Unraveller
The must-read fantasy from Costa-Award winning author Frances Hardinge
Published on 1. September 2022
416 pages
978-1-5098-3698-7 (ISBN)
Description
For fans of Leigh Bardugo and Neil Gaiman comes Frances Hardinge's spectacular gothic novel Unraveller.
Welcome to your new fantasy obsession . . .
In a world where anyone can create life-destroying curses, only one person has the power to unravel them.
Kellen does not fully understand his talent, but uses it to help those who have been cursed, including his ally and closest friend, Nettle. But Kellen himself is cursed, and unless he and Nettle can release him, he is in danger of unravelling everything - and everyone - around him.
From Costa Award-winning author of The Lie Tree, Hardinge expertly weaves together mythology and mystery in a richly-detailed world besieged by curses.
'Exquisite . . . sheer perfection'- Liz Hyder, author of The Gifts
'Instantly engrossing, effortlessly clever, and completely magical' - Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light
Welcome to your new fantasy obsession . . .
In a world where anyone can create life-destroying curses, only one person has the power to unravel them.
Kellen does not fully understand his talent, but uses it to help those who have been cursed, including his ally and closest friend, Nettle. But Kellen himself is cursed, and unless he and Nettle can release him, he is in danger of unravelling everything - and everyone - around him.
From Costa Award-winning author of The Lie Tree, Hardinge expertly weaves together mythology and mystery in a richly-detailed world besieged by curses.
'Exquisite . . . sheer perfection'- Liz Hyder, author of The Gifts
'Instantly engrossing, effortlessly clever, and completely magical' - Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light
Reviews / Votes
Extraordinary. Exquisite and compelling. Sheer perfection. -- Liz Hyder, author of The Gifts It's gothic and twisty and witty and gripping: dark and delicious and fresh and I loved it. -- Katherine Rundell This multilayered, humane and brilliant YA fantasy is the Costa-winning Hardinge's best yet. -- Imogen Russell Williams * The Guardian * A gloriously creepy, intricate masterpiece full of tangles and knots for the reader to get caught up in. -- Adrian Tchaikovsky One of the most mesmerising journeys I've ever taken within the pages of a book. -- Hilary McKay If you like your children's books gothic, rich in language and occasionally baffling, you will already know Frances Hardinge. The author - who won the Costa prize in 2015 for The Lie Tree - is distinguished by a prose style that is often described as "beautiful" or "luminous" and her latest is no exception. -- Alex O'Connell * The Times * This detailed, thoughtful, original read is not one to rush, but to savour. -- Nicolette Jones * The Sunday Times * Hardinge is a worthy successor to Pullman, yes, but in fact, she is in a league that is entirely her own, a writer whose ideas are modern yet timeless, their execution compelling, eerie, sublime. -- Marianne Levy * iNews * Themes of humanity and redemption play out against this intricately woven backdrop, illuminated by characteristically sublime prose. - YA Book of the Month * The Observer * I would trust Frances Hardinge to lead me blindfolded into the wildest of marshes, and this is my favourite tale of hers yet. Instantly engrossing, effortlessly clever, and completely magical, with a stubbornly compassionate heart. -- Freya Marske Beguiling and uncanny. Hardinge masterfully crafts modern folklore with the wisdom and wit of the ancients. I fell in love with this strange and satisfying novel! -- Tendai Huchu Curses grow like wildflowers in this beautifully written fantasy * SFX * Spellbinding storytelling - the inimitable Frances Hardinge has woven a wonderfully weird, richly imaginative and profoundly thought-provoking tale. -- Katherine Woodfine Complex and clever . . . I was sucked into this magical epic. * The Times * Hardinge's work is always exquisite; this latest volume is no exception. * Irish Times * Superior fantasy from a winner of the Costa Book of the Year prize. -- Suzi Feay * The Financial Times *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 12 years
File size
2,35 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-5098-3698-7 (9781509836987)
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Frances Hardinge spent a large part of her childhood in a huge old house that inspired her to write strange stories from an early age. She read English at Oxford University, then got a job at a software company. However, a few years later a persistent friend finally managed to bully Frances into sending a few chapters of Fly By Night, her first children's novel, to a publisher. Macmillan made her an immediate offer. The book went on to publish to huge critical acclaim and win the Branford Boase First Novel Award. She has since written many highly acclaimed children's novels, including Fly By Night's sequel Twilight Robbery, as well as the Carnegie-shortlisted Cuckoo Song and the Costa Book of the Year winner, The Lie Tree.
