![]() The Sinister Booksellers of Bath is a wintry return to the somewhat alternate 1980s England of The Left-Handed Booksellers of London. In a slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan Arkshaw is looking for her father, a man she has never met. From the best-selling master of teen fantasy, Garth Nix. And this time, her target is not an ordinary mortal. A girls quest to find her father leads her to an extended family of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World of England when it intrudes on the modern world. ![]() If they do not stop her, she will soon kill again. To unravel the secrets of a murderous Ancient Sovereign, the booksellers must investigate centuries of disappearances and deaths. The map takes the trio to a place separated from this world, maintained by deadly sorcery and guarded by monstrous living statues. A desperate rescue is attempted by his sister the right-handed bookseller Vivien and their friend, art student Susan Arkshaw, who is still struggling to deal with her own recently discovered magical heritage. Garth Nix has been a full-time writer since 2001, but has also worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales. ![]() It comes from the discovery of a sorcerous map, leading left-handed bookseller Merlin into great danger. Yet this time it is not from Sulis Minerva that trouble starts. ![]() The booksellers who police the Old World keep a careful watch there, particularly on the entity who inhabits the ancient hot spring. There is often trouble of a mythical sort in Bath. ![]()
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