Unraveller (Hardback)

Extraordinary. Exquisite and compelling. Sheer perfection. - Liz Hyder, author of The Gifts

It’s gothic and twisty and witty and gripping: dark and delicious and fresh and I loved it. - Katherine Rundell

This multilayered, humane and brilliant YA fantasy is the Costa-winning Hardinge’s best yet. - Imogen Russell Williams, The Guardian

A gloriously creepy, intricate masterpiece full of tangles and knots for the reader to get caught up in. - Adrian Tchaikovsky

One of the most mesmerising journeys I’ve ever taken within the pages of a book. - Hilary McKay

If you like your children’s books gothic, rich in language and occasionally baffling, you will already know Frances Hardinge. The author — who won the Costa prize in 2015 for The Lie Tree — is distinguished by a prose style that is often described as “beautiful” or “luminous” and her latest is no exception. - Alex O'Connell, The Times

This detailed, thoughtful, original read is not one to rush, but to savour. - Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times

Hardinge is a worthy successor to Pullman, yes, but in fact, she is in a league that is entirely her own, a writer whose ideas are modern yet timeless, their execution compelling, eerie, sublime. - Marianne Levy, iNews

Themes of humanity and redemption play out against this intricately woven backdrop, illuminated by characteristically sublime prose. - YA Book of the Month - The Observer

I would trust Frances Hardinge to lead me blindfolded into the wildest of marshes, and this is my favourite tale of hers yet. Instantly engrossing, effortlessly clever, and completely magical, with a stubbornly compassionate heart. - Freya Marske

Beguiling and uncanny. Hardinge masterfully crafts modern folklore with the wisdom and wit of the ancients. I fell in love with this strange and satisfying novel! - Tendai Huchu

Curses grow like wildflowers in this beautifully written fantasy - SFX

Spellbinding storytelling — the inimitable Frances Hardinge has woven a wonderfully weird, richly imaginative and profoundly thought-provoking tale. - Katherine Woodfine

Complex and clever . . . I was sucked into this magical epic. - The Times

Hardinge’s work is always exquisite; this latest volume is no exception. - Irish Times

Superior fantasy from a winner of the Costa Book of the Year prize. - Suzi Feay, The Financial Times