by Garth Nix · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781471407925
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«Newt's Emerald» is the fantasy novel by Garth Nix, published by Hot Key Books in paperback (256 pages, in English).
Lady Truthful, owner of the magical Newington emerald, loses the jewel in a robbery and decides to travel to London. As a lady cannot go about alone without damaging her reputation, she disguises herself as a man with a moustache. On her dangerous journey she encounters a thief, an unexpected ally, and an evil sorceress while trying to recover the gem.
Published in 2019, «Newt's Emerald» is inspired by Georgette Heyer and Jane Austen; its cover bears the subtitle «Magic, Maids, and Masquerades».
For readers who enjoy light fantasy and period romances set in the Regency.
Garth Richard Nix is an Australian writer who specialises in children's and young adult fantasy novels, notably the Old Kingdom, Seventh Tower and Keys to the Kingdom series. He has frequently been asked if his name is a pseudonym, to which he has responded, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the perfect name for a writer of fantasy. However, it is my real name."
