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RMOOR:

THE TRIALS OF MORRIGAN CROW

Get lost in this addictive new series about a cursed girl who
escapes death and finds herself in a magical world, but is then
tested beyond her wildest imagination...

know what you’re
hand through his wilting coppery
thinking,’ said Jupiter
updo and, taking Morrigan’s
as they locked Octavia
hand with the other, led her
up in a private parking
along the chilly streets as the
‘Igarage. He pulled
sky began to lighten. ‘We’ve
a chain next to the vast rolling
got great architecture,’
door and it descended. The
he continued. ‘Lovely
air was frosty, turning their
restaurants. Reasonably
breath to clouds of steam.
reliable public transport.
‘Nevermoor. If it’s so great,
why haven’t you heard of it?
The climate’s great – cold in
Truth is, Morrigan, this is the best
winter, not cold in not winter.
place – the best place – in all
Much as you’d expect. Oh, and
the Unnamed Realm.’
the beaches! The beaches.’ He
looked thoughtful. ‘The beaches
He paused to slip out of his
are rubbish, actually, but you
tailored blue overcoat and
can’t have everything.’
drape it around Morrigan’s
shoulders. It was much too long Morrigan was struggling to keep
for her, and her arms didn’t up, not just with Jupiter’s rapid
quite reach the end of the fire monologue but also with
sleeves, but she hugged his long, skinny legs, which
it close, revelling in its were half skipping, half running
warmth. Jupiter ran one down a street signposted
humdinger avenue.
‘Sorry,’ she panted, half
hobbling and half limping
from the cramp that was
beginning to seize her calf.
‘Could we . . . slow . . . down
a bit?’
‘Can’t. It’s almost time.’
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