Dragons and Wizards with Cressida Cowell at the Edinburgh International Book Festival

Set in an ancient past full of mythological creatures, the age-old tale of a boy and girl from opposing tribes who become friends takes on a fantasy adventure twist in the highly anticipated third instalment of master storyteller Cressida Cowell's Wizards of Once series. See the bestselling author of How To Train Your Dragon entertain the crowd in this event filmed live at the 2019 Edinburgh International Book Festival.

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