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A bewitching epic fantasy about a revenge killing, a mysterious
scroll box that has survived centuries of fires, and the book that
changed everything "Intricately plotted and gorgeously written, The
Absolute Book is a cinematic tale that is by turns dark and
dreamlike, yet ultimately hopeful." --Deborah Harkness, New York
Times bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches "An instant
classic . . . It is everything fantasy should be." --The Guardian
Taryn Cornick believes that the past--her sister's violent death,
and her own ill-conceived revenge--is behind her, and she can get
on with her life. She has written a successful book about the
things that threaten libraries: insects, damp, light, fire,
carelessness and uncaring . . . but not all of the attention it
brings her is good. A policeman, Jacob Berger, questions her about
a cold case. Then there are questions about a fire in the library
at her grandparents' house and an ancient scroll box known as the
Firestarter, as well as threatening phone calls and a mysterious
illness. Finally a shadowy young man named Shift appears, forcing
Taryn and Jacob toward a reckoning felt in more than one world. The
Absolute Book is epic, action-packed fantasy in which hidden
treasures are recovered, wicked things resurface, birds can talk,
and dead sisters are a living force. It is a book of journeys and
returns, from contemporary England to Auckland, New Zealand; from a
magical fairyland to Purgatory. Above all, it is a declaration of
love for stories and the ways in which they shape our worlds and
create gods out of mortals.
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DISCOVER THE ENCHANTING EPIC THAT WILL TRANSPORT YOU TO OTHER
WORLDS . . . 'AN INSTANT CLASSIC' GUARDIAN 'BEWITCHING' THE TIMES
'MIND-BLOWING' LAINI TAYLOR 'ASTOUNDING' FRANCIS SPUFFORD
'GORGEOUSLY WRITTEN' DEBORAH HARKNESS _______ Taryn Cornick barely
remembers the family library. Since her sister was murdered, she's
forgotten so much. Now it's all coming back. The fire. The thief.
The scroll box. People are asking questions about the library.
Questions that might relate to her sister's murder. And something
called The Absolute Book. A book in which secrets are written - and
which everyone believes only she can find. They insist Taryn be the
hunter. But she knows the truth. She is the hunted . . . The
Absolute Book is a tale of sisters, ancient blood, a forgotten
library, murder, revenge and a book that might just have the answer
to everything. _______ 'An instant classic . . . A work to rank
alongside other modern masterpieces of fantasy such as Philip
Pullman's His Dark Materials series or Susanna Clarke's Jonathan
Strange and Mr Norrell. Everything fantasy should be: original,
magical, well read, compelling' GUARDIAN 'Astonishing. Gripping.
Hugely ambitious. An extraordinary conclusion. Admire the sheer
scope and grandeur' DAILY MAIL 'A marvellous argument for stories.
There are Norse gods, references to Merlin, a tour through
purgatory and a strange parallel world where magic is real and
humans are bit players in the clash of supernatural realms.
Bewitching' THE TIMES 'Contains multitudes, spanning the
geographies of Canada, Britain and New Zealand; the cosmologies of
fairies, demons and angels; and the genres of thriller, domestic
realism and epic fantasy . . . I'm in awe of it' NEW YORK TIMES
Review of Books 'Intricately plotted and gorgeously written, THE
ABSOLUTE BOOK has something for everyone . . . Here is a cinematic
tale that is by turns dark and dreamlike, yet ultimately hopeful'
DEBORAH HARKNESS, author of A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES 'Fantastical'
THE TIMES 'Savour and absorb the world Knox conjures' SUNDAY TIMES
'Gorgeous. The payoffs and reveals are mind-blowing' LAINI TAYLOR,
author of DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE 'An angelic book, an
apocalyptic book, an astounding book' FRANCIS SPUFFORD
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Haunting Hoodrat (Paperback)
Kim Lubbers; Illustrated by Charli Childs; Elizabeth Knox
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"It is like nothing else I've ever read. The characters are so
real, you'll feel like you know exactly what they look like and how
their voices sound and what they would say or do in any given
situation. More than that, you'll want to hang out with them. Then
the world is so amazing and unique. You will want to go there. You
will want to walk into 'the Place.' And you will want to sleep in a
dream opera."--Stephenie Meyer, The Twilight Saga The dreamhunting
began as a beautiful thing, when Tziga Hame discovered that he
could enter the Place and share the dreams he found there with
other people. But Tziga Hame has disappeared and Laura, his
daughter, knows that the dreams have turned sour. The wealthy still
experience sweet dreams, but the government has been using
nightmares to keep the convicts obedient and content. On St.
Lazarus's Eve, when elite citizens gather in the dream palace,
Laura is determined to show them the truth. She plunges them into
the nightmare used to control the convicts. But as she struggles to
counter the government's sinister plans, a deeper mystery surfaces,
a puzzle only Laura can unravel, a puzzle having to do with the
very nature of the Place. What is the Place, after all? And what
does it want from her?
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Dreamhunter (Paperback)
Elizabeth Knox
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"It is like nothing else I've ever read. The characters are so
real, you'll feel like you know exactly what they look like and how
their voices sound and what they would say or do in any given
situation. More than that, you'll want to hang out with them. Then
the world is so amazing and unique. You will want to go there. You
will want to walk into 'the Place.' And you will want to sleep in a
dream opera."--Stephenie Meyer, The Twilight Saga Laura comes from
a world similar to our own except for one difference: It is next to
the Place, an unfathomable land that fosters dreams of every kind
and is inaccessible to all but a select few, the dreamhunters.
These are individuals with the ability to catch larger-than-life
dreams and relay them to audiences in the magnificent dream palace.
People travel from all around to experience the benefits of the
hunters' unique visions.
Now, fifteen-year-old Laura and her cousin Rose, daughters of
dreamhunters, are old enough to find out if they qualify to enter
the Place. But nothing can prepare them for what they are about to
discover. In the midst of a fascinating landscape, Laura's dreamy
childhood is ending, and a nightmare is beginning.
Too stuffy inside? All those familiar social realist furnishings,
all those comfortable literary tropes. Perhaps a stroll out under
the trees, where things are breezier, stranger, more liable to
break the rules. You may meet monsters out there, true. But that's
the point. Casting its net widely, this anthology of Aotearoa-New
Zealand science fiction and fantasy ranges from the satirical
novels of the 19th-century utopians – one of which includes the
first description of atmospheric aerobreaking in world literature
– to the bleeding edge of now. Spaceships and worried sheep.
Dragons and AI. The shopping mall that swallowed the Earth. The
deviant, the fishy and the rum, all bioengineered for your reading
pleasure. Featuring stories by some of the country’s best known
writers as well as work from exciting new talent, Monsters in the
Garden invites you for a walk on the wild side. We promise you'll
get back safely. Unchanged? Well, that's another question.
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Armor's Mistake (Paperback)
Clarise Tan; Photographs by Wander Aguiar; Elizabeth Knox
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R321
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Erode (Paperback)
Elizabeth Knox
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R332
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Ops' Obsession (Paperback)
Clarise Tan; Photographs by Sally Sparrow; Elizabeth Knox
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R332
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Menacing (Paperback)
E C Land; Illustrated by Clarise Tan; Elizabeth Knox
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Spiteful (Paperback)
E C Land, Elizabeth Knox
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R351
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Kinetic (Paperback)
E C Land; Illustrated by Clarise Tan; Elizabeth Knox
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The Rainbow Opera is set in a world the same as our own but for one
difference - The Place, a mysterious region filled with dreams of
every kind. Only a select group of people can enter The Place: The
Dreamhunters, men and women who are able to 'catch' the dreams and
relay them to eager audiences in the magnificent dream palace, The
Rainbow Opera. Now, 14-year-old cousins Laura and Rose are about to
find out whether they are part of this prestigious group. But
nothing in their darkest nightmares can prepare them for what they
discover. For within The Place lies a horrific secret kept hidden
for years by corrupt members of the Government. A secret that
demands to be told...
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Mortal Fire (Paperback)
Elizabeth Knox
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Sixteen-year-old Canny Mochrie's parents go away on a vacation,
so they send her off on a trip of her own with her stepbrother,
Sholto, and his opinionated girlfriend, Susan, who are interviewing
the survivors of a strange coal mine disaster and researching local
folklore in 1959 Southland, New Zealand. Canny is left to herself
to wander in a mysterious and enchanting nearby valley, occupied
almost entirely by children who all have the last name, Zarene, and
can perform a special type of magic that tells things how to be
stronger and better than they already are. With the help of a
seventeen-year-old boy who is held hostage in a hidden house by a
spell that is now more powerful than the people who first placed
it, Canny figures out why she, too, can use this special magic that
only Zarenes should know, and where she really came from. Printz
Honor author Elizabeth Knox has created another stunning world of
intrigue in "Mortal Fire."
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
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