

JT: Thank you! My schedule frequently changes, but lately I start my day around 09:00, and always with coffee before anything else. NG KiDS: Congratulations on your amazing new book! How does the day start for one of our best ever authors? Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow is the second book in this record-breaking series. Nevermoor has also been optioned by 20th Century Fox, with Oscar-nominated Drew Goddard on board to write and produce the film. Her pet fascinations include public transport, ancient cities, hotels, opera singers, Halloween, secret societies and gigantic cats– all of which have weaselled their way into Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow, her award-winning first novel released in 2017.

Jessica Townsend lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. OUT 30 OCTOBER! Meet the characters! About the author!

Now that Morrigan and her best friend Hawthorne are proud scholars in the elite Wundrous Society, she is sure that she’s found a place to belong at last, but life is far from perfect.Ĭan Morrigan prove that she deserves to be in the Society – or will an unexpected new enemy ruin her new life? But will her unique talent be a blessing or another curse? She has also discovered that she has a strange and magical ability. She has found a new home in the fantastical city of Nevermoor. This wonderful book follows Morrigan Crow, the girl who was cursed to die on Eventide and has escaped her deadly fate. There are magnificats and magnificubs, brolly rails and celestial beings, creepy Bonesmen and the dreaded Hunt of Smoke and Shadow… Ideal reading for anyone who loves Harry Potter.Return to the Wundrous world of Nevermoor in Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow… Wundermith has masterful storytelling, twisty plotting, a thrilling magical world and universally important themes. Nothing is as it seems in Wunsoc, and as the boundaries between right and wrong get blurrier and blurrier, the temptation for Morrigan to turn to Squall for help grows stronger. Meanwhile, Wunsoc teachers and students are going missing, Morrigan and her friends are being blackmailed, and as Morrigan’s powers begin to manifest, knowing who to trust becomes ever harder. What does being a Wundersmith really mean? Are all Wundersmiths inherently evil? Is she cursed after all? Wunsoc certainly seems to think so, especially as the only other living Wundersmith, Ezra Squall, is the evilest man alive. She can’t wait for her new life to begin!īut instead of nurturing her power, the Elders are determined to keep Morrigan’s special "knack" a secret. The second book set in the magical world of Nevermoor, and Morrigan Crow is now officially a member of the much coveted Wundrous Society, or "Wunsoc".
