An Audience with AF Steadman by St Austell Festival of Children’s Literature

St Austell Festival of Children’s Literature presents a very special fundraising event

Join our festival patron, award-winning, globally successful author AF Steadman as she talks about her inspirations for her Number One bestselling series SKANDAR – an epic story about bloodthirsty unicorns, sky battles and elemental magic.

The Skandar series is an international phenomenon, translated into 46 languages world wide and with a film with Sony Pictures in the works. The first book, Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, was crowned Waterstone’s Children’s Book of the Year in 2022 and has been described as “the most highly anticipated book since Harry Potter”.

About this LIVE AF Steadman event

AF Steadman joins us just 2 weeks after the publication of the fourth book in the series, Skandar and the Skeleton Curse. In this special event, the audience will hear about the new book and have the chance to ask AF Steadman their own questions about the Skandar series and being a writer.

The doors will open at 3pm so you can come along and get in the mood. There will be face-painting, elemental treats and drinks, plus Skandar themed activities and games. We invite the audience to wear elemental green to celebrate this book, too!

We can’t wait to see you all there.

Tickets

Ticket prices are the same for adults and children. A TICKET MUST BE BOUGHT FOR EACH ADULT AND CHILD ATTENDING

We have two ticket types (standard or donation ticket).

Donations

Donations go to St Austell Festival of Children’s Literature:

https://www.staustellfestivalofchildrensliterature.com/about/

The festival has families at its heart, striving to bring the power of reading to as many as possible through author interaction at very affordable events.

To donate: Simply add the number of standard tickets you want then select the number of donations you wish to make in addition to the standard tickets.

Get the book!

Get your exclusive signed bookshop edition of AF Steadman’s brand new book, Skandar and the Skeleton Curse, at the event! It’s a literary piece to treasure with special pull out map and ribbon. Simply add the number of copies you wish to buy as you purchase the ticket.

Signed books cost £12.99 (RRP £14.99), with £1 of proceeds from book sales also donated to St Austell Festival of Children’s Literature.

Love the signed book but can’t make the event? No problem, we’ve got you covered! Buy the book on its own: Skandar and the Skeleton Curse: Signed Special Edition

About the Book

Book title: Skandar and the Skeleton Curse

BLOODTHIRSTY UNICORNS. UNLIKELY HEROES. A DEADLY CURSE.

The epic adventure continues.

Don’t miss the unputdownable new book in number 1 bestselling SKANDAR series, for readers ages 9 to 99 and fans of Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Eragon and Impossible Creatures. *PRE-ORDER NOW!*
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief was WATERSTONES CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 and WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023!

Skandar and the Phantom Rider was one of THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN 2023.

As Skandar and his friends begin their fourth year at the Eyrie, the Island’s unicorns are struck by a terrible curse that threatens to change everything. Between a Commodore determined to eliminate the spirit element for good, and a sister hellbent on revenge, nowhere is safe for Skandar.

As more and more unicorns are affected by the curse, the clock is ticking for Skandar and his quartet, who find themselves literally racing for their lives. Can they stop the curse in its tracks before the Island is lost for ever?

Get ready for unlikely heroes, elemental magic, sky battles, ancient secrets and ferocious unicorns in this highly anticipated adventure that will keep you reading after lights out!

Praise for the SKANDAR series:

‘Steadman has a vast imagination, her world-building is a joy, the battle scenes are thrilling and her characters charm.’ – The Times Children’s Book of the Week

‘Endlessly thrilling, unputdownable and utterly unmissable.’ – Aisling Fowler, author of Fireborn

‘My book of the year. Not since Harry Potter have I felt this excited about a series. Readers are sure to be clamouring for the next book. You’ll never look at unicorns the same way again, nor will you want to!’ – Dominique Valente, author of Starfell

‘Never have unicorns been so ferocious, fearsome and thrilling! A fantastically gripping read!’ – Laura Ellen Anderson, author of Rainbow Grey

‘A. F. Steadman has created a stunning new world that feels both familiar and fresh, with a cast of characters that will stay with you long after you’ve finished reading.’ –Tọlá Okogwu, author of Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun

‘Perfect for those who have consumed the Harry Potter books and Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy and are looking for their next fictional feast.’ – The Sunday Times.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK (simonandschuster.co.uk)