The Halfmen Of O (#1 The O Trilogy)

Author: Maurice Gee

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  • : 22.00 NZD
  • : 9780143318347
  • : Penguin Books
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  • : 0.17
  • : October 2005
  • : 200mm X 130mm
  • : New Zealand
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  • : Maurice Gee
  • : O Trilogy
  • : Paperback
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  • : English
  • : 823.2
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  • : 186
  • : Science fiction
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Barcode 9780143318347
9780143318347

Description

'Nick had seen the birthmark on Susan's wrist. It had two parts. Each was shaped like a tear drop, curved like a moon. One was bright red and the other golden brown.'
Susan had always been a bit odd and never really got on with her cousin Nick, but the mark on her wrist draws them together in a frightening adventure. They are summoned to the beautiful land of O in a last-ditch attempt to save the planet from cruel Otis Claw and his followers, the evil Halfmen, who have lost every trace of human goodness and kindness.

Author description

Maurice Gee has long been considered one of New Zealand's finest writers. He has written more than thirty books for adults and young adults and has won numerous literary awards, including the UK's James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, the Wattie Award, the Deutz Medal for Fiction, the New Zealand Fiction Award and the New Zealand Children's Book of the Year Award. Maurice lives in Nelson, in New Zealand's South Island, with his wife Margareta, and has two daughters and a son.