Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow: Nevermoor 1
Morrigan Crow is cursed. Born on an unlucky day, she is blamed for all local misfortunes, from hailstorms to heart attacks - and, worst of all, the curse means that Morrigan is doomed to die at midnight on Eventide. But as Morrigan awaits her fate, a strange and remarkable man na... read full description below.
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| ISBN |
9780734418074 |
| Barcode |
9780734418074 |
| Published |
10 October 2017 by Hachette |
| Format |
Paperback |
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| Author(s) |
By Townsend, Jessica |
| Series |
Nevermoor |
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| ISBN-13 |
9780734418074 |
| ISBN-10 |
0734418078 |
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| Stock |
Available |
| Status |
In stock at publisher; ships 7-15 working days |
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| Publisher |
Hachette |
| Imprint |
Lothian Children's Books |
| Publication Date |
10 October 2017
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| Publication Country |
 Australia |
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| Format |
Paperback
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| Author(s) |
By Townsend, Jessica |
| Series |
Nevermoor |
| Category |
Fantasy & Magical Realism
Fiction
Australian
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| Number of Pages |
464 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 129mm
Height: 197mm
Spine: 35mm |
| Weight |
430g |
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| Interest Age |
Children |
| Reading Age |
Children |
| NBS Text |
Children's Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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| Dewey Code |
Not specified |
| Catalogue Code |
761303 |
Description of this Book
Morrigan Crow is cursed. Born on an unlucky day, she is blamed for all local misfortunes, from hailstorms to heart attacks - and, worst of all, the curse means that Morrigan is doomed to die at midnight on Eventide. But as Morrigan awaits her fate, a strange and remarkable man named Jupiter North appears. Chased by black-smoke hounds and shadowy hunters on horseback, he whisks her away into the safety of a secret, magical city called Nevermoor. It's there that Morrigan discovers Jupiter has chosen her to contend for a place in the city's most prestigious organisation: the Wundrous Society. In order to join, she must compete in four difficult and dangerous trials against hundreds of other children, each boasting an extraordinary talent that sets them apart. Except for Morrigan, who doesn't seem to have any special talent at all. To stay in the safety of Nevermoor for good, Morrigan will need to find a way to pass the tests - or she'll have to leave the city to confront her deadly fate.
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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings
| NZ Review |
Fearsome and funny and original, it's requisite reading for fantasy lovers of all ages. - Libby Hathorn, CBCA Award-winning author of ThunderwithAn extraordinary story full of magics great and small, from the Hotel Deucalion to the Magnificat... Townsend has created a book of wunders. In Morrigan Crow I've found a heroine I'm willing to step boldly after, and follow her wherever her adventure takes her next. - Kiran Millwood-Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and StarsJessica Townsend's Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow is more than just a spectacular debut. Exciting, charming, and wonderfully imagined, it's the sort of delightful grand adventure destined to be many a reader's favorite book....a compulsively readable romp that fans of 'Harry Potter', Terry Pratchett or Studio Ghibli will gobble up. - Books + PublishingNevermoor is brimming over with imagination and fun. Morrigan is a wonderful heroine - dark, moody, and wry - and the unfairness of her situation makes her very easy to empathise with. The story gallops along, and the setting is wonderfully vivid ... A wonderfully assured debut from a young Australian author, Nevermoor sparkles with zest, wit and inventiveness. - Kate Forsyth, author of The Impossible Quest seriesFrom the first sentence of Chapter One, The kitchen cat was dead, and Morrigan was to blame , we are draw |
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Author's Bio
JESSICA TOWNSEND lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. She was a copywriter for eight years, and was once the editor of a children's wildlife magazine for Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow is her first novel.
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