The left-handed booksellers of London, Garth Nix
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The left-handed booksellers of London, Garth Nix
Language
eng
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no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The left-handed booksellers of London
Oclc number
1135574928
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Garth Nix
Summary
A girl's quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World of England when it intrudes on the modern world. From the bestselling master of teen fantasy, Garth NixIn a slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan Arkshaw is looking for her father, a man she has never met. Crime boss Frank Thringley might be able to help her, but Susan doesn't get time to ask Frank any questions. He is turned to dust by the prick of a silver hatpin in the hands of Merlin, a young left-handed bookseller (one of the fighting ones). With the right-handed booksellers (the intellectual ones), they are an extended family of magical beings who police the mythic and legendary Old World when it intrudes on the modern world... in addition to running several bookshops. Merlin and his sister Vivien, are on a quest to find the Old World entity who used ordinary criminals to kill his mother. As they tread in the path of a botched or covered-up police investigation from years past, their quest overlaps with Susan's. -- adapted from jacket
Target audience
adolescent
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Left handed booksellers of London
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- Roman pour jeunes adultes
- Fantasy fiction
- Booksellers and bookselling -- Fiction
- Personnes disparues + Enquêtes -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Young adult fiction
- Fantasy
- Magic -- Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Missing persons + Investigation -- Juvenile fiction
- Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction
- Booksellers and bookselling -- Juvenile fiction
- Pères et filles -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
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- Genre2
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- Roman pour jeunes adultes
- Fantasy fiction
- Booksellers and bookselling -- Fiction
- Personnes disparues + Enquêtes -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Young adult fiction
- Fantasy
- Magic -- Juvenile fiction
- Young adult fiction
- Missing persons + Investigation -- Juvenile fiction
- Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction
- Booksellers and bookselling -- Juvenile fiction
- Pères et filles -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Content1
- Author1
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