The Nowhere Emporium

By Ross MacKenzie

Part of the The Nowhere Emporium series

A magical emporium crumbles as its owner vanishes. Can Daniel save it?

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280 pages

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Orphan Daniel Holmes stumbles upon the enigmatic Nowhere Emporium in Glasgow, a magical realm of endless wonders. As Mr. Silver's apprentice, Daniel uncovers its secrets, but when Mr. Silver vanishes, a dark past threatens to unravel everything. With the Emporium's magic fading, Daniel must race against time to save his newfound home and friends. Will he succeed before the wonders disappear forever?

From the publisher

Winner of the Blue Peter Best Story Award 2016 and the Scottish Children’s Book Award 2016, and the North East Book Award 2015.When the mysterious Nowhere Emporium arrives in Glasgow, orphan Daniel Holmes stumbles upon it quite by accident. Before long, the ‘shop from nowhere’ – and its owner, Mr Silver – draw Daniel into a breathtaking world of magic and enchantment. Recruited as Mr Silver’s apprentice, Daniel learns the secrets of the Emporium’s vast labyrinth of passageways and rooms – rooms that contain wonders beyond anything Daniel has ever imagined. But when Mr Silver disappears, and a shadow from the past threatens everything, the Emporium and all its wonders begin to crumble.Can Daniel save his home, and his new friends, before the Nowhere Emporium is destroyed forever?Ross MacKenzie unleashes a riot of imagination, colour and fantasy in this astonishing adventure, perfect for fans of Philip Pullman, Cornelia Funke and Neil Gaiman.

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