nevermoor the trials of morrigan crow by jessica townsend

'Welcome to your new obsession, Harry Potter fans. 'Written with a wonderful deadpan humour and sharp dialogue, this is a must for the next Harry Potter generation' - Daily Mail 'This magical debut novel is a dazzling and engrossing feat of imagination' - Daily Express 'The subject of a heated publishers' auction, Townsend's debut fully lives up the hype.' - Mail on Sunday 'Funny and delightful' - The Sunday Times, children's book of the week

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group ISBN: 9781510103825 Number of pages: 384 Weight: 360 g Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 30 mm MEDIA REVIEWS Perfect for fans of the Harry Potter series and His Dark Materials, this story takes readers into an extraordinary world, a place of magic and mystery that sets hope and imagination alive. To stay in the safety of Nevermoor for good, Morrigan will need to find a way to pass the tests - otherwise she'll have to leave and confront her deadly fate once and for all. 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 - an extraordinary talent that Morrigan insists she does not have. It's then that Morrigan discovers Jupiter wants her to contend for a place in the city's most prestigious organisation: the Wundrous Society. Chased by black-smoke hounds and shadowy hunters on horseback, he whisks her away to the safety of a secret, magical city called Nevermoor. Having been born on Eventide, the unluckiest day of the year, she's 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 her eleventh birthday.īut as Morrigan awaits her fate, a strange and remarkable man named Jupiter North appears. They gathered at the gate overnnight and by dawn they were a crowd. The journalists arrived before the coffin did. Younger Fiction Category Winner, Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2018

Nevermoor the trials of morrigan crow by jessica townsend