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The Edge of the Wild

Name: The Edge of the Wild
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781529532746
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By Pádraig Kenny

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Wild West chase meets supernatural mystery in this brilliant new adventure from the multi-award-winning author of Stitch and The Monsters of Rookhaven. Nathan Quixby is a con artist, selling fake miracle cures to anyone foolish enough to buy them. Jess Crow was born into a family... Read More

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Description

Wild West chase meets supernatural mystery in this brilliant new adventure from the multi-award-winning author of Stitch and The Monsters of Rookhaven.

Nathan Quixby is a con artist, selling fake miracle cures to anyone foolish enough to buy them.

Jess Crow was born into a family of soul-eaters, and the hunger is starting to wake up inside her.

When their paths collide, Nathan strikes what seems like a straightforward deal: help Jess find a cure before her darkness takes hold, get paid handsomely, walk away.

Except nothing about Jess is simple, and Nathan might be a worse liar than he thinks – especially when it comes to lying to himself.

Frontier meets fantasy at The Edge of the Wild – perfect for fans of Wildlands, Dracula & Daughters and Midnight Treasure.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529532746

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 March 2027

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Walker Books Ltd

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Pádraig Kenny is an Irish writer from County Kildare. Previously an arts journalist, a teacher and a librarian's assistant, he now writes full-time. His first novel Tin and recent The Monsters of Rookhaven were both Waterstones Books of the Month. He has twice won the Children's Books Ireland Honour Award for Fiction, has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards.

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