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 An extraordinary new teen YA story set in the same world of
Once Upon A Fever - perfect for fans of Philip Pullman. Kitt
has completed his financier training and returns to Lundain
triumphant. The street urchin has transformed into a polished young
man whose touch turns everything to gold. Os, meanwhile, has
flunked his methic exams – but a unique talent brings him to the
attention of the financier’s Guild Master, who enlists him to
develop a feeling that will grant Midas fingers to every financier.
But his greed results in a terrible accident in which Lundain is
consumed by toxic feelings. Only Kitt and Os can restore balance
– but it will cost one of them everything ... A stunning teen
urban fantasy set five years after the events of the original and
critically-acclaimed Once Upon a Fever Can be read as a standalone
story, as well as a companion novel Two new characters
navigate a disaster in this unique, enchanting alternate-London, in
a world in which feelings cause supernatural illnesses Perfect for
fans of Philip Pullman and Laini Taylor  PRAISE FOR ONCE
UPON A FEVER:Â 'A dark, enthralling fantasy with a vividly
imagined setting'Â GUARDIAN 'This is a book to escape
into'Â IRISH TIMES 'Richly imagined and deftly
constructed'Â WATERSTONES, BEST TEEN AND YA BOOKS OF 2022
Since the world fell sick with fantastical illnesses, sisters
Payton and Ani have grown up in the hospital of King Jude's. Payton
wants to be a methic like her father, working on a cure for her
mother's sleeping fever. Ani, however, thinks the remedy for all
illness might be found in the green wilderness beyond the hospital
walls. When Ani stumbles upon an imprisoned boy who turns
everything he touches to gold, her world is turned upside-down. The
girls find themselves outside the hospital for the first time, a
dark mystery unravelling ... The first teen novel from Angharad
Walker, author of critically-acclaimed The Ash House Angharad's
writing evokes the clever, unique world-building and philosophical
themes of Pullman's His Dark Materials while remaining startlingly
original The story follows two sisters in a London-inspired city
full of fantastical illness and sprawling, gothic hospitals where
dark secrets linger beneath the surface Praise for THE ASH HOUSE:
'An unexpected - and pleasing - combination of propitious and
disquieting.' KIRKUS REVIEWS 'Walker's immersive story slowly
reveals its secrets, using tension as a lever to tip the reader
deep into the Ash House's mysteries.' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'The book
has allegorical chill that settles slowly, like damp seeping in . .
. leaving readers with a feeling of ambiguous unease that may stir
for a long time in the back of their minds like the after-effects
of a nightmare.' THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children meets Lord of the Flies
in the exciting debut from Angharad Walker. 'A mesmerising
other-worldly story that got deep under my skin - I couldn't put it
down.' JASBINDER BILAN, author of Asha & the Spirit Bird 'Dark,
tense and intoxicating ... Seriously exciting.' LUCY STRANGE,
author of The Ghost of Gosswater A new boy arrives at the Ash
House. He can't remember his name - or why he's been sent there.
Given the name Sol, and troubled by a mystery pain that no medicine
can cure, he joins the gang of children living in the shadows of
the secretive house. Soon, however, there's more for him to face:
the darkness that descends with the arrival of the Doctor ... A
timeless, multi-layered debut for ages 10+; perfect for fans of
Neil Gaiman, Holly Black, and Ransom Riggs's Miss Peregrine's Home
for Peculiar Children. Truly unique and original storytelling, with
touches of magical realism and dystopia. Features stunning artwork
by Olia Muza.
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