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Morrigan Crow is cursed, destined to die on her eleventh birthday. But, as the clock strikes midnight, she's whisked away by a remarkable man called Jupiter North and taken to the secret city of Nevermoor. There she's invited to join the Wundrous Society. Mystery, magic and protection are hers - if only she can pass four impossible trials, using an exceptional talent. Which she doesn't have... Perfect for fans of the Harry Potter series and His Dark Materials, this series takes readers into an extraordinary world, setting hope and imagination alive. Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.

Return to the magical world of Nevermoor, where Morrigan Crow's adventures continue - a perfect gift for all book lovers. Morrigan Crow is determined, daring and ready for a new challenge: to step into her destiny as a Wundersmith, master the mysterious Wretched Arts, and control the power that threatens to consume her. She and her friends are proud to be in their second year of attendance at the magical Wundrous Society, and together they can face anything. But a strange illness has taken hold of Nevermoor, turning its peaceable Wunimals into mindless, vicious unnimals on the hunt. As victims of the Hollowpox multiply, panic spreads. And with the city she loves in a state of fear, Morrigan quickly realises it is up to her to find a cure for the Hollowpox, even if it will put her - and the rest of Nevermoor - in more danger than ever before ...

Discover the magical world of Nevermoor and the adventures of Morrigan Crow, in this bestselling, award-winning series for fans of Harry Potter and His Dark Materials. 'Exciting, mysterious, marvellous and magical ... quite simply one of the best children's books I've read in years' Robin Stevens, author of Murder Most Unladylike. Morrigan Crow is determined, daring and ready for a new challenge: to step into her destiny as a Wundersmith, master the mysterious Wretched Arts, and control the power that threatens to consume her. She and her friends are proud to be in their second year of attendance at the magical Wundrous Society, and together they can face anything. But a strange illness has taken hold of Nevermoor, turning its peaceable Wunimals into mindless, vicious unnimals on the hunt. As victims of the Hollowpox multiply, panic spreads. And with the city she loves in a state of fear, Morrigan quickly realises it is up to her to find a cure for the Hollowpox, even if it will put her - and the rest of Nevermoor - in more danger than ever before ... Enter a world of hope and imagination in this Wundrous series, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and with film rights sold to Fox. Praise for Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow: 'A full-speed joy of a book; funny, quick-footed, and wildly, magically inventive' Katherine Rundell, author of Rooftoppers

Nad Morrigan Crowovou visí kliatba. Narodila sa v deň Zvečerenia, a preto ju obviňujú zo všetkého zlého, čo sa stalo, od krupobitia po infarkty. Čo je však najhoršie, podľa kliatby je odsúdená na záhubu a zomrie o polnoci po dovŕšení jedenásteho roku života. Kým Morrigan odovzdanečaká na svoj osud, objaví sa pozoruhodný neznámy muž Jupiter North. Unesie ju do tajného magického mesta zvaného ničnever, čím ju zachráni pred prenasledovateľmi – tieňovými jazdcami a poľovníckymi psami z čierneho dymu. Morrigan sa ešte dozvie, že Jupiter si ju vybral ako uchádzačku o miesto v najprestížnejšej organizácii v meste – v Spolku výnimočných. Aby doň vstúpila, musí podstúpiť štyri ťažké a nebezpečné skúšky. Súperiť pritom bude so stovkami iných detí, pričom každé sa pýši extrémnym nadaním. Morrigan však žiaden talent nemá. Ak chce zostať v bezpečí Ničneveru, musí nájsť spôsob, ako uspieť. A to rýchlo. Inak jej nezostane nič iné, len opustiť mesto a čeliť neblahému osudu.

Morrigan Crowová a jej najlepší kamarát Hawthorne Swift sa stali hrdými študentmi elitného Spolku výnimočných. Život však zďaleka nie je dokonalý. Morrigan sa od Ezru Squalla, najhoršieho človeka pod slnkom, dozvedá zarážajúcu novinu ? je čarotepka. Sama nevie, ako ju to zmení, ale stačí dané slovo čo i len vysloviť a hneď na ňu Ničneverčania hľadia ako na nepriateľa. Čo je horšie, Ezra Squall, posledný známy čarotepec a človek, ktorý kedysi zmasakroval množstvo nevinných ľudí armádou netvorov, ju láka za učnicu. Morrigan by rada všetkých upokojila, veď čarotepci sa vraj kedysi považovali za dobrých. Ale ako, keď sama sotva udrží obavy pod kontrolou? Čarotepka ? Poslanie Morrigan Crowovej je pokračovaním úspešného bestsellera Ničnever ? Pozoruhodné skúšky Morrigan Crowovej, ktorý dobyl viaceré knižné svetové rebríčky. Práva na jeho filmové spracovanie odkúpila spoločnosť Fox.

Return to the magical world of Nevermoor, where Morrigan Crow's adventures continue - a perfect gift for all book lovers. Morrigan Crow is determined, daring and ready for a new challenge: to step into her destiny as a Wundersmith, master the mysterious Wretched Arts, and control the power that threatens to consume her. She and her friends are proud to be in their second year of attendance at the magical Wundrous Society, and together they can face anything. But a strange illness has taken hold of Nevermoor, turning its peaceable Wunimals into mindless, vicious unnimals on the hunt. As victims of the Hollowpox multiply, panic spreads. And with the city she loves in a state of fear, Morrigan quickly realises it is up to her to find a cure for the Hollowpox, even if it will put her - and the rest of Nevermoor - in more danger than ever before ...