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Fly By Night (Hardcover)

by Frances Hardinge (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Children's Books (7 Oct 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1405020784
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405020787
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.4 x 4.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 532,223 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Amanda Craig, Independent on Sunday, July 9, 2006

As baroque and bonkers as anything dreamt up by Mervyn Peake or Joan Aiken --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.


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In a fractured realm, struggling to maintain an uneasy peace after years of civil war and religious tyranny, a twelve-year-old orphan and her loyal companion, a large and homicidal goose, are about to become the unlikely heroes of a revolution.

Mosca Mye has spent her life in a miserable hamlet, where her father was banished for writing inflammatory books about tolerance and freedom. Now he is dead, and Mosca is on the run, in search of a better life. With Eponymous Clent, a smooth-tongued swindler, she heads for the city of Mandelion, living by her wits among highwaymen and smugglers, dangerously insane rulers, secret agents and radical plotters. But the city is in uproar, for someone is once again printing seditious material and no one is quite what they seem. With suspicion and peril at every turn, Mosca uncovers a shocking plot to force a rule of terror on the people of the Realm, and all too soon merry mayhem leads to murder . . .

Funny, surprising and fantastical, with an unforgettable cast of characters, FLY BY NIGHT contains at its heart an inspiring truth - that the power of books can change the world.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A stunning debut, 15 Oct 2005
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I'd like to echo what Laura from Oxford has said. Fly By Night is a wonderfully lyrical, inventive book with witty dialogue and strong characterization. Children should find a magical historical world to inhabit while their Eponymous Clent-like parents will marvel at the language and ideas. Not since Philip Pullman's Lyra have I encountered such an engaging, feisty heroine - not to mention the goose. Very highly recommended.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An incredibly grown-up children's book, 9 Oct 2005
Combines a very well-thought-out alternate 18th century with plenty of twisty intrigue, complicated and multilayered supporting cast, vivid description, witty and memorable dialogue, a powerful discussion of freedom of thought and a splendidly tough and sympathetic heroine. The goose is superb too. Thoroughly recommended for anyone over the age of twelve.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars glorious adventure, 29 Dec 2006
By Isabel Smith "Isabel" (Portugal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fly By Night (Paperback)
My daughter (10) was given this book for Christmas. She reads extremely well but is not very sophisticated yet, perhaps. She struggled and stopped, so I tried instead...and was completely hooked: Fly by Night is a sizzling, exciting adventure-cum-detective story full of a complex blend of fantasy and history, written by someone who is clearly in love with words and books. I recommend it to young at heart adults, teenagers, and any child who is precocious enough to give it a go.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fast Paced, Exciting Adventure
I bought this to read to assess its suitability for my nine year old daughter. I loved it. I think she might struggle a little, not because of the story, which fairly whips you... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning fiction for all ages
I cannot recommend "Fly by Night" highly enough for the interested reader of school-age and older. Everyone I've encouraged to read this has found it fulfilling, exciting and... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Helen Walter

3.0 out of 5 stars You'll need a dictionary for this one!
The storyline is great and the characters are well-developed with a tongue-in cheek sarcasm which will be lost on most children but I don't know any primary-age child who wouldn't... Read more
Published 24 months ago by S. Abel

4.0 out of 5 stars Delicious
LOVED IT. Unusually long for a book for this age group. But the heroine is great and the writing is simply out of this world. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2007 by Children's writer

4.0 out of 5 stars A hugely enjoyable, charming book
Frances Hardinge creates a rich, believable world, with plenty of tongue-in-cheek humour. It's not flawless - I found her emphasis on the wonders of language a bit heavy-handed -... Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2007 by A. Williams

5.0 out of 5 stars The Fly Girl and the Goose
This is the story of a young girl born in The Fractured Realm, a fictional place vaguely resembling eighteenth century England. Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2006 by Amanda Richards

5.0 out of 5 stars Love of Language
Like many good fantasy books, the world of Fly By Night is rich with its own unique geography, religions and politics. Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2006 by felixnz

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastically fulfilling read
Frances Hardinge has managed to do what I never thought possible - to match Philip Pullman in creating what is not just a wholly believeable realm, but one in which I became... Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2006 by gotang

3.0 out of 5 stars Fly By Night
Ms Hardinge apparently read English at Oxford, and boy does it show! At times I felt in danger of drowning in simile and metaphor by the bucket-load. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2005 by Caitlin Macdonald

5.0 out of 5 stars Crocodiles and Coffee Houses
This is very much a book that will be enjoyed and treasured by children and adults alike. Like Philip Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy, Fly by Night creates a world that both... Read more
Published on 26 Nov 2005 by Eponymous Reviewer

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