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The Sinister Booksellers of Bath
by Garth Nix
This is a fantastic follow up to The Left-handed Booksellers of London! It was worth the wait :)
A year on from the events in book 1, Susan is settled into student life in London. 1983 is coming to a close and she is looking forward to spending Christmas at home, near Bath, with her mum. But a fragment of a magical map changes her plans when the booksellers ask for her help. Merlin has has been transported into the domain of a malevolent ancient entity and Susan is the only one who has the skills to help his sister, Vivien, free him before time runs out.
Susan has spent the last year trying to ignore her potential power, but now she has no choice but to face what she can do as the entity sets its sights firmly on her as its' next victim.
All my favourite characters are back and this book builds the world of the Booksellers and the somewhat alternate version of 1980's England in greater detail, and I enjoyed every moment!.
I like the fact that Garth Nix has chosen to build a much more equitable alternate reality - this is a diverse cast and there are multiple female characters that hold civil and military / police positions of rank that simply would not have happened (not commonly) in our reality. Sexism just doesn't seem to really exist in this history and I am 100% loving that. There are also a few more diverse characters that are introduced so I look forward to this world getting wider.
This series is giving me minor Rivers of London vibes and I like it!
I will happily recommend this series to 12+ readers (there is some violence, but mostly not too graphic/ no sex)
A year on from the events in book 1, Susan is settled into student life in London. 1983 is coming to a close and she is looking forward to spending Christmas at home, near Bath, with her mum. But a fragment of a magical map changes her plans when the booksellers ask for her help. Merlin has has been transported into the domain of a malevolent ancient entity and Susan is the only one who has the skills to help his sister, Vivien, free him before time runs out.
Susan has spent the last year trying to ignore her potential power, but now she has no choice but to face what she can do as the entity sets its sights firmly on her as its' next victim.
All my favourite characters are back and this book builds the world of the Booksellers and the somewhat alternate version of 1980's England in greater detail, and I enjoyed every moment!.
I like the fact that Garth Nix has chosen to build a much more equitable alternate reality - this is a diverse cast and there are multiple female characters that hold civil and military / police positions of rank that simply would not have happened (not commonly) in our reality. Sexism just doesn't seem to really exist in this history and I am 100% loving that. There are also a few more diverse characters that are introduced so I look forward to this world getting wider.
This series is giving me minor Rivers of London vibes and I like it!
I will happily recommend this series to 12+ readers (there is some violence, but mostly not too graphic/ no sex)