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  • Bibliography:
    9 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 2010
  • Latest Book:
    June 2021
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Full Series List in Order

Magnus Fin

Magnus Fin and the Ocean Quest (Jan-2010)
Magnus Fin and the Moonlight Mission (May-2011)
Magnus Fin and the Selkie Secret (May-2012)

Book List in Order: 9 titles



  • There has always been something unusual about Magnus Fin, a school misfit. On his eleventh birthday Magnus throws a message in a bottle out to sea, wishing for a best friend and to be more brave -- and he gets a lot more than he bargained for. Magnus...



  • On his eleventh birthday, schoolboy Magnus Fin found out that he was half selkie -- part human, part seal. Although he looks like a boy and lives on land, he can breathe underwater. When Magnus Fin discovers his initials scratched into the rocks by t...



  • On his eleventh birthday, schoolboy Magnus Fin found out that he is half selkie, part human, part seal. Although he looks like a boy and lives on land, he can breathe underwater. When a rusty metal chest is flung ashore in a storm, Magnus Fin decides...



  • Winner of the Scottish Children's Book Award 2013 Younger Readers (8-11 years) category. I'm not mad, ok? I know this sounds off the wall, but I was just walking to the corner shop and this girl almost got hit by a car. She grabbed hold of me...



  • Jamie has been watching the wee white seal that lives on the beach. At night the wee seal cuddles up to its mother. In the morning she goes out to sea and leaves it alone like a strange white stone on the sand.One day tourists come and crowd the wee ...



  • If Saul and Agnes don't do something their den will be destroyed. But the title deeds that could save it were lost in 1914. Good job they know the secret of time travel!Still, is travelling back in time to a world on the verge of war really a goo...



  • Fergus lives with his father by the sea, but is lonely. He wants a friend more than anything.One day Fergus finds treasure on the beach: a beautiful fur blanket hidden in the rocks. But Fergus doesn't know that his treasure belongs to someone else...



  • Robbie has disappeared. And, since he'd been asking Saul a lot of questions about time travel, Saul has a good idea where he might have gone... At school they've been doing a project on the future: will it be full of robots and shiny technolo...







Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Janis MacKay has published 9 books.

Janis MacKay does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Fairy Song, was published in June 2021.

The first book by Janis MacKay, Magnus Fin and the Ocean Quest, was published in January 2010.

Yes. Janis MacKay has 1 series.