In a world filled with magic…

…young orphan Corianne Birch is steadfastly ordinary. But when she is adopted by her godfather, the flamboyant magician Bouragner Felpz, Corianne finds herself entangled in adventures ranging from the mysterious to the macabre. Confronted by living shadows, capricious fairies, friendly necromancers and strange ghosts, Corianne must come to terms with her own peculiar brand of magic, as well as her enigmatic guardian—who is, like many things in her world, more than he appears.

Heliopause: 2013-2019 | Fantasy/Mystery | Middle Grade/Young Adult

Episode Guide | Retailer and Library Information

Books in the Series:

The Adventures of Bouragner Felpz

Volume I:

A Study of Magic

In a world filled with magic, young orphan Corianne Birch is steadfastly ordinary. But when she is adopted by her godfather, the flamboyant consulting magician Bouragner Felpz, Corianne finds herself entangled in adventures ranging from the mysterious to the macabre. Confronted by living shadows, capricious fairies, friendly necromancers and strange ghosts, Corianne must come to terms with her own peculiar brand of magic, as well as her enigmatic guardian—who is, like many things in her world, more than he appears. In the end it is up to her to solve the greatest mystery of them all: that of Bouragner Felpz himself.

These eleven stories, collected here in one volume for the first time, cover her early adventures with Bouragner Felpz—from their first awkward foray into a cursed mansion, to the last mission Corianne undertook as a young woman. This volume also contains an exclusive introduction written by their companion Abharus. 

The stories in The Adventures of Bouragner Felpz, Volume I were originally published individually by Goldeen Ogawa from 2011–2012. Heliopause proudly presents this collection, complete with the original illustrations by the author.

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Volume II:

Anatomy of a Magician

Twenty long years have passed for Corianne Birch since the disappearance of her friend and guardian, Bouragner Felpz. In that time she has married and divorced a husband, and born and raised a daughter. No longer the spritely, opinionated teenager who once trailed—if sometimes reluctantly—upon the purple coattails of that famous magician, she has matured into a staid, if no less opinionated, woman. So when a capricious fairy makes his home in a nearby park and begins enchanting the populace, and old friends from her adventuring years reappear, she is more than ready to re-enter the world of wonder, danger, and magic that once dominated her youth. Yet for all the excitement the fairy brings, he is but the harbinger of an even more magnificent event: the return of Bouragner Felpz himself!

This second volume of The Adventures of Bouragner Felpz collects twelve stories of dazzling magic and haunting wonder, as Corianne Birch returns to the biographical tales of her exceptional friend with all the wit, charm and vivacity that her teenage self ever had. Spanning almost forty years, this volume contains everything from haunted hills to legendary dragons, a rare glimpse into Felpz’s early days, and an exclusive introduction by the noted dracologist (and daughter of the narrator), Milain Clifford Birch.

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Volume III:

The Aubergine Spellbook

Corianne Birch has come out of retirement to prove once again that no hand is as adept as hers at dramatizing the adventures of Bouragner Felpz. Although when one’s subject is an immortal magician whose adventures involve giant eagles and magical wolves, arcane murders, dead gods, and otherworldly visitors, there is less need for dramatization and more for a steady, clear voice full of wit and humor—which Birch provides with assured skill. All who despaired of ever reading more tales of Felpz at the conclusion of Volume II must rejoice at this third installment, which presents three scintillating short novels published together for the first time. It also includes the special addition of an introduction written by Felpz himself, and a never-before-seen short story from a surprising new perspective.

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Retailer and Library information:

E-book editions available on Overdrive. Softcover editions distributed by Amazon KDP.

Episode Guide

Volume I: A Study of Magic

1. The Purple Gentleman
2. The Crimson Stair 
3. The Unholy Cathedral 
4. Snakes and Ladders 
5. The Last Dragon
6. The Amazing Mages 
7. The Twisted Unicorn 
8. The Song of the Fire Stones 
9. The Labors of Lilith Maugs 
10. The Alchemists’ Circle
11. After the Storm 

Volume II: Anatomy of a Magician

1. The Magician Returns
2. A Horse in the Night 
3. The Ghost of Castle Hill 
4. Griffin’s Blood
5. The Three Fates of Talias Minn 
6. The Stone Man 
7. The Withered Hand 
8. The Moonfoot Problem 
9. The Case of Countess Baronia 
10. The Goblin’s Fiddle 
11. The Silver Chimera 
12. The Hidden Road

Volume III: The Aubergine Spellbook

1. The Wolves of Riddlemoor
2. The Hand of Rishké
3. The Peculiar Case of Professor Odd 

• Character Biographies
• Coda: What I Dreamed Yesterday

Readers may also enjoy:

Lucena in the House of Madgrin | Professor Odd

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