Duration
- 4 hours 26 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 October 2026
- ISBN
- 9781807081829
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Nosy Crow Ltd
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Synopsis
The first in a rich and evocative magical fantasy series. Combining beautiful writing with a dark, sparkling adventure story, this audiobook will stay with you long after you finish the last track! Perfect for fans of Anna James and Kiran Millwood Hargrave, it features a magical and electrifying soundscape and is beautifully narrated by BBC Ghosts and Horrible Histories actor Ben Willbond. When Fray’s hidden magic is revealed, he is forced back to Hexton – the magical town from which his family were banished.With no one to trust and nowhere to turn, Fray must face people who see his very name as a curse, others who believe he might be the solution they’ve been searching for, and those desperate to get their hands on his mysterious Croxometer – one of the most powerful magical objects to ever exist.And with the very essence of Hexton in danger, can Fray live up to his magical legacy while also finding the place where he belongs?
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