Hello readers,
The Mage – the third book of the Foxcraft series – hits US bookstores TODAY! I’m so excited to share this story with you. Since I first started plotting out Isla’s quest, I knew it would lead her through three distinct environments: the Graylands, the Wildlands and the Snowlands. The Snowlands is unlike anywhere that Isla has been before – a vast, hostile wilderness of bubbling geysers and razors of ice.
Oh, and wolves. Did I mention the wolves?
A blizzard was rising over the Snowlands…
A shriek and my head whipped around, heart lurching against my ribs. Was it only the wind, or something else?
Someone else?
Can Isla cross the Snowlands and survive the warring wolf packs who live there? Will she finally find answers to the riddles that have dogged her since that fateful twilight when her family disappeared? Where is Siffrin? Who is the Black Fox? What is the putrid yellow fog that is rising from the Deep Forest? What is the gloaming, and how is it linked to the most dangerous foxcraft of all?
Where is Pirie…?
Read on, brave foxes. Your quest is almost done.
Run fast, be safe, live free!
Xx Inbali
Will Inbali Iserles be doing any book signings in the United States to promote her recently released Foxcraft book- The Mage???
Hi Jen, Inbali here! Sorry, no plans for a US tour at this time (events in the UK but I realise that’s a bit far). I would LOVE to meet US readers. If it does happen in the future I’ll be sure to post about that on this site. Thanks for getting in touch, and for the support 🙂
I hope you can one day! My daughter would enjoy meeting you as well. She is 10 and has turned me on to the Foxcraft books – great work!
Hopefully one day 🙂 so glad that your daughter enjoyed the books, and brought them to your attention!
x Inbali
Please make more books after The Mage this is my favorite series EVER i dont want it to end!!! PLEASE PLEASE!!!
Awww thank you so much! I’m sorry that there are no plans for further Foxcraft books at present. I’m really touched by your support and am so happy that you have enjoyed the series ❤️ x Inbali
Please make another book please
Thank you William! Maybe one day… 🙂
I have not purchased The Mage yet, but am so excited to read it as I am a huge fan of the whole Foxcraft series! Foxes are my very favorite animals; they are fascinating, beautiful creatures in my eyes. I also have a passion for writing, and one day plan on becoming an author, and Miss Inbali Iserles is such an inspiration to me! Her writing style captures the imagination, has the perfect amount of description and detail, and makes you feel as if you were there with Isla through every event in the books. Foxcraft is all around an amazing series, and Inbali, an outstanding and extremely gifted author who I look up to as a role model.
Thank you so much for your lovely message! I’m thrilled that you like Foxcraft, and that you agree with me about foxes 🙂 They really are beautiful, sensitive creatures – I have absolutely loved writing from Isla’s perspective. I hope you enjoy The Mage!
hi i’m your biggest fan I just love Foxcraft and you should add on to the seires about Isla as the black fox or about the wolves past and other main characters back stories
Thank you so much! I love your ideas for a follow up series. I think about it too. No current plans but you never know. Thank you for getting in touch x Inbali
Hi! I love you’re series. I just bought the third book in hardcover because I couldn’t wait. So far it’s really good, and I’m so excited for Isla! If you don’t continue the series, which other people are asking you to do, you should at least make a side book of siffrin or haiki’s life story. Or maybe you should write a completely different Trilogy series about farraclaw or the wolf packs history. I also love your books under Erin Hunter, and I just recently purchased bravelands with the third foxcraft book. I’ve read survivors Seekers and now bravelands, but I haven’t gotten to Warriors because there are so many books. I’ve also read kathryn laskey’s books and love David clement-davie’s. Any other books/authors you would reccomend?
Hi Charlotte, thank you so much for your message and sorry it has taken me a while to reply! I’m so happy that you are a fan of Foxcraft, and Erin Hunter books too 🙂 I love your ideas about Foxcraft spin-offs. I get quite a lot of messages from readers asking me to write a story from Siffrin’s point of view. I also love the idea of writing more about the wolves… Maybe one day! Good question about other book recommendations – I think I should write a post about that and will when I have a bit more time, so thanks for the inspiration! Meanwhile, you’ve mentioned some wonderful authors already. Have you read Tui Sutherland’s Wings of Fire series about dragons? That is fantastic.
When will it reach Hudson Falls,Ny??It is a part of the Kingsbury area.
Hello! It should be available at your local independent bookshop or your local branch of Barnes & Noble. If they are out of stock, please ask them to order you in a copy, they should be able to do that within a day or so. Good luck and happy reading, hope you like The Mage 🙂
Hi inbali,
Your hairdresser here haha. I have bought all 3 of your books and I’m going to start reading them! I expect a signing session at your next appointment xx
Ahh how lovely! I would be delighted to offer my paw print xx
Hello! My daughter is really wanting to write you a note, but we can’t seem to find your address! Can you help us?
Hi Karen! I would love to hear from your daughter. Please ask her to type in her message in the message form – you will find it under the “Contact” drop menu on this website (it’s the last menu item on the far right). I look forward to hearing from her 🙂
Hi, i love the books you have written!It is wonderful! Is their a fourth book?I dont have the 3rd either…I really wished i had it in my small library at home..
Thank you for your lovely message, I’m so happy that you like my books! I’m sorry to say that The Mage is the third and final book of Foxcraft ;( I hope it makes its way to your library – could you ask the librarian to order it in? Happy reading x
(My name is Ava and I am from the US) Why will there be no fourth book? I am on the second but so far it seems that there are a lot of unanswered questions. I hope the Mage will wrap up the series. Also I love your writing and think you’re a really good author.
Hi Ava
Thanks for your message! I plotted Foxcraft as a trilogy so it was always going to be three books, and I hope you will be satisfied by the way things are wrapped up in The Mage 🙂
Of course, when it came to writing the last book I thought of all the other stories about Isla, the foxes and the wolves that I would love to have told. But the three book structure felt right… I really hope you enjoy the conclusion to the series, and thank you again for getting in touch.
x Inbali
NOOOOOOOO!!!! please make a 4, 5, 6, book i caint have it end!!!
Awww sorry ;( and thank you ❤️ Inbali
DON’T STOP THE SERIES NOW D: THIS IS MY FAVORITE SERIES OF ALL TIME< AND I HAVE A SERIOUS READING PROBLEM
Aw thank you! I’m sorry that the series has come to an end, it has been an absolute delight to run with the foxes over three books, and to hear from wonderful readers! Thanks again x
Hi Inbali!
I am from germany and got the german version of “The Mage” last Thursday! I absolutely loved it! I finished it today! Your book is amazing, amazing work! I feel like using foxmagic right now, to not be so bored… Would you sometime do a europe tour? I would definetly be there!
I also just came up with like a contest, or a website where you have to answer questions about the three books and the winner gets a prize? Just a cute idea 😉
Hi Amy! Thanks so much for your lovely message, I am thrilled that you enjoyed the final book of Foxcraft! Ah I hope you do use a little foxcraft… I’m tempted to slimmer right now 😉
I have actually just run a Twitter contest for a Foxcraft giveaway, but that has closed. I will probably run another before Christmas. I am planning a blog post to answer questions about the series and my writing in general – if you have any particular questions, please let me know x
Hey I love your books…i dont have them though…my friend Jayme is lending them to me. right now i have FoxCraft The Elders. im on chapter 9…Btw im 11 and adore foxes
:3
~Summer (AKA SummerFox)
Hello Summer! I’m so pleased that you are a Foxcraft fan 🙂 especially as you are a fellow fox-lover! Aren’t they just so beautiful and magical? I really hope you enjoy the rest of the series and thank you for getting in touch x
Thank you for your lovely comment! I hope you enjoyed The Elders and have the chance to read The Mage. That’s so nice that Jayme has leant you the books 🙂 x Inbali
Hi my name is Sherry and my daughter Hope is 8 and she is in love with your books and so am I! She read the Tygrine cat first and the first Foxcraft and we are ordering the rest of each series because they are unbelievable books! I must say I am most impressed with how you chose to write Foxcraft, from the foxes view, causing the reader to put themselves in the foxes place to understand what’s going on. It is one of the most amazingly creative books I’ve ever read… I was curious, I am trying to find the 2nd Tygrine Cat book “on the run” and I can’t find it anywhere. I’m in the US, in Chicago, IL to be exact and I was going to get it for my daughter for Christmas because she just has to have it. So on Amazon is shows one for $671! And anywhere else, it’s unavailable?? Any idea why? Its really important I get this book, I hope you can help!! Feel free to email me… Thanks so much!
P.S. We would love to see you here in Chicago soon
Sherry
Hi Sherry, I’m so sorry for the delay in getting back to you! I’m thrilled to hear that your daughter is a fan 🙂 Ah, unfortunately Tygrine Cat 2 did not come out in the US so would need to be ordered in via the UK. They may have some copies on Amazon.co.uk, I’m not sure… I really hope you are able to track one down. Thanks so much for your support! No plans to tour Chicago but I’ll let you know if anything changes, that would be wonderful! x Inbali
Will there be another fox craft book or series?
Hi there! No plans for another Foxcraft series just yet. Maybe one day 🙂 x
hi. im a young reader from switzerland na i have a question:
You said that there wont be a forth book right? But why did you left so much space to go on with the series. I mean nobody knows if the mage is realy dead, whats it all about with piries powers, whats with these two new characters that havent even spoken one word jet, was the grandma an elder and there are many things more.
I understand that you wont do another book and im realy pumped to read your next series that yor already working on right?
Hi there! I’m sorry to say that the third book of Foxcraft will be the last, at least for the time being. So we must assume that ** SPOILER ** characters that appear to have passed away really are dead although, as you know, assumptions can occasionally be wrong 😉 Pirie does have powers, and it is a shame we will not see them in action – but it’s nice to imagine what he and Isla could do together… Future book news will be posted here! Watch this space x Inbali
WARNING: SPOILERS
Foxcraft is a whole new world, and I think its a shame it has to end with The Mage. Its a great third book, but it does leave off at a HUGE cliffhanger of sorts. I’m sure that I’m not the only one who really wants to know more, like about Isla and Siffrin, how Isla does as the new Black Fox, and a bunch of other unanswered questions. I really hope you will reconsider adding more books to the series. Its just so sad that this whole new magic, fox world has to end its adventures so soon. I do love your books, though, and really admire your work! I’ve always wanted to be an author and write books about magic and wolves!
Hi Haylea! Thank you for your message. I’m sorry that the Foxcraft series is over and some questions remain over the future of the characters. I leave it to your imagination as to what happens next I do hear what you say about adding further books to the series. There are no plans to do so at the moment… Perhaps one day. Thanks again x Inbali
hi I have herd you’re an erinhunter
Yes, I have written as Erin Hunter for the Survivors series 😀 x Inbali
Hey, I love your books, they´re so awesome and I´ve also learned a lot about foxes, they got my favorite animals… I´m from Germany, and I really enjoyed the final book – although I don´t often agree with the endings of book series, but “The Mage” was just amazing, but my favorite book was “The Elders”. I knew somebody had to die in the last book… but I hoped so much it wouldn´t be Haiki… I think he is quite misunderstood, especially because his personality seems much more sympatic to me than many other foxes, especially in compare with Siffrin in “The Taken”, but I also think that Haiki was in fact nicer than Siffrin (but I like him too! in the two last books) and Haiki did a very big mistake, but Koch and Keeveny also lied at him.
Though the series are over and I liked them very much, I think it is good that it came to an end – like you said, “Foxcraft” used to be a trilogy.
However, of course I also hope that there would be more books about the world of foxcraft, but you have told already there may be something with other characters.
Greetings from Germany and happy new year!
Thank you so much for your message, and your support of the Foxcraft series!
** SPOILERS**
In many ways I agree with you about Haiki. I think he is often misunderstood, and that he meant well. He was really in an impossible position. He always cared about Isla, and was devastated by what he had done… 🙁
A rather belated Happy New Year to you! Thank you again for getting in touch. x Inbali
Hello my Name is ori, i’m 12 years old and I’m from swizerland .
Foxcraft is the Best book i ever read and trust me i did even liked it more then harry potter. I know it’s a bit Strange but why dont you make movies about it? I mean if you can.
Btw. why dont you make a book About Islas and siffrins childrens? I just don’t want it to end.
Best regards from Swizerland
Hi Ori, thank you for your lovely message and sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I am really touched by what you say, particularly comparing Foxcraft so favourably with Harry Potter I absolutely love the idea of a Foxcraft movie… These things can be complicated but let’s keep our paws crossed you never know! No current plans for a “next generation” Foxcraft series but I wouldn’t rule it out. Thank you again for getting in touch! ❤️ x Inbali
I read the first book in portuguese ( i’m brasilian ), and i dont wait to read the second, and buy in english. I wait two months to the book come from New York to Rio de Janeiro. Now i dont know if i wait the transated book or i buy the english book, but any way, im very anxious to read the new book.
Thank you so much for your comment, and sorry it has taken me so long to reply! I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed Foxcraft 1 in Brazilian Portuguese and I’m sorry it took so long to reach you. I can see that you write very good English, so it a dilemma for you to know which language to read it in! I hope the Portuguese version of Foxcraft 2 will be out soon. Thank you again for your wonderful message ❤️ x Inbali
Hi I love your books personally I think you did brilliantly I would love to meet you one day
Thank you! No tour plans just yet but when there are I will post them here 🙂
I finished the third book The Mage will you make another foxcraft book? Pleases do, im going crazy of what will happen! PLEASE PLEASE MAKE ANOTHER ONE!!!
Thank you so much for your lovely message! I’m delighted that you enjoyed The Mage. No plans for another Foxcraft book at this stage, maybe one day 🙂 xx
That is exactly how I feel! When my mom told me there were no further plans for Foxcraft, I almost cried! I really hope you make some more,Inbali! ;]
– Daisy
Thank you Daisy! I’m sorry 🙁 no further plans at the moment, but the foxes (and wolves) live on in our imaginations – the place where stories last forever ❤️ x Inbali
Please please PLEASE make another series about what happened after the Foxcraft series!! I adore the Foxcraft series and would love to see Isla’s family grow! ^-^
Aw thank you Anna! No current plans for further Foxcraft books I’m afraid, but I’m really touched that you enjoyed the trilogy x Inbali
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! your my FAVOURITE AUTHOR!!!!!!!!! I LOVE ALL YOUR BOOKS ESPECIALLY THE FOXCRAFT SERIES!!!!!! But I was wondering why there wont be a book four of the foxcraft series? but I have this idea where I DON’T know if you’ll want to do or not (probably not), I’M TERRIBLE AT EXPLAINING so i wil just try to do AN EXAMPLE!!!!!!! i was wondering if you could do, like, more adventure books on isla, like (EXAMPLE) the book foxcraft was about isla trying to find her family and being hunt down by mean foxes, and trying to reach the mage, i guess (LONG STORY SHORT!!) but maybe you coulkd make more of the series and (EXAMPLE) maybe in THIS series you could make isla, i dont know, go on an adventure with her brother and siffrin and maybe figure out that the mage was actually related to isla somehow, THIS IS JUST A WEIRD EXAMPLE, but if you understand what i mean, please reply, i really want more books on foxcraft, and i think a WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE DO TOO!!!! me and my friends really want more books on foxcraft!!!! but again, this was just an example and A TERRIBLE EXPLANATION, but anyhoo, YOU ARE MY FAVOURITE AUTHOR…..PLEASEEEE MAKE MORE BOOKS ON FOXCRAFT!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Lana, you explained it just fine, I know just what you mean about a new adventure featuring the same characters! I really love your ideas. There are no plans for further Foxcraft books as things stand. Maybe there will be one day… In the meantime, please watch this space for news on future (unrelated) books – I will be sure to post news on my website. Thank you so much for your lovely messages ❤️ x Inbali
HI INBALI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’M YOUR BIGGEST FAN!!!! I LOVE ALLL YOUR BOOKS, ESPECIALLY THE FOXCRAFT SERIES!!!!! I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT YOU FOR A LOOONNNGGG TIME!!! I’M CRAZZZYYY ABOUT YOUR BOOKS!!! LIKE I SAID, I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT YOU FOR A WHILE, SO THE QUESTIONS IM ABOUT TO ASK YOU….WELL, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THEM BEFORE, BUT ANYWAY….I LOVVVEEE YOUUU SOOO MUCCHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awww thank you SO much and sorry it has taken so long to get back to you! I really and truly appreciate your lovely feedback ❤️ thanks again xx Inbali
I’M SO SORRY INABLI, MY MESSAGES KEEP REPEATING AND I DONT KNOW HOW IT DOES THAT, I HAVE SENT ALL THOSE MESSAGES BEFORE BUT I THOUGHT YOU DIDNT GET THEM, SO I REWRITE THEM AND THEY SHOW UP AGAIN, I’M SSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SORRY INBALI!!!!!!
Hehe no problem xx
No! You an’t discontinue it. Besides, you said the Elders woul be the last book. PLZ don’t discontinue it.
Thanks for your message! The Mage is the third and final book of the Foxcraft trilogy. I really hope you like it 🙂 x Inbali
Also I have done a billion book projects on you and your books.I LOVE FOXES SO MUCH I AM 12 and I really love marble foxes. but all foxes are beautiful. I don’t think my older friends enjoy it as much as I do, but you have inspired me to write a book series for my school and I AM huge on your Erin Hunter books. If you stop at the third book at least make another series like Warriors does. I am dying to talk to my idol and if you do respond I will die. ;P
Yay and you’re a fox fan! Ah fox fans are the best ❤️ thank you for your lovely words about Foxcraft, and also my Erin Hunter books. It’s been amazing writing all of them and I’m so happy that you enjoyed them! No current plans to write a new Foxcraft series, alas – I will post more news about what I’m working on as/when I can. Thanks again x Inbali
DONT STOP THE SERIES!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!
Awww sorry 🙁 no plans for more Foxcraft books at the moment – maybe one day…
I LOVE YOUR FOXCRAFT BOOKS!!! PLEASE CREATE MORE BOOKS ABOUT ISLA!!! PLEASE!!
❤️
Hi my name is Ansley and I no people ask a lot about this but I do understand how they feel please make another fox craft book PLEASE! I lover fox craft and you so much, you have a grate talent!
Thank you so much Ansley! That is really lovely to hear. Aw I wish I could write another Foxcraft book but the series was plotted as a trilogy and there are no current plans for more. Thank you again for your kind words, it means a lot ❤️ x Inbali
Sorry I miss spelled some stuff.
No problem! xx
I LOVE your Foxcraft series:D I read the first twenty pages and couldn’t stop reading until I finished all three books. Now foxes are my favorite animal.
Yaaay! That is SO lovely, and I’m thrilled that Foxcraft inspired a love of foxes in you x Inbali
Hey Inbali, I had an idea, hopefully wondering what you would think. You know how you created the wolves in the snowlands? Of course you do. Why can’t you make possibly another triolgy based off the wolves point of view? In another time, like before or after The Mage? I really loved your books, and I really enjoy animals. I love them too. And wolves are my favorite. So, I was just wondering because I didn’t want this series to end JUST yet.
Hi Sadie! I love the idea of a wolf series and it has in fact crossed my mind 😉 I really enjoyed developing the culture of the wolves and describing their lives up in the frozen north. I fell in love with the sweeping, snowcapped landscape. So I wouldn’t rule it out… But at the moment I’m developing other (unrelated) stories. Sorry Foxcraft had to come to an end and thank you for your lovely message. I’m so happy to meet another animal-lover! x Inbali
And one more question I wanted to ask…
Are you working on another series? Because if you are, I definitely plan on reading them! Love your work, Inbali. <3 Keep it up!
Hi Sadie 🙂 yes, I am starting to develop another series but I took a break from animal fantasy recently to work on something else. So there will be more animal stories, I hope, but not just yet. I’ll be sure to post any news on this website! x Inbali
Hey! I love your series of Foxcraft and have so many questions. I found you by the name of Erin Hunter, and i’m extremely happy I did. I’ll spare you a million questions I have and ask you one. I’m writing a biography on you and there’s a lot if found out about you! One of my main questions, separate from the biography, is how old were you when you wrote your first book?
One of your biggest fans, Emiry.
Hi Emiry, thank you so much for your support, that’s such a lovely message! The first book I ever wrote was called The Tygrine Cat, an animal fantasy story set against thousands of years of war between two ancient tribes of desert cats. I wrote it in my mid-20s and it was about 30 I think. That was before I started writing as one of the Erins for Survivors, and before Foxcraft 🙂 Thanks again for getting in touch! x Inbali
hi i’m your biggest fan I just love Foxcraft and you should add on to the seires about Isla as the black fox or about the wolves past and other main characters back stories
Hi Andy, thank you for your lovely message! These are all great ideas for follow-up series from the Foxcraft world. No plans to write related books just now, maybe one day… Thanks again for getting in touch! x Inbali
I’m in LOVE with FOXCRAFT please please please do more books about it also I love your SURVIVORS series
PS if anyone else loved FOXCRAFT you should totally read the books by Erin Hunter you would probably LOVE ❤️ them especially SURVIVORS
Thank you so much for your lovely words about Foxcraft and Survivors. I agree with what you say about Erin Hunter books, although of course I’m biased 😉 thanks again xx Inbali
I am in LOVE ❤️ with foxcraft any chance you are going to make it like survivors and make it a series with multiple characters?
Love the work keep writing more awesome books
P.S. if any reader is reading this and you like FOXCRAFT make sure to read all the series by Erin Hunter to you would probably love you them
Aww thank you! That is lovely to hear! I’m sorry to say that there are no current plans for further Foxcraft book at the moment. I do hope to write more animal fantasy, though, I and I will update my website as/when I have any news. I absolutely agree with what you say about Erin Hunter. Have you read the new series, Bravelands? Thank you again for your lovely message ❤️ Inbali
I think you should make a story for Stiffirn because he wasn’t in most of the book on The Mage,since he was in the Wildlands and Isla was in the Snowlands.And also,are Isla and Stiffrin mates or what?Thanks! Daisy
Well… ** SPOILERS from The Mage **
In answer to your question, at the end of The Mage Isla and Siffrin finally become mates after quite a complicated relationship through the three books. I like to think how cute their cubs would be… But that story is for another day 😉
xx Inbali
Are Isla and Stiffein mates?
See my comment above 🙂
Ahh, I love foxcraft so much Inbali!! It was soo fun reading it I felt like I was there with Isla. I can’t wait for any future books you publish <33
Im trying to find the first 2 foxcraft to re-read since there meh favourite :3 Im also reading The tygerine cat, but I havent the book anymore so Im also finding that one, you're a great inspiration to me since I love to write as well xox
What a wonderful message, thank you! I truly appreciate it. I hope you managed to track down the first two Foxcraft books (do they have them at your local library?) and The Tygrine Cat. Thank you for your support xx Inbali
Hi, I love your books so much great job. So I no that there is no way I can get you to rite more Foxcraft books but if there is a chance of you writing more fantasy books please let me no. All right ill leave it up to you then, GREAT JOB!!!
Hi Ansley, thank you so much! I am sure to write more fantasy books and would love to know what you think. I will post news on my website so watch this space 🙂 thanks again ❤️ Inbali