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y separately published work icon Hollowpox : The Hunt for Morrigan Crow single work   children's fiction   children's   fantasy  
Is part of Nevermoor Jessica Townsend , 2017 series - author children's fiction (number 3 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 Hollowpox : The Hunt for Morrigan Crow
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'Morrigan Crow and her friends have survived their first year as proud scholars of the elite Wundrous Society, helped bring down the nefarious Ghastly Market, and proven themselves loyal to Unit 919. Now Morrigan faces a new, exciting challenge: to master the mysterious Wretched Arts of the Accomplished Wundersmith, and control the power that threatens to consume her.

'Meanwhile, a strange and frightening illness has taken hold of Nevermoor, turning infected Wunimals into mindless, vicious Unnimals on the hunt. As victims of the Hollowpox multiply, panic spreads. There are whispers - growing louder every day - that this catastrophe can only be the work of the Wundersmith, Ezra Squall.

'But inside the walls of Wunsoc, everyone knows there is a new Wundersmith - one who's much closer to home. With Nevermoor in a state of fear and the truth about Morrigan threatening to get out, the city she loves becomes the most perilous place in the world. Morrigan must try to find a cure for the Hollowpox, but it will put her - and everyone in Nevermoor - in more danger than she could have imagined.'

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    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Lothian , 2020 .
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      Extent: 400p.
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      • Published 28 July 2020.

      ISBN: 9780734418241 (pbk), 0734418248, 9780734418258 (ebook), 9780734419705 (hbk)
    • London,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Orion Children's ,       2020 .
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      Extent: 1 v.p.
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      • Published 15 October 2020
      ISBN: 1510107339, 9781510107335 (pbk)
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Lothian , 2023 .
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      Extent: 528p.
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      •  Published November 2023

      ISBN: 9780734420855
Alternative title: Hulfeber : jakten på Morrigan Kråkh
Language: Norwegian
    • Bergen,
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      Norway,
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      Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,      :       Vigmostad & Bjørke ,       2020 .
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      Extent: 559p.p.
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      • Published 15 October 2020.
      ISBN: 9788241915550
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y separately published work icon At Home with Jessica Townsend Astrid Edwards (interviewer), 2020 23453532 2020 single work podcast interview

'Jessica Townsend is the mind behind the record-breaking middle grade fantasy series The Chronicles of Morrigan Crow. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow kicked off the series, followed by Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow and Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow.

'This is projected to be a nine-book series, and honestly, this is a magical series of inclusivity, adventure and excellent reader pay offs.

'Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow was the biggest-selling Australian children's debut since records began. It received the 2018 ABIA for Book of the Year, Book of the Year for Younger Readers and Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year; the 2018 Indie Book Awards Book of the Year and Children's Category; the 2017 Aurealis Award for Best Children's Fiction and the 2018 Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Younger Fiction.' (Production summary)
y separately published work icon Books of the Year Peter Rose (presenter), Southbank : Australian Book Review, Inc. , 2020 23440064 2020 single work podcast

'In today's episode, Peter Rose talks to writers Beejay Silcox and Billy Griffiths about what they’ve been reading during this tumultuous year. They also speculate about some highlights of 2021. For those looking for a more extensive listing of this year's finest works, our Books of the Year features more than 30 different ABR critics nominating their favourite releases.' (Production summary)
Books of the Year 2020 : Year A Look Back at Some of the Year's Finest Works Sarah Holland-Batt , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 427 2020;
Rowling with a Fantasy Winner Joy Lawn , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 October 2020; (p. 16)
— Review of Hollowpox : The Hunt for Morrigan Crow Jessica Townsend , 2020 single work children's fiction

'Australian fiction is flourishing with the recent release of books for adults by well-known writers. However, a children’s fantasy story is outselling most of them.'  (Introduction)
Rowling with a Fantasy Winner Joy Lawn , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 October 2020; (p. 16)
— Review of Hollowpox : The Hunt for Morrigan Crow Jessica Townsend , 2020 single work children's fiction

'Australian fiction is flourishing with the recent release of books for adults by well-known writers. However, a children’s fantasy story is outselling most of them.'  (Introduction)
Books of the Year 2020 : Year A Look Back at Some of the Year's Finest Works Sarah Holland-Batt , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 427 2020;
y separately published work icon Books of the Year Peter Rose (presenter), Southbank : Australian Book Review, Inc. , 2020 23440064 2020 single work podcast

'In today's episode, Peter Rose talks to writers Beejay Silcox and Billy Griffiths about what they’ve been reading during this tumultuous year. They also speculate about some highlights of 2021. For those looking for a more extensive listing of this year's finest works, our Books of the Year features more than 30 different ABR critics nominating their favourite releases.' (Production summary)
y separately published work icon At Home with Jessica Townsend Astrid Edwards (interviewer), 2020 23453532 2020 single work podcast interview

'Jessica Townsend is the mind behind the record-breaking middle grade fantasy series The Chronicles of Morrigan Crow. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow kicked off the series, followed by Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow and Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow.

'This is projected to be a nine-book series, and honestly, this is a magical series of inclusivity, adventure and excellent reader pay offs.

'Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow was the biggest-selling Australian children's debut since records began. It received the 2018 ABIA for Book of the Year, Book of the Year for Younger Readers and Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year; the 2018 Indie Book Awards Book of the Year and Children's Category; the 2017 Aurealis Award for Best Children's Fiction and the 2018 Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Younger Fiction.' (Production summary)
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