From Frances Hardinge, the overall Costa Award-winning author of The Lie Tree, comes her latest compelling adventure, Unraveller

Welcome to your new fantasy obsession . . .

In a world where anyone can create life-destroying curses, only one person has the power to unravel them.

Kellen does not fully understand his talent, but uses it to help those who have been cursed, including his ally and closest friend, Nettle. But Kellen himself is cursed, and unless he and Nettle can release him, he is in danger of unravelling everything - and everyone - around him.

For fans of Leigh Bardugo and Neil Gaiman comes Frances Hardinge’s spectacular novel Unraveller. Called her ‘best yet’ by the Guardian, Hardinge expertly weaves together mythology and mystery in a richly-detailed world besieged by curses.

‘Exquisite . . . sheer perfection’– Liz Hyder, author of The Gifts

‘Instantly engrossing, effortlessly clever, and completely magical’ – Freya Marske

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

"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." - The Times

"This detailed, thoughtful, original read is not one to rush, but to savour." - 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." - 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

"Curses grow like wildflowers in this beautifully written fantasy" - SFX

"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." - The Financial Times