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Fly by Night (Hardcover)
by Frances Hardinge (Author)
Key Phrases: lavender girl, guild war, radical conspiracy, Lady Tamarind, Eponymous Clent, Miss Kitely (more...)
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Starred Review. Grade 5-9–Mosca, 12, and Eponymous Clent, a traveling wordsmith of dubious repute, become immersed in the intrigues of the city of Mandelion, where rival guilds vie for power with a pixilated Duke and his scheming sister. Initially awed by her confusing new surroundings, Mosca gradually pieces together important truths about the realm and her place within it. Through rich, colorful language and a sure sense of plot and pacing, Hardinge has created a distinctly imaginative world full of engaging characters, robust humor, and true suspense. Readers get to know the realm and its people through the interactions between Mosca and a well-drawn cast of supporting characters. While she tries to judge right from wrong within the complex plots that ensnare her, she finds that few of the people she meets are as simple as they first seem. Vying religious beliefs also play a part in the fate of the realm, and the details develop neatly as the adventures progress. Plot twists, lively dialogue, and the antics of Mosca's fierce pet goose add plenty of humor. The conclusion addresses the value of words in a satisfying manner. This sophisticated tale is not for everyone. Some readers may struggle to keep track of the complex politics, history, and religion in Mosca's world, but those who appreciate the inventive plots of Cornelia Funke and Jonathan Stroud or Lloyd Alexander's colorful prose should thoroughly enjoy this highly original adventure.–Steven Engelfried, Beaverton City Library, OR
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Gr. 6-9. Taught to read by her scholar father, orphaned book lover Mosca Mye is an anomaly in a culture where literature is highly suspect and tightly controlled. When silver-tongued poet-spy Eponymous Clent passes through her village, the word-starved 12-year-old stubbornly installs herself as his traveling companion, serving as his uneasy accomplice in a mission that exposes the cutthroat intrigues roiling the surface of her troubled fantasy realm. Plot elements featuring intellectual and religious oppression carry a cumbersome philosophical load, tempered by a richly constructed backdrop incorporating Mosca's belligerent pet goose, eccentric floating coffeehouses, and a folk religion honoring household deities such as "He Who Keeps Flies Out of Jams and Butterchurns." The relish for "words, words, wonderful words" sometimes seems more Hardinge's idiosyncracy than her protagonist's, especially as dense political upheavals begin to supersede Mosca's personal goals. Even so, the character's ferocity and authentic inner turmoil, both reminiscent of Philip Pullman's Lyra Belacqua, may buoy patient readers through this overlong but charismatic first novel. Jennifer Mattson
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Product Details
  • Reading level: Ages 9-12
  • Hardcover: 496 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins (April 25, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060876271
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060876272
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars 32 customer reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #481,641 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Inside This Book (learn more)
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lavender girl, guild war, radical conspiracy, radical plot, wig box, red ringlets, marriage house, barge captain, beast fight
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lady Tamarind, Eponymous Clent, Miss Kitely, Mistress Bessel, Captain Blythe, Eastern Spire, Quillam Mye, Gray Mastiff, Laurel Bower, Twin Queens, Floating School, Mistress Nokes, Mabwick Toke, Telling Word, Hopewood Pertellis, Mosca Mye, Aramai Goshawk, Kempe Teetering, Mettlesome Maid, Honeycomb Courts, King Prael, Goodman Postrophe, Thief Takers, Clamoring Hour, Duke of Mandelion
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