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The Left-Handed Booksellers of London

By Garth Nix
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The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix follows Susan Arkshaw as she moves to London in search of her father and quickly becomes entangled with a magical society of booksellers. This secretive group is tasked with policing mythical powers and entities in a parallel world. As Susan partners with the enigmatic Merlin, events escalate into a thrilling adventure filled with danger and mystique.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by a world where booksellers possess magical abilities, solving mysteries and subduing dangerous beings. With its mix of fantasy, adventure, and an alternative 1980s setting, it's perfect for fans of imaginative storytelling and quirky characters. If you're drawn to tales where ordinary life meets the supernatural, this captivating read is sure to entertain.

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The Left-Handed Booksellers of London

This ABIA award-winning fantasy set in 1980s London follows one girl's quest to find her father, leading her to a secret society of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World when it disastrously intrudes into the modern world. For anyone who likes light-hearted adventure and mysterious old bookshops!

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WINNER: 2021 ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children

Eighteen-year-old art student Susan Arkshaw arrives in London in search of her father. But before she can question crime boss Frank Thringley, he's turned to dust by the prick of a silver hatpin in the hands of the outrageously attractive Merlin.

Merlin is one of the youngest members of a secret society of booksellers with magical powers who police the mythic Old World wherever it impinges on the New World—in addition to running several bookshops, of course! Merlin also has a quest of his own: to find the Old World entity who arranged the murder of his mother.

Their investigations attract attention from enemies of the Old and New Worlds. Soon they become involved in an even more urgent task to recover the grail that is the source of the left-handed booksellers' power, before it is used to destroy the booksellers and rouse the hordes of the mythic past.

As the search for the grail becomes strangely intertwined with both their quests, they start to wonder... Is Susan's long-lost father a bookseller, or something altogether more mysterious?

"This is my favorite kind of tale, one where the magic and the real nest together like pages in a book. A delightful read." --V.E. Schwab, #1 New York Times Bestselling author

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Garth Nix's The Left-Handed Booksellers of London is praised for its whimsical and clever adventure set in a richly detailed world. Reviewers highlight its enchanting blend of magic and reality, captivating setting of 1983 London, and engaging mix of nostalgia and cultural references. The characters, particularly booksellers with special powers, add to the book's charm and keep readers eager for more adventures.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761065910

Publisher: A&U Children's

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 August 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: A&U Children

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 364g

Pages: 384

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Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fantasy Fiction Garth Nix General Fiction Sci-Fi & Fantasy Young Adult

About the Author

Garth Nix has been a full-time writer since 2001, but has also worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales representative, bookseller, and as a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve. Garth's books include the Old Kingdom fantasy series: Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen, Clariel, Goldenhand and Terciel and Elinor; SF novels Shade's Children and A Confusion of Princes; fantasy novels Angel Mage and The Left-Handed Booksellers of London; and a Regency romance with magic, Newt's Emerald. His novels for children include The Ragwitch; the six books of The Seventh Tower sequence; The Keys to the Kingdom series and Frogkisser! His short fiction includes more than 60 published stories, some of them collected in Across the Wall and To Hold the Bridge. He has co-written several books with Sean Williams, including the Troubletwisters series; Spirit Animals Book Three: Blood Ties; Have Sword, Will Travel; and Let Sleeping Dragons Lie. More than six million copies of Garth's books have been sold around the world, they have appeared on the bestseller lists of The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, The Bookseller and others, and his work has been translated into 42 languages. He has won multiple Aurealis Awards, the ABIA Award, Ditmar Award, the Mythopoeic Award, CBCA Honour Book, and has been shortlisted for the Locus Awards, the Shirley Jackson Award and others.

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