Beaver Towers
 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Nigel Hinton |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's fiction, fantasy |
| Publisher | Abelard-Schuman (original USA), Knight, Galaxy, Puffin Books (current) |
Publication date | 4 September 1980 |
| Media type | Hardback, Paperback, E-book |
| ISBN | 978-0200727259 |
| Followed by | Beaver Towers: the Witch's Revenge |
Beaver Towers is a novel by British author Nigel Hinton which was first published in 1980 and was his first novel to be written for children. It is the first installment in the Beaver Towers series. It follows the story a schoolboy named Philip who was dragged off by his kite to an island ruled by intelligent talking animals who were under threat from a wicked witch and her servants.
Concept
The author wanted to write a story sending a young boy to an island with the kind of dangers, magic and exitement not expected to be found in reality then someone mentioned kites and he worked from there.[1]
References
- ^ "Concept for the novel". Nigel Hinton website. Retrieved 5 October 2014.