SUNDAY TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK
This multilayered, humane and brilliant YA fantasy is the Costa-winning Hardinge's best yet. The Guardian
Gothic and twisty and witty and gripping . . . I loved it Katherine Rundell
A gloriously creepy, intricate masterpiece. Adrian Tchaikovsky
Unraveller is a spell-binding fantasy from the Costa-award winning author of The Lie Tree, Frances Hardinge.
In a world where anyone can cast a life-destroying curse, only one person has the power to unravel them.
Kellen does not fully understand his unique gift, but helps those who are cursed, like his friend Nettle who was trapped in the body of a bird for years. She is now Kellen's constant companion and his closest ally.
But the Unraveller carries a curse himself and, unless he and Nettle can remove it, Kellen is a danger to everything - and everyone - around him . . .
This detailed, thoughtful, original read is not one to rush, but to savour. Sunday Times
Everyone should read Frances Hardinge. Everyone. Right now. Patrick Ness, author of the Chaos Walking trilogy
Frances Hardinge spent 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, by this time a persistent friend had 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. Known for her beautiful use of language, she has since written many critically acclaimed novels, including A Skinful of Shadows, Verdigris Deep, Cuckoo Song, Deeplight and the Costa Award-winning The Lie Tree.
Title: Unraveller
Author: Hardinge, Frances
ISBN: 9781509836970
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Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication Date: 2022-09-01
Number of Pages: 496
Weight: 0.6102 kg
This multilayered, humane and brilliant YA fantasy is the Costa-winning Hardinge's best yet. * The Guardian *
Extraordinary. Exquisite and compelling. Sheer perfection. * Liz Hyder, author of The Gifts *
This detailed, thoughtful, original read is not one to rush, but to savour. * Sunday Times *
A gloriously creepy, intricate masterpiece full of tangles and knots for the reader to get caught up in. * Adrian Tchaikovsky *
It's gothic and twisty and witty and gripping: dark and delicious and fresh and I loved it. * Katherine Rundell *
One of the most mesmerising journeys I've ever taken within the pages of a book. * Hilary McKay *
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 *
Complex and clever . . . I was sucked into this magical epic. * The Times *
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 *
Spellbinding storytelling - the inimitable Frances Hardinge has woven a wonderfully weird, richly imaginative and profoundly thought-provoking tale. * Katherine Woodfine *
This detailed, thoughtful, original read is not one to rush, but to savour. * Sunday Times *
A new book from Frances Hardinge is always a treat, she is such a powerful writer that it goes without saying that the story will be engrossing. Unraveller is more than that though, it is spellbinding because it is a story about curses and the consequences of those curses. We all imagine that when a curse is broken the wrong, and the magic are righted, and the spell is finished. Usually that is where the story ends. But has the story really come to an end? This is the question that Frances Hardinge begins this Macmillan published story with and it prompts not only a wealth of questions but an absolutely fascinating story too. * Louise Ellis-Barrett *
