The Five Fakirs of Faizabad
John and Philippa Gaunt are all ready for their lives to return to normal now that their mother has given up her djinn powers. But the siblings are quickly drawn into yet another mystery when the world's luck tips wildly out of balance (to the world's detriment). The key to the world's fate lies with five fakirs who were buried alive, each of whom guards a secret that can answer a great question of the universe. But there's an evil djinn desperate to dig up the secrets. Without their mother's powerful magic, John and Philippa must face this djinn alone.
About the Children of the Lamp Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Akhenaten Adventure(2004)
- 2.The Blue Djinn of Babylon(2006)
- 3.The Cobra King of Kathmandu(2006)
- 4.The Day of the Djinn Warriors(2007)
- 5.The Eye Of The Forest(2009)
- 6.The Five Fakirs of Faizabad(2010)
- 7.The Grave Robbers of Genghis Khan(2011)
Reading age: 10+ years
John and Phillipa Gaunt are 12-year-old twins. Ordinary human children, they believe, until the discovery that they're actually descended from a long line of djinn - commonly known as genies - and are now in possession of great magical powers.
But djinn-magic is tricky and dangerous, and their new-found skills must be controlled. Fortunately, their eccentric uncle, Nimrod is on hand to teach them. All too soon, however, John and Phillipa are thrown into the first of their many extraordinary adventures. Travelling to far-reaching and unknown places in the world, the twins use their wits and magic powers to prevent disaster, solve mysteries and battle the plans of evil djinns.