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The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
- Narrated by: Marisa Calin
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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Summary
A girl's 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. From the best-selling master of fantasy Garth Nix.
In a slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan Arkshaw is looking for her father, a man she has never met. Crime boss Frank Thringley might be able to help her, but Susan doesn't get time to ask Frank any questions before he is turned to dust by the prick of a silver hatpin in the hands of the outrageously attractive Merlin.
Merlin is a young left-handed bookseller (one of the fighting ones), who with the right-handed booksellers (the intellectual ones) are an extended family of magical beings who police the mythic and legendary Old World when it intrudes on the modern world, in addition to running several bookshops.
Susan's search for her father begins with her mother's possibly misremembered or misspelt surnames, a reading room ticket and a silver cigarette case engraved with something that might be a coat of arms.
Merlin has a quest of his own, to find the Old World entity who used ordinary criminals to kill his mother. As he and his sister, the right-handed bookseller Vivien, tread in the path of a botched or covered-up police investigation from years past, they find this quest strangely overlaps with Susan's. Who or what was her father? Susan, Merlin and Vivien must find out as the Old World erupts dangerously into the New.
Critic reviews
"Garth Nix sets the standard for Fantasy." (Leigh Bardugo)
"Garth Nix is one of the best world-builders in fantasy." (Brandon Sanderson)
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- David Williams
- 09-07-23
Not bad but it didn't keep me enthralled
If there was a perfectly adequate award this would win it for me. The story was fine, the performance good, but at the moment I can not see myself going back to it.
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- Jennifer R.
- 06-10-20
Booksellers
I have to say not a lot of books got sold but maybe that was because there was way too much otherworldly shenanigans afoot. Most enjoyable and fast paced. Enjoyed both the story and characters immensely!
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- Jennifer Munro
- 02-02-21
I hope there is a sequel!
Really enjoyed the book, from start to finish. I am keeping my fingers crossed for a sequel! Very enjoyable rwad!
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- Tom Green
- 16-11-20
brilliant
Another great book from Garth Nix well worth listening to. Thank you for this book
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- Mixdell
- 14-06-23
Completely wrong narrator
The story is okay but completely ruined by the wrong choice of narrator. The overly sibilant voice is annoying. And young adults don’t need everything over explained to them as if they can’t understand tone and plot.
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- stephanied
- 25-07-23
Awful choice of narrator
Another fantastic Garth nix world, the first in a new series, spoiled for me by the overly dramatic delivery from the narrator. I sped it up by .05 which helped with the slowness and long pauses. Won't be one I'll listen to again, and I won't buy anyelse by this narrator.
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- Mot
- 20-02-22
Great!!
Narration as always was brilliant by Marissa Callan.
loved the story.
Good book. would recommend
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- Cat
- 16-05-21
Crime and a little bit of magic!
loved the story and the characters were very likable. The narrator was easy to listen to and made the characters distinct. very enjoyable
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- Holly
- 24-12-22
A fun adventure
My advice is stick with it. I found the first couple of chapters hard going but then the action starts. Really enjoyed it.
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- diziet
- 04-02-23
Great premise, OK listen
After really enjoying Angel Mage I thought I’d try this. A wonderful imaginative premise marrying magic and books- alongside some wonderful moments but overall the story was not hugely engaging and the general vibe was of self-conscious cleverness. So a mixed listen for me.
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