The final volume in a best-selling trilogy Over 100,000 copies sold of the trilogy Reviews of THE DOOMSPELL - 'High fantasy, richly imagined, and refreshingly well-written in a style that makes few concessions to the age of its readers, this is an excellent novel for young teens.' FINANCIAL TIMES 'McNish creates a vivid world of magical possibilities in which children discover they have amazing powers.' TIMES 'A magical read...a page-turner, and sometimes a stomach turner, THE DOOMSPELL never fails to enthral and captivate.' Amazon.co.uk 'A terrific new fantasy novel... a gripping novel which will leave children desperate for the next installment.' EXPRESS PARENT 'This story is brilliant, breathless and filled with action from page one. If you want a book that you can't stop reading this it it. Enough talk, just read!' KIDS OUT

"McNish weaves a gripping tale with much magic" Waterstone's Books Quarterly, Summer 03

Cliff McNish was born in Sunderland, but has spent most of his life in the southeast of England. His daughter Rachel loved to hear stories from an early age. The Doomspell started as one of these. 'But before I knew what was happening,' says Cliff, 'the whole magical world of Ithrea just wanted to come to life in a bigger way. It wanted to live!' Geoff Taylor was born in Lancaster, England in 1946. He studied Graphic Design at Chesterfield College of Art. After five years or so of working in advertising agencies in Nottingham, Geoff turned to illustrating book covers for most of the top fantasy writers of our time, both adult and children's fiction. Geoff was one of the illustrators for the legendary Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of "The War of the Worlds" album. Since 1994 he has added to some of the rich imagery of "Games Workshop" and the Black Library. Perhaps his true passions are best reflected in his wildlife paintings, especially wolves. He now lives in Cumbria with his wife. Find out more from his website www.geofftaylor.btinternet.co.uk.