Heriot

Margaret Mahy

earliest edition we have, 2009 Faber & Faber, Limited, 2010 368 pages

Forced from home, twelve-year old Heriot's unwilling steps lead him to Diamond, first city of the Hoadara. Forced to serve as the King's magician, Heriot is isolated within the walls of Diamond, until he finds Cayley, a wild, ambiguous rat-of-the-city. Two lonely souls forge an unlikely friendship in the shadows of the city both are forced to call home. But when children become adults, childish games become deadly se...

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Heriot edition · 2010 · Faber & Faber, Limited · 368 pages · 9780571232116
Heriot edition · 2010 · Faber & Faber, Limited · 9780571271238
Heriot edition · 2009 · Faber and Faber · 353 pages · 9780571232109

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