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The Legend of Wild Horse Beach (Worlds of Magic Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Bronwen Webb (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 30 ratings
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An ancient legend, a tragic love story, and an impulsive act draw Lucinda, Millie, Kate and Tom into a magic world where a search for immortality has become a desperate fight for survival. In a world where extinct and fabled creatures still exist and dragons are resurrected, the children are given an impossible quest in order to escape and return home. They are joined in their quest by Zebedia, an unpredictable dragon with a quest to save his lost love. Will they all survive?

The Legend of Wild Horse Beach is a coming-of-age fantasy adventure for middle grade readers. (But adults love it too!)
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  1. Reading age
    9 - 12 years
  2. Book 1 of 1
    Worlds of Magic Series
  3. Print length
    151 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    3 - 6
  6. Publication date
    January 9, 2014
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Red City Review:

"Webb's story will have readers on the edge of their seats with this action-packed, well-written tale. Webb's descriptive prose is beautifully structured but easy to follow. The ending of this story will leave the reader wanting more and, luckily, it seems there are yet more stories to be told."

About the Author

Bronwen Webb lives in South Australia and is currently writing The Ice Diamond, book 2 in the Worlds of Magic Series.   Twitter:@wildhorsebeach

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00FPFYFIS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bronwen Webb; 1st edition (January 9, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 9, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2160 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 151 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 30 ratings

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Bronwen Webb

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Bronwen Webb lives in Adelaide, South Australia and retired in 2013 after a long career in the health and higher education industries. The Legend of Wild Horse Beach (book 1 in the Worlds of Magic Series) is her first novel and she is currently writing The Ice Diamond, book 2 in the series. Bronwen also writes short stories for children and adults and has had several published in anthologies. Bronwen is involved in volunteering in the community as well as higher education consultancy. She has two grandchildren and her books are dedicated to them.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
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Terry W. Sprouse
5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps You on the Edge of Your Seat
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2015
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The Legend of Wild Horse Beach has all the components to expertly capture a child’s imagination (and mine too). Four children are transported to a magical land where they must fight to save a race of unicorns from the clutches of the malevolent bat-like Merradagh. In addition, they must help a lovelorn male dragon rescue his true love from the curse of the same Merradah. To return to their own world, the children need the permission from the unicorn king, but they must first complete their mission. The story is sprinkled nicely with many other dangers and obstacles that our four adventures must overcome.

The story drips with foreboding atmosphere that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. The book is scary, along the lines of Percy Jackson, yet not too much for the average middle school reader.

This is an exciting and rewarding story that children will be drawn to - like a bat to ripe fruit.
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Wilson R.
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book for children
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2014
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This is a wonderful book for children. I bought it for my daughter and was randomly flipping through it on my Kindle. It didn’t take long before I realized this book was special.

The fantasy tale is artfully woven with great attention to detail. The children in the story reminded me a lot of the children in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

The children have great attitudes and conduct themselves in way that make this fantasy tale also resonate with a high level of ethics and morals.

I liked the use of dragons and unicorns as you don’t see them in stories as much as one used to. I felt the story ended in just the right place and definitely will buy other books by this author.
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Helen R.
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Original
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2014
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The Legend of Wild Horse Beach is an interesting story, quite unlike any other I've read. It's about four children going to a magical island of unicorns who need help. Every night the unicorns are attacked by a bat-like witch who scratches them, thus infecting them and making them lose their horns and their ability to fly. I found it particularly fascinating that the unicorns of The Legend of Wild Horse Beach are evil--they lure children to their island so that the kids would help them fight the witch. What these unicorns don't realize is that human children are no match for a flying witch. Such an awesome premise!

I found the book confusing in places, however, and I felt that the story would benefit from more extended portrayals of the four children. As it was, I was not even sure how old they were. Still, all in all, The Legend was a fun and fast-paced read.
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Jen L.
5.0 out of 5 stars Peter Pan meets dragons and unicorns....
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2016
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Unicorns..aren't they every child's dream? A horse...that's magical...wait..it can fly too?!! The author did a marvelous job in hooking the reader at the beginning of the novel, making you crave more. Expect the unexpected, there's lots of twists in this one. Being an adult, I amply enjoyed this. I believe any child would absolutely love this as well because 99% of kids supposedly love unicorns. The kid characters were superb, and I loved their unique names. This was like Peter Pan (my favorite as a child, and still to this day) meets dragons and unicorns. Awesome read!
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eqwriter
3.0 out of 5 stars A cute story
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2014
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It was a cute story.
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OKP
5.0 out of 5 stars All the characters were so beautiful!
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2016
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I bought this book for my daughter and she thoroughly enjoyed it. The fantasy world that the author has created appealed to my daughter. All the characters were so beautiful. Specifically there are messages on ethics and morals in the book that work very well for children. My daughter liked the dragons and the unicorns in the story. After reading this book my daughter asked me if there was another book from the author. I am sure to look forward to the next book!
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Abraham
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read enjoyed by all ages
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2014
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The Legend of Wild Horse Beach was a very delightful read and loved the Author's idea. It was an easy read, magical, dangerous and also reminded me how much I loved unicorns when I was a child.

The characters are great and a mixture of personalities.

Children will enjoy the story because of the adventure and will keep them excited throughout the read, especially when they find out there is a dragon in the story which makes it more exciting.

I'm also happy this is a series book. Would love to read the rest!
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Future Boy
4.0 out of 5 stars A little bizarre, but definitely fun reading!
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2014
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This is definitely a quirky fantasy tale, very different from the tale of elves, ogres and goblins. Yes, it's a very traditional tale, with dragons, witches, and unicorns, but magic flows very differently here. Gold dust from unicorn horns have incredible powers, whirlpools can lead to safety instead of a bottomless reservoir, and unicorns have telepathy.

There were several [what?] moments in the book, but its spirit is infectious. The reading gallops along, and brings a smile to your face. It's never boring or pretentious.

This book may have brought out an interesting moral dilemma: are the unicorns immoral for bringing children to danger and refusing to return them before their herd is saved, despite proof of the risk? But that's for adults to ponder; children will laugh instead, and savour this book. I did love this book. I look forward to more from this author.
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Ben
5.0 out of 5 stars An exciting, well told fantasy adventure for all ages
Reviewed in Germany on May 29, 2014
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The excitement starts very early on when the children find a mysterious object on the beach they believe is a sea shell, however, what they have found will lead them on an adventure to a magical land that will have them not just fighting for there own survival and freedom, but also that of a race of unicorns who face extinction by the hands, or claws, of Merradagh, who desires the unicorn's horns to harness their magical abilities. The children will also have to contend with a Zebedia, a male dragon, whose love, a female dragon named Sciathie, has been cursed by the evil Merradagh, and many other dangers and obstacles the will have to overcome if they hope to return home.
The author's writing makes the book an easy and enjoyable read and soon draws you into the story.
The created world is well described and atmospheric, as are the characters.
The book is aimed at children starting from 8/9 and upwards, but also enjoyable by those much older.
This is an ideal and exciting coming of age story that children will love to read.
Will the children succeed in their quests and return home, or will the evil Merradagh defeat them?
There is only one way to find out...
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FakeCelebChina
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful fantasy novel!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2014
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This was a great read, though the target audience is children, the writing is of such a high standard to be enjoyed by teenagers and adults also. The secret of fantasy novels is to immediately transport the reader to that magical world, and the author certainly achieves this. Be ready to be transported to a world full of dragons and unicorns! Best book I have read in a long time. Highly recommend it.
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KC
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended for young readers
Reviewed in Australia on May 1, 2014
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A definite read for early middle grade readers. It is full of action, mystery and suspense geared for children under 9. It has unicorn & dragons in a way I have never read about them before. I would recommend it for the young readers.
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Katie Beitz
3.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting Tale
Reviewed in Australia on May 22, 2014
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The Legend of Wild Horse Beach is an interesting tale of children, unicorns and dragons. Written for young children, the writing is simple and would easily suit early readers. There are passages of nice description and the plot is easy to follow.
I enjoyed the world building - the dragons in particular were engaging and included some interesting detail.
On the other hand, I found the characters of the children a harder to engage with. While we are given a very brief introduction to them in the beginning, as a reader, I would have liked a little more time getting to know them and understand their relationships before jumping straight into the action. Although, younger readers might not be so concerned.
The pacing of the novel was fast and well suited to its audience. Some plot points were a little convenient (or occasionally unbelievable) and, while I know that younger readers are less likely to be critical of this, there were times that these pulled me out of the book.
This was a novel with real potential that just lacked a little fluency. The author has some really creative ideas and there were hints of backstory that left me incredibly intrigued.
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