Books in the Songs of Magic series

The second book in the Songs of Magic series, the adventure continues in this highly-anticipated sequel to award-nominated and former Waterstones Children's Book of the Month, A Darkness of Dragons.

RETURN TO A WORLD OF DRAGONS, SONG-SPELLS, PIPERS AND BATTLES...Patch Brightwater and his friend Barver, the dracogriff, are trapped on a mysterious island full of monstrous beasts. Their shapeshifting friend, Wren, is being held prisoner by the Piper of Hamelyn, but she's working hard to escape.Clad in his suit of magical black armour and with dragons and a growing army on his side, the Piper of Hamelyn seems destined to bring chaos and destruction down on the world. Can anything stop him? Three accidental heroes versus one legendary villain...the epic adventure that began with A Darkness of Dragons comes to a thunderous end."All the ingredients of a perfect fantasy adventure." Kieran Larwood on A Darkness of Dragons

In a world of dragons, song spells and battles, Patch Brightwater is a boy in disgrace. Thrown in jail for playing a forbidden spell, he is no one's idea of a hero. But then he discovers that the evil Piper of Hamelyn is on the loose. With the help of his friends Wren and Barver, Patch must stop the Piper sparking the biggest battle of them all...