Wolfgang Wimmers reads The Shadow of the Hook - a fantasy novel for children 8+ and for those few adults that haven't forgotten that magic (and mayhem) truly exist... in the hidden. A most daring adventure; join Oskar and his sister, Rosa as they help two new friends - Ash (a broken-winged fairy) and Quilby (a young gnomeling wizard) escape from their pursuer, the Grobble - a crazed and vicious troll with only one thing on his mind... to make fairy and gnomeling stew!! May contain scary elements, heroic bravery and traces of nuts. Please enjoy and share. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Battle in the Meadow & Darkness in Shadow - Part 3
In this final episode, the conclusion to the battle in the meadow plays out! Will Oskar escape from the dryad’s spell? Will Von Lippe’s evil plans be…
Battle in the Meadow & Darkness in Shadow - Part 2
In this episode, the battle in the meadow begins! Oskar finds himself in a confusing and tricky situation and Quilby steps his magical talents up a n…
Battle in the Meadow & Darkness in Shadow - Part 1
In this episode, well… what doesn’t happen in this episode! The companions emerge from the cave to find foul things afoot on the meadow. To tell you …
Companions Lost and Whirlwinds Tossed - Part 3
In this episode, we continue hearing the tale of what happened on the playground from Rosa and Oscar’s viewpoint and they come to a conclusion about frie…
Companions Lost and Whirlwinds Tossed - Part 2
In this episode, The companions face off with Mother of Silk… trying their best to escape. Ash and Quilby take off on a side adventure without Oskar and …
Companions Lost and Whirlwinds Tossed
In this episode, The toll king finds out that someone has been up to no good and is using dark magic under The Hook. We learn the fate of poor Quilby and follow t…
Children Missing and Glowworms Glistening
In this episode, Oskar and Rosa’s parents are starting to panic wondering what their kids are up to! What they are up to is facing tests in the cavernous dun…
Strange, Strangers and Strangeness - Part 2
In this episode Oskar, Rosa, Quilby and Ash reach the base of the Hook and face their first test at the entrance to the Gifting Grotto… A battle of wits ag…
Strange, Strangers and Strangeness - Part 1
In this episode, our companions enter the house of the misfit fairy creatures just in time for a feast. But things take a wrong turn as they tell their tale…
Howling Heads and Patchwork Sleds - Part 2
In this episode, our four friends travel deep into the Gloom forest but soon realise they are being followed… and what was that about a hortyhowhow? And who …
Howling Heads and Patchwork Sleds - Part 1
In this episode, we learn the fate of Sandy as she continues to try capturing the Grobble with kindness. The fabled unicorn is met by our companions but Rosa…
Insects, Swamps and Majestic Chomps - Part 2
In this episode, Our froggish friends try their best to remain invisible while the grobbling creature enters their swamp. The four companions do their best…
Insects, Swamps and Majestic Chomps - Part 1
The companions have braved the rantings of Mrs Von Lippe and got their hands on the map to the Gifting Grotto to find the Spider Silk Net. As the four frie…
Stinking Crones and Monstrous Moans - Part 2
If you're going to get a little scared, this is where things take a turn for our companions as they enter Spellbound Specialties Art Supply, to try to conv…
Stinking Crones and Monstrous Moans - Part 1
In this episode, our four companions get back to Winwood Heights and hear the background of Mrs Von Lippe, the owner of the local art supply store. They se…
A Call for Help and a Pool of Kelp - Part 2
In this episode, our four companions head to Scorching Bay to try and summon the only creature who can help them, their fairy guardian. But the Grobble is h…
A Call for Help and a Pool of Kelp - Part 1
In this episode, Oskar, Rosa, Ash and Quilby seek out the children's fairy guardian to get some help with their grobbily problem. Our two exhausted frog fri…
Of Terrible Timing and Ravenous Rhyming - Part 2
In this episode, Oskar and Rosa meet and learn to communicate with the two frightened fairy folk sheltering in their house. After listening to their st…
Of Terrible Timing and Ravenous Rhyming - Part 1
In this episode, meet Oskar and Rosa, who live in the shadow of a hook shaped mountain peak. Something is stirring under The Hook - something that will…
Creeping into your ears very soon... The Shadow of the Hook - an heroic journey into the hidden... read by the author, Wolfgang Wimmers.
In this special episode we hear Wolfgang introduce the show in …