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Fly By Night Frances Hardinge

Fly By Night By Frances Hardinge

Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge


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Summary

Stunningly original, fabulously inventive and packed with humour and wit, FLY BY NIGHT is simply unique. A fantastic adventure story set in a re-imagined early eighteenth-century England, it marks the extraordinary debut of a brand-new writing talent.

Fly By Night Summary

Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge

In a fractured realm, struggling to maintain an uneasy peace after years of civil war and religious tyranny, a twelve-year-old orphan and her loyal companion, a large and homicidal goose, are about to become the unlikely heroes of a revolution.

Mosca Mye has spent her life in a miserable hamlet, where her father was banished for writing inflammatory books about tolerance and freedom. Now he is dead, and Mosca is on the run, in search of a better life. With Eponymous Clent, a smooth-tongued swindler, she heads for the city of Mandelion, living by her wits among highwaymen and smugglers, dangerously insane rulers, secret agents and radical plotters. But the city is in uproar, for someone is once again printing seditious material and no one is quite what they seem. With suspicion and peril at every turn, Mosca uncovers a shocking plot to force a rule of terror on the people of the Realm, and all too soon merry mayhem leads to murder . . .

Funny, surprising and fantastical, with an unforgettable cast of characters, FLY BY NIGHT contains at its heart an inspiring truth - that the power of books can change the world.

Fly By Night Reviews

"Intricate plotting, well-developed and fascinating characters, delicious humor, and exquisite worldcraft envelop readers fully into this richly imagined world." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)
"Incredibly well written." -- Seattle Times
"A rich and intensive tale. One to keep an eye on." -- Publishing News
"A rollicking read to be savored." -- Bookseller (London)
"A wonderful and wondrous novel. Frances Hardinge has joined the company of writers whose books I will always seek out and read."-Garth Nix"A rollicking read to be savored." -- Bookseller (London)

About Frances Hardinge

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, and after she got a job at a software company was bullied by a persistent friend until she reluctantly let a publisher read the first chapters of FLY BY NIGHT. Macmillan made her an immediate offer. A few days after the final draft was delivered, Frances set off on a year-long odyssey around the world. She expects to be in the jungles of South East Asia when FLY BY NIGHT is published.

Additional information

GOR001539865
9781405020787
1405020784
Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Pan Macmillan
2005-10-07
448
Winner of Branford Boase Award 2006 (UK)
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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