Fly by Night (Mosca Mye #1)
Author(s): Frances Hardinge
A breathtaking adventure story, set in reimagined eighteenth-century England. As the realm struggles to maintain an uneasy peace after years of cival war and tyranny, a twelve-year-old orphan and her loyal companion, a grumpy goose, are about to become the unlikely heroes of a radical revolution. Mosca Mye is on the run, heading for the city of Mandelion. There she finds herself living by her wits among cut-throat highwaymen, spies and smugglers. With peril at every turn, Mosca uncovers a dark plot to terrorize the people of Mandelion, and soon merry mayhem leads to murder ...With an unforgettable cast of characters and an inspiring message at its heart -- sometimes the power of words can change the world!
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Product Information
"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)
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.
General Fields
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- : Pan Macmillan
- : Macmillan Children's Books
- : 30 June 2006
- : 197mm X 130mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 March 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : Frances Hardinge
- : Paperback
- : Unabridged
- : en
- : 823.92
- : 10-12
- : 448