The left-handed booksellers of London
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Books
Physical Description
xiv, 393 pages ; 22 cm
Edition
First edition.
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New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]
Summary
A girl's quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World of England when it intrudes on the modern world. From the bestselling master of teen fantasy, Garth Nix. In a slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan Arkshaw is looking for her father, a man she has never met. Crime boss Frank Thringley might be able to help her, but Susan doesn't get time to ask Frank any questions. He is turned to dust by the prick of a silver hatpin in the hands of Merlin, a young left-handed bookseller (one of the fighting ones). With the right-handed booksellers (the intellectual ones), they are an extended family of magical beings who police the mythic and legendary Old World when it intrudes on the modern world... in addition to running several bookshops. Merlin and his sister Vivien, are on a quest to find the Old World entity who used ordinary criminals to kill his mother. As they tread in the path of a botched or covered-up police investigation from years past, their quest overlaps with Susan's. -- adapted from jacket
Call Number
TEEN NIX
Publication Date
2020
Language
English
ISBN
9780062683250 9780062683267
by
Nix, Garth
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Libby
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Nix, Garth
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The sinister booksellers of Bath
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
xv, 351 pages ; 22 cm.
Edition
First edition.
Production / Publication Information
New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
Summary
"There is often trouble of a mythical sort in Bath. The booksellers who police the Old World keep a careful watch there, particularly on the entity that inhabits the ancient hot spring. This time trouble comes from the discovery of a sorcerous map, leading left-handed bookseller Merlin into great danger, requiring a desperate rescue attempt from his sister, the right-handed bookseller Vivien, and art student Susan Arkshaw, who is still struggling to deal with her own recently discovered magical heritage. The map takes the trio to a place separated from this world, maintained by deadly sorcery and guarded by monstrous living statues. But this is only the beginning. To unravel the secrets of a murderous Ancient Sovereign, the booksellers must investigate centuries of disappearances and deaths. If they do not stop her, she will soon kill again. And this time, her target is not an ordinary mortal."--
Call Number
TEEN NIX
Publication Date
2023
Language
English
ISBN
9780063236332
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