Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

A breathtaking, enchanting new series by debut Australian author Jessica Townsend, about a cursed girl who escapes death and finds herself in a magical world - but is then tested beyond her wildest imagination.

Morrigan Crow is cursed. Born on an unlucky day, she is blamed for all local misfortunes, from hailstorms to heart attacks - and, worst of all, the curse means that Morrigan is doomed to die at midnight on Eventide.

But as Morrigan awaits her fate, a strange and remarkable man named Jupiter North appears. Chased by black-smoke hounds and shadowy hunters on horseback, he whisks her away into the safety of a secret, magical city called Nevermoor.

It's there that Morrigan discovers Jupiter has chosen her to contend for a place in the city's most prestigious organisation: the Wundrous Society. In order to join, she must compete in four difficult and dangerous trials against hundreds of other children, each boasting an extraordinary talent that sets them apart. Except for Morrigan, who doesn't seem to have any special talent at all.

To stay in the safety of Nevermoor for good, Morrigan will need to find a way to pass the tests - or she'll have to leave the city to confront her deadly fate.

Awards

• Winner Dymocks Book of the Year 2018
• Winner QBD Children's Book of the Year 2018
• Winner Book of the Year, Australian Book Industry Awards 2018
• Winner Book of the Year for Younger Children, Australian Book Industry Awards 2018
• Winner The Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year, Australian Book Industry Awards 2018
• Winner Book of the Year, Indie Book Awards 2018
• Winner Children's Category, Indie Book Awards 2018
• Winner Nielsen Booksellers' Choice Award, Australian Booksellers Association Awards 2018
• Winner Best Children's Fiction, Aurealis Awards 2017
• Winner Younger Fiction, Waterstones Children's Book Prize (UK) 2018
• Winner Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction, Cybils Award 2018
• Winner West Australian Young Readers' Book Award, Younger Readers, 2019
• Winner South Australian Premier's Award, 2020
• Winner Adelaide Festival Children's Literature Award, 2020
• Shortlisted The Readings Children's Book Prize 2018
• Notable Book, CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers 2018
• Voted #1 in the Dymocks Kids' Top 51