Garth Nix is the author of the bestselling ‘Old Kingdom Series’ and The Left-handed Booksellers of London. This new book is his first foray into adult fiction. It brings together eight short stories 
featuring Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz, plus adds one brand new one, to make one action-packed collection.
Sir Hereward is the child of a secret society of witches who are charged with protecting the world from extra-dimensional entities, also known as godlets. With his sorcerous puppet, Mister Fitz, they must track down all forbidden godlets and destroy them. Full of magical weapons, pirates, dragons and other mythical creatures, the adventures of these two characters are punctuated with danger, devilry, and betrayal.
From the opening pages of Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz, I was drawn in by the detailed map of the lands in which Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz journey. I love it when a fantasy world is laid out visually for me. I am intrigued by the origins of these two characters. Both are outsiders and do not fit in with others of their kind, but they seem to work so well together. They have an easy and familiar way with each other and the banter between them often made me chuckle. My favourite stories in this volume are the pirate adventure, ‘Beyond the Sea Gate of the Scholar-Pirates of Sarsköe’ and the slightly creepy ‘Home Is the Haunter’.
This collection is a must read for Garth Nix fans. I have my fingers crossed there will be more tales of the knight Sir Hereward and the sorcerer Mister Fitz to come.
Reviewed by Brooke Michie
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ABOUT THE AUTHORGarth Nix has been a full-time writer since 2001, but has also worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales representative, bookseller, and as a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve.
Garth’s books include the Old Kingdom fantasy series: Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen, Clariel, Goldenhand and Terciel and Elinor; SF novels Shade’s Children and A Confusion of Princes; fantasy novels Angel Mage and The Left-Handed Booksellers of London; and a Regency romance with magic, Newt’s Emerald.
His novels for children include The Ragwitch; the six books of The Seventh Tower sequence; The Keys to the Kingdom series and Frogkisser! His short fiction includes more than 60 published stories, some of them collected in Across the Wall and To Hold the Bridge.
He has co-written several books with Sean Williams, including the Troubletwisters series; Spirit Animals Book Three: Blood Ties; Have Sword, Will Travel; and Let Sleeping Dragons Lie.
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