Books with author Mark Salisbury

Take a front-row seat and witness the filmmaking magic that brought J.K. Rowling’s script for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to the screen. Explore the realm of fantastical creatures that roam the wizarding world and discover the magical cast of characters in pursuit of them.Officially licensed by Warner Bros. Consumer Products, and designed by MinaLima, designers of the graphic props for the Harry Potter films as well as Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The Case of Beasts delivers an enchanting interactive experience by sharing filmmaking secrets, film photography and artwork, and behind-the-scenes stories from cast and crew. Full of removable, facsimile reproductions of props and paper ephemera from the movie, along with some very special effects, this collectible volume offers a unique look from the talented group who created this movie magic.

Nearly 60 years after Lewis Carroll's literal masterpiece Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first published, a new filmmaker named Walt Disney created a silent film about a little girl named Alice and her adventures in Cartoonland. The pilot launched a 56-episode series and led Disney down a rabbit hole to form a company that would go on to become synonymous with fairy tales-including making further versions of the Alice story with the beloved 1951 animated film, the more-recent live-action versions, and several iconic Disney Park experiences. Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland: An Illustrated History delves behind-the-scenes of those whimsical worlds.

Who doesn’t know the classic story of Alice and her adventures in Wonderland? Renowned director and producer Tim Burton (The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, James and the Giant Peach, Edward Scissorhands, Beatlejuice, Batman) has applied his signature stamp to this beloved tale, and will be sharing it with audiences in 2010! This splendid “Making Of” book will take readers behind Burton’s camera, revealing the secrets of performance-capture technology and the marriage of live-action and CGI filmmaking, and feature Burton’s singular style in a deluxe, volume. Fans of Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway will delight in reading about his performance as the Mad Hatter and hers as the White Queen—to name just two of the film’s star-studded cast.

Stealing from a magical being is always a bad idea, but when Jamie and Aidan pilfer souvenirs from a dead wizard, they crack open a cage they don’t even know existed. Wizard Whitewing-Viper knows his friends think he’s silly, but he’s deadly earnest, deadly serious, and, well, just plain deadly. It’s one of the inconveniences of being a necromancer.But he returned home only three days ago, and right now he thinks his biggest problems are deciding how to organize his library, figuring out how a pair of teenagers got into his magical labyrinth, and understanding an oddly-behaving sprite. Too bad his problems never stay small.

Sixteen-year-old Denton is shocked when he’s blamed for a child’s death, and horrified by the blackmail that follows: If he doesn’t steal an ancient relic from the temple, his family will be executed by priests sworn to protect the holy anchor. He’s never stolen anything, ever. Now what does he do?Before he can decide, he’s saddled with Rosette and Emery, cousins from afar who he must entertain, but who he doesn’t dare confide in. Surely they can’t stumble into trouble when he takes them to see a ruined castle while he figures out how to deal with the threat to his family.But the magic below the castle is awakening. And it's hungry.Formerly titled: Feda's AnchorThis stand-alone novel takes place the summer after Dead Wizard's Loot.