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Fly by Night

This series follows the adventures of a young girl with an extraordinary gift for reading and a love for words in a land where books and stories are forbidden. Alongside her loyal goose and a mysterious companion, she embarks on a perilous journey filled with intrigue, smugglers, and spies. Her wit and ability to uncover the truth hidden in words are key to surviving in a dangerous world of power players. It's a tale of knowledge's power and courage against oppression.

Twilight Robbery
Fly by Night

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  1. 1

    Fly by Night

    • 448 pages
    • 16 hours of reading
    3.7(58)Add rating

    Winner of the Branford Boase award, Fly By Night is the stunning YA fantasy novel from Frances Hardinge, author of the Costa Award winning The Lie Tree. As the realm struggles to maintain an uneasy peace after years of civil war and tyranny, a twelve-year-old orphan called Mosca Mye and her loyal companion, a cantankerous goose, are about to become the unlikely heroes of a radical revolution. Mosca 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 . . . Fly By Night has an unforgettable cast of characters and an inspiring message at its heart - sometimes the power of words can change the world. Fly By Night is followed by its thrilling sequel, Twilight Robbery. 'Everyone should read Frances Hardinge. Everyone. Right now' - Patrick Ness, author of A Monster Calls.

    Fly by Night
  2. 2

    Twilight Robbery

    • 522 pages
    • 19 hours of reading
    4.3(464)Add rating

    Mosca Mye and Eponymous Clent are in trouble again. Escaping disaster by the skin of their teeth, they find refuge in Toll, the strange gateway town where visitors may neither enter nor leave without paying a price, and as past deeds catch up with them and old enemies appear, it looks as if this time there's no way out. Ages 10+.

    Twilight Robbery