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Garth Nix proves he is a master of the short story with this intriguing collection of tales.
Leading with To Hold the Bridge, a rarely seen Old Kingdom novella, readers will be more than satisfied with its richly detailed and thrilling story of Charter Magic - and a deathly duel. All will delight in the subsequent tales, including fantasy and science fiction, which witches, vampires, strange worlds and stranger creatures making their appearance.
About the author
Garth Nix was born in 1963 in Melbourne, Australia. A full-time writer since 2001, he has worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales representative, bookseller, and as a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve. Garth's books include the award-winning Old Kingdom fantasy novels; the six books of The Seventh Tower sequence; The Keys to the Kingdom series; and with Sean Williams, the Troubletwisters books and Spirit Animals: Blood Ties. He is also the author of Frogkisser! and other novels for younger children.
More than six million copies of Garth's books have been sold around the world and his work has been translated into 40 languages. He lives in Sydney, Australia. Follow Garth on twitter at @garthnix or at www.garthnix.com
Summary
A masterful short story collection including a rarely seen OLD KINGDOM novella.
Garth Nix proves he is a master of the short story with this intriguing collection of tales. Leading with the novella TO HOLD THE BRIDGE, fans of Garth Nix will be more than satisfied with the richly detailed and thrilling tale of Charter Magic and a deathly duel. Fans new and old will delight in the subsequent tales, including fantasy and science fiction, with witches, vampires, strange worlds and stranger creatures making their appearance.
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A masterful short story collection including a rarely seen OLD KINGDOM novella
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A fabulous collection of short stories . . . A must for fans of fantasy, science-fiction and weird and wonderful stories in general
