Wizardology: The Book of the Secrets of Merlin
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 First edition cover | |
| Author | Dugald Steer |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Nghiem Ta, Anne Yvonne Gilbert, John Howe, Tomislav Tomic, and Helen Ward |
| Language | English |
| Series | Ologies series |
| Subject | Magic |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Templar Publishing (UK) Candlewick Press (US) |
Publication date | 13 September 2005 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 32 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-7636-2895-6 |
| OCLC | 61410085 |
| 133.4/3 22 | |
| LC Class | BF1611 .S796 2005 |
| Preceded by | Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris |
| Followed by | Pirateology: A Pirate Hunter's Companion |
Wizardology: The Book of the Secrets of Merlin is a children's book created and published by The Templar Company plc in the UK, and published by Candlewick Press in America in 2005. The book is marketed as having been written by Merlin, and is the third book in the 'Ology series.[1]
Wizardology is filled with useful spells and magical information. There are numerous pockets, flaps, secret codes, and scavenger hunts hidden throughout the book.
The publisher was Dugald Steer, while the book was designed by Nghiem Ta, and features the artwork of Helen Ward, Tomislav Tomic, John Howe, and Anne Yvonne Gilbert.
Plot
The book is written by nineteenth century author, wizardologist Merlin purporting to have written the material in ink (needs clarification on what it was actually written in).
Contents
- Chapter I: The Work of a Wizard
- Chapter II: A Wizard's Map of the World
- Chapter III: The Master Wizard's Workshop
- Chapter IV: A Wizard's Robes & Tools
- Chapter V: Spellcraft
- Chapter VI: A Wizard's Loyal Familiars
- Chapter VII: A Wizard's Menagerie of Magical Beasts
- Chapter VIII: Magical Flight & Flying Carpets
- Chapter IX: Potions, Healing & Magical Transformations
- Chapter X: Amulets, Talismans & Magical Items
- Chapter XI: Divination & Crystal Gazing
- Chapter XII: Alchemy, Astronomy & the New Sciences
- Chapter XIII: Famous Wizards of History
- Conclusion, or The Mystery of Wizardology Revealed and Concealed
Awards and honors
References
- ^ "It's magic!". Publishers Weekly. 2005-10-03.
Not just the sales of Dragonology and Egyptology, but also the actual content of Wizardology: The Book of the Serets of Merlin is magic. This third book... follows the same format...
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