It looks like everything could turn around for Morrigan, however it is a bumpy ride from the outset, for people have been disappearing from the Wunderous Society, and she is only allowed to attend two classes – History of Heinous Wundrous Acts and Decoding Nevermoor: How to Successfully Navigate the Free State’s Most Dangerous and Ridiculous,and there is a growing suspicion abouther secret knack. Only Wunsoc’s High Council of Elders and Unit 919 – the group of other scholars she started with – know about it. So Morrigan is forced to keep her knack secret from all. All other Wundersmiths aside from the evil Ezra Squall, have been eradicated and have gone down in history as selfish, excessive and dangerous. More recently though,this special gift has been abused and is now treated with extreme caution and suspicion.

Morrigan’s knack is being a Wundersmith (traditionally they had the ability to grant wishes and protect). In the just released sequel, Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow, Jupiter North is now Morrigan’s patron and she has successfully gained a place in the prestigious Wunderous Society where members learn to use their knack or special power. Morrigan’s fate changed when Jupiter North, a Witness and a member of the Wunsoc High Council of Elders, appeared and whisked her off the fantastical city of Nevermoor. This incredible piece of storytelling which gripped the hearts and minds of children everywhere, introduced 12-year-old Morrigan who had been cursed from birth, blamed for everything that went wrong, and was destined to die on Eventide. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow was the biggest-selling Australian children’s debut since records began. Big news in the world of children’s books: one of 2018’s most eagerly anticipated sequels has arrived.

Jessica townsend wundersmith