'The new master of books for children' The Times
Hello! My name is Piers Torday and I write for children.
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COMING SOON
‘If you can imagine it, it must exist … somewhere’
1945. They have survived the Blitz, but when Simon, Patricia, Evelyn and Larry step through a magical library door, they walk into an enchanted kingdom of fresh adventure and danger. A bewitching wonderland of fairies, bears and tree gods, which is now under threat from the mysterious silver robots of the Unreads. The many stories of the Library are locked in eternal war, and the children’s only hope is to find the mysterious Librarian. What they discover will change not just their own lives, but the fate of the world, for ever…
NEWS
July 5, 2018
Watch out, because those wolves are running again… It is with splendiferous pleasure that I announce that, following our sold out, critically acclaimed four star run at Wilton’s Music Hall last year…
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LATEST BOOK
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Yes. If you would like me to visit your school, please ask your teacher, school librarian or a parent/carer to email Authors Aloud.
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Not for the time being. “The Wild Beyond”, the third book in the series, is the conclusion of Kester, Polly, Aida and all their animal friends’ adventures as I see it for now. I firmly believe that those left at the end of that story have very exciting futures ahead of them! But never say never. There might be a fourth book one day, you never know…