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SIR HEREWARD AND MISTER FITZ

Garth Nix

Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet Sorcerer

New York Times bestselling author Garth Nix's exciting adult debut: a new collection including all eight stories plus a never-before-published story featuring Sir Hereward and his sorcerous puppet companion Mister Fitz, gathered in one magical volume for the first time ever!
Sir Hereward: the only male child of an ancient society of witches. Knight, artillerist, swordsman. Mercenary for hire. Ill-starred lover.

Mister Fitz: puppet, sorcerer, loremaster. Practitioner of arcane arts and wielder of sorcerous needles.

Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: godslayers. Agents of the Council of the Treaty for the Safety of the World, charged with the location and removal of listed extra-dimensional entities, more commonly known as gods.

Together, they are relentless travelers in a treacherous world of magic, gunpowder, and adventure.

Compiled for the first time ever, these eight magical storiesplus an all-new tale, "The Field of Fallen Foe"featuring fabulous, quintessential Garth Nix protagonists Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz comprise a must-have adult fantasy collection for fans and those about to discover the witch knight and his puppet sorcerer for the first time.

Garth Nix is a New York Times bestselling novelist and 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 many books include the Old Kingdom fantasy series, beginning with Sabriel and continuing to Goldenhand; the sci-fi novels Shade's Children and A Confusion of Princes; the Regency romance with magic Newt's Emerald; and novels for children including The Ragwitch, the Seventh Tower series, the Keys to the Kingdom series, and Frogkisser!,which is now in development as a feature film with Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studios. Garth has written numerous short stories, some of which are collected in Across the Wall and To Hold the Bridge. He has also cowritten several children's book series with Sean Williams, including TroubleTwisters and Have Sword, Will Travel.

More than six million copies of his books have been sold around the world and his work has been translated into forty-two languages
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Published 2023-08-22 by Harper Voyager

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Published 2023-08-22 by Harper Voyager

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I love adventure stories and I love swords and sorcery stories. I grew up with Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser and always wanted more. Garth Nix's stunning stories of Sir Hereward and Mr Fitz capture all of the magic and the mayhem of swords and swords and sorcery at its best, which is why I am so delighted to see this book coming out now.

Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz are one of the most unusual and fun sword & sorcery duos to arise since Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. The papier-mache-headed puppet has haunted me ever since I first read of his and his artillerist knight companion and student. These tales are brilliantly imaginative and as fantastical as you'd expect from master storyteller Garth Nix. I'm delighted they're being collected in one volume and couldn't recommend them enough.

A rollicking good time filled with intrigue and mind-blowing surprises. Classically inclined, but outrageously original.

"It was my friend and co-editor Gardner Dozois who first brought Garth Nix to my attention when we were doing ROGUES. I was so glad that he did. "A Cargo of Ivories" was one of the best stories in an anthology jam-packed with terrific work, and I loved making the acquaintance of Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz. If you haven't met them yet, you are in for a treat. They are the best partnership in the world of fantasy since Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser."

We asked Garth Nix to write a story for us because we wanted beauty, heart, and sharp wit, and with "Losing Her Divinity." We got all that, plus a dose of delightful strangeness.

UK: Gollancz ; ANZ: Allen & Unwin