Name: The Sinister Booksellers of Bath
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
ISBN: 9781399606301

GARTH. NIX

The Sinister Booksellers of Bath

Garth Nix

Return to the enchanting world of The Left-Handed Booksellers of London in this sequel by Garth Nix, bestselling master of teen fantasy, where once again a team of booksellers must fight to keep dangerous magic under cover before the stuff of legends destroys our world. There is often trouble of a mythical sort in Bath. The booksellers who police the Old World keep a careful watch there, particularly on the entity that inhabits the ancient hot spring. This time trouble comes from the discovery of a sorcerous map, leading left-handed bookseller Merlin into great danger, requiring a desperate rescue attempt from his sister, the right-handed bookseller Vivien, and art student Susan Arkshaw, who is still struggling to deal with her own recently discovered magical heritage. The map takes the trio to a place separated from this world, maintained by deadly sorcery and guarded by monstrous living statues. But this is only the beginning. To unravel the secrets of a murderous Ancient Sovereign, the booksellers must investigate centuries of disappearances and deaths. If they do not stop her, she will soon kill again. And this time, her target is not an ordinary mortal.

I started reading this before I realised it was the second book in the series but I managed to get on ok with it anyway. 

It's good fun, reasonably low stakes fantasy based in a similar world to ours. An alternative version. I really enjoyed the use of areas of Bath and nearby because I recognised so many of them. 

Liam Richardson

I started reading this before I realised it was the second book in the series but I managed to get on ok with it anyway. 

It's good fun, reasonably low stakes fantasy based in a similar world to ours. An alternative version. I really enjoyed the use of areas of Bath and nearby because I recognised so many of them. 

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