Frances Hardinge Collection 5 Books Set (Gullstruck Island, Verdigris Deep, Cuckoo Song, The Lie Tree, Fly By Night)

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Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Collectively: Frances Hardinge Collection 5 Books Set: Gullstruck Island: On Gullstruck Island the volcanoes quarrel, beetles sing danger and occasionally a Lost is born . . .In the village of the Hollow Beasts live two sisters. Arilou is a Lost - a child with the power to depart her body and mind-fly with the winds - and Hathin is her helper. Together they hide a dangerous secret. Until sinister events threaten to uncover it. Verdigris Deep: One evening, Ryan and his friends steal some coins from a well. Soon after, strange things begin to happen.Peculiar marks burn on Ryan's knuckles and light bulbs mysteriously explode.Then the well witch appears, with her fountains for eyes and gargled demands. Cuckoo Song: When Triss wakes up after an accident, she knows that something is very wrong. She is insatiably hungry; her sister seems scared of her and her parents whisper behind closed doors.She looks through her diary to try to remember, but the pages have been ripped out. The Lie Tree: Faith's father has been found dead under mysterious circumstances, and as she is searching through his belongings for clues she discovers a strange tree. The tree only grows healthy and bears fruit if you whisper a lie to it. The fruit of the tree, when eaten, will deliver a hidden truth to the person who consumes it. Fly By Night: As the realm struggles to maintain an uneasy peace after years of civil war and tyranny, a twelve-year-old orphan called Mosca Mye and her loyal companion, a cantankerous goose, are about to become the unlikely heroes of a radical revolution. Mosca is on the run, heading for the city of Mandelion.