- Fantasy
- Artezans collection
- Ages 8–12
Artezans
Part of the collectionArtezans→Best for 8-12s ready for a bigger fantasy: inventive dream magic, a loving family and just enough shiver, wrapped up in three books.
- Books3 / 3
- Arcs1
- Span2024–2026
- StatusComplete
The series
At a glance.
Twins Ed and Elodie Crane discover their Artezan gifts, Ed can command dreams, Elodie can hear the thoughts of every living thing, just as the magic their family relies on begins to fade, and they may be the rare pair who can restore it. The trilogy carries them from the Land of Dreams and Nightmares, where Ed must brave his deepest fears to win his sister back, to a storm-wracked island off Norway hidden from all but Artezans and haunted by sinister Whispers, and finally to a divided finale that separates the twins across two dangerous worlds. L.D. Lapinski writes a witty, humane, richly imagined adventure with a warmly drawn family at its centre, blending dream-logic wonder and inventive magic with real emotional stakes and a satisfying, fully resolved ending.
Best for 8-12s ready for a bigger fantasy: inventive dream magic, a loving family and just enough shiver, wrapped up in three books.
Primary themes
Overall tone
- Adventurous
- Exciting
- Suspenseful
- Whimsical
A trilogy with a continuous story, read in order: The Forgotten Magic, then The Whispering World, then The Last Spellbreaker.
One arc
The shape of the series.
- INarrative arcModerate sensitivity
The fading magic
Magical twins race to restore their world's fading magic, from the Land of Nightmares to a divided, dangerous finale.
The complete three-book story of Ed and Elodie Crane. The Forgotten Magic brings the twins into their powers and sends Ed into the Land of Dreams and Nightmares to rescue his stolen sister; The Whispering World shipwrecks the family on a hidden Norwegian island thick with unsettling Whispers and half-truths; The Last Spellbreaker separates the twins across two worlds, one haunted by ghosts, as they race to reunite and undo the damage done to their fathers and their magic. A continuous, escalating narrative meant to be read in order, resolving fully in the finale.
Fit check
Right for your reader?
Where the series lands by age
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- Best fit · 8–12
- Read aloud · 7–10
- Independent · 8–12
Reluctant-reader friendliness
Workable
Read-aloud quality
Strong
Adult crossover
Low
Grows with the reader
Not especially
Sensitivity envelope
Moderate overall, and consistent.
Content notes
- Scary imagery
Where it sits
In conversation with other series.
Similar in feel
Different shelves, same wavelength.
- The Strangeworlds Travel Agency →
- Nevermoor →
About the author