The Wizard Of Rondo

The old, painted music box Leo Zifkak inheritsfrom his great-aunt hides a secret: It’s a gatewayinto the world of Rondo, where animals speak,dragons dive through the skies, and a terrible BlueQueen works her dark magic.Leo and his cousin Mimi survived their first tripinto the music box. But when an old promise takesthem back to Rondo, they find everything changedfor the worse. The Blue Queen is more powerfulthan ever, and she’s not their biggest threat. Thelegendary Rondo Strix is back—an ancient evilas deadly as it is alluring. Do Leo and Mimi evenstand a chance?

Emily Rodda is the author of the hugely successful Deltora Quest series, with over two million copies in print. Winner of the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year (Younger Readers) Award a record five times, she seems to know instinctively what children want to read. She currently lives in Sydney, Australia.