From the award-winning author, "a breathtaking journey of revenge and redemption that pits a stubborn, devoted girl against an unknown evil" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).On Gullstruck Island, legend has it that the mountain ranges and volcanoes are in charge. Anger them, and you'll pay the price. Keep them happy, and you'll enjoy their protection. These stories of the land's command come in handy for quiet, near-invisible Hathin when she must run for h...

This original illustrated middle-grade fantasy from acclaimed author and illustrator duo Frances Hardinge and Emily Gravett follows a girl who must venture through the ravenous, dangerous Forest that has overtaken her world to save her community.Multiple starred reviews! "Sumptuous worldbuilding and deft plotting make for a harrowing dystopian story that nevertheless thrums with hope." (Kirkus starred review) / “Delicious in every detail… A feast for the e...

Lovely War meets Howl’s Moving Castle in this new YA fantasy from acclaimed author Frances Hardinge, about the people caught in a game played by the gods where castles are moved around the world like chess pieces**★★★★★ 5 starred reviews! “Fast-paced and original fantasy . . . refreshing and entertaining.” (**School Library Journal starred review)...

The award-winning author of The Lie Tree "has created a distinctly imaginative world full of engaging characters, robust humor, and true suspense" ( School Library Journal, starred review).Everybody knew that books were dangerous. Read the wrong book, it was said, and the words crawled around your brain on black legs and drove you mad, wicked mad.Mosca Mye's father insisted on teaching her to read—even in a world where books are dangerous, ...

Winner of the Branford Boase award, Fly By Night is the stunning YA fantasy novel from Frances Hardinge, author of the Costa Award winning The Lie Tree.As the realm struggles to maintain an uneasy peace after years of civil war and tyranny, a twelve-year-old orphan called Mosca Mye and her loyal companion, a cantankerous goose, are about to become the unlikely heroes of a radical revolution.Mosca is on the run, heading for the city of Mand...

From the award–winning author of The Lie Tree, "a delicious combination of historical adventure, coming-of-age tale, and supernatural intrigue" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).Sometimes, when a person dies, their spirit goes looking for somewhere to hide. Some people have space within them, perfect for hidingYoung Makepeace has learned to defend herself from the ghosts that try to possess her in the night, desperate for refuge, but one ...

An amnesiac girl explores an enchanting underground world filled with sinister secrets in this YA fantasy from the award-winning author of The Lie Tree.In the underground city of Caverna, the world's most skilled craftspeople toil in the darkness to create delicacies beyond compare—wines that remove memories, cheeses that make you hallucinate, and perfumes that convince you to trust the wearer, even as he slits your throat. On the surface, the people of Cav...

**A dark, powerful story of science, loss and truth in Victorian England, The Lie Tree by Francis Hardinge won the prestigious Costa Book of the Year Award. This special edition includes beautiful, original illustrations from 2015–2017 Children's Laureate, multiple Kate Greenaway Medal-winning author of the Ottoline series, Chris Riddell.'Fun and ingenious, with plenty of cliffhangers [and] a healthy dash of feminism' – Guardian**It was not enough. All...

"Deliciously shiver-inducing . . . Fans of dark fantasies such as Neil Gaiman's Coraline will find this tale irresistible"—from the award-winning author ( School Library Journal).Verdigris ( n.): a blue-green rust that tarnishes aging and forgotten copper coins, altering them entirely . . .Ryan feels invisible: At school, he's in a class with students older and cooler than him, and at home, he's largely ignored during his parents' p...

A dark YA fantasy about learning to use your power and finding peace, from award-winning author Frances HardingeIn a world where anyone can create a life-destroying curse, only one person has the power to unravel them.Kellen does not fully understand his talent, but helps those transformed maliciously—including Nettle. Recovered from entrapment in bird form, she is now his constant companion and closest ally.But Kellen has also been cursed, and unle...

This original middle-grade fantasy from acclaimed author Frances Hardinge follows a girl who must venture through the ravenous, dangerous Forest that has overtaken her world to save her community.Multiple starred reviews! "Sumptuous worldbuilding and deft plotting make for a harrowing dystopian story that nevertheless thrums with hope." (Kirkus starred review)One thing Feather knows to be true is that given the chance, the Forest will devour her ho...

Mosca Mye and Eponymous Clent are at it again. Escaping disaster by the skin of their teeth, they find refuge in Toll, a strange gateway town where visitors may neither enter nor leave without paying a price. By day, the city is well-mannered and orderly; by night, it’s host to rogues and villains.Wherever there’s a plot, there’s sure to be treachery, and wherever there’s treachery, there’s sure to be trouble—and where there’s trouble, well, Clent, Mosca, and Saracen can’t be far b...