Horten's Incredible Illusions: Book summary and reviews of Horten's Incredible Illusions by Lissa Evans

Horten's Incredible Illusions Summary

This magical follow-up to Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms continues Stuart's amazing adventures - with more enchantment, more surprises, and more thrills. When we last left 10-year-old Stuart, he had just recovered his great-uncle Tony's long-lost magic workshop. Now all the priceless tricks are on display in the Beeton Museum - and Stuart is junior curator of the exhibit! But another mystery awaits Stuart: Where did the great magician hide his will? Only by entering the magic world of the workshop can he find the answer. But as the mechanisms whisk him off on increasingly incredible adventures, the puzzles become harder and harder to solve…and the stakes higher. With even more page-turning action, this second book in the exciting middle-grade series does a magic trick of its own: it's even better than the first!

Horten's Incredible Illusions Reviews

"Stuart Horten, 10, is back for a second mysterious adventure...it's still rollicking good fun and often engagingly suspenseful, perfect for a quick read or entertaining read-aloud." - Kirkus Reviews

"The plots weave together nicely, the language is precise and intelligent and there’s always a lot of humor accompanying the proceedings. Altogether, Horten’s Incredible Illusions makes for a fantastic read." - LitStack

"Evans borrows several classic tropes and themes - magic, riddles, a quest, and even a night at a museum - for the entertaining story of 10-year-old Stuart Horten...[she] has crafted an old-fashioned mystery of the kids-besting-clueless-adults variety." - Publishers Weekly

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Lissa Evans's route to children's fiction author is perhaps as roundabout as Stuart's adventures in Beeton. After a brief career as a doctor of medicine and then in stand-up comedy, Lissa became a comedy producer, first in radio and then in television, before turning to writing. Her first middle grade novel featuring young Stuart, Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms, was short-listed for the Carnegie Medal, the Costa Book Awards, and UK Literacy Association's Children's Book Award. It was also long-listed for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Branford Boase Award. Lissa lives with her family in North London.