The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth NixMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Susan wants to find her father. She has never met him and she doesn’t have
much to go by. Her mother has told her
some names that may or may not be correct.
She also has a reading room ticket and a silver cigarette case with an
odd engraving. Susan wants to start by
questioning Frank Thringley, but before she gets the chance he turns into dust
after being pricked by Merlin using a silver hatpin. She quickly finds out that Merlin is part of
a magical family that helps keep magical beings from stepping too far into the
modern world. Will Susan find her
father? What new questions will she
stumble across?
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London is a stand-alone fantasy
novel that takes place in 1983 London.
Readers will enjoy these characters traipsing around London and England
without all the technologies we rely on now.
Nix has always written characters that are easy to relate to and these
characters are no different. Although
Goodreads has this listed as a one and done … I can see companion stories being
written since the world is a goldmine of possible controversies. Readers of urban fantasies will enjoy this
trip back in time.
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