The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
core novel 2020 Left-Handed Booksellers of London
Record
| First published | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.84 (26,351 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780062683250 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
In a slightly alternate London of 1983, eighteen-year-old Susan Arkshaw comes to the city to look for the father she has never met. Her search brings her into contact with Merlin, a left-handed bookseller, and his sister Vivien, a right-handed one. The booksellers are secret guardians who police the Old World, the realm of magical beings and forces, whenever it breaks into modern life. Merlin is tracking the entity that had criminals kill his mother. His hunt overlaps with Susan's, and together the three discover who Susan's father really was, while dangerous creatures and sorcery pursue them through the city.
Where it sits
- Universe: Left-Handed Booksellers of London
- Series: Left-Handed Booksellers of London core; position 1 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Garth Nix
Notes
- From the series record (Left-Handed Booksellers of London): Two novels about magical booksellers who police the Old World in an alternate 1980s Britain, with a third announced.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Left-Handed Booksellers of London: position 1 of 2: next The Sinister Booksellers of Bath (2023)
Sources
- Penguin Random House series page
- Publishers Weekly listing (Katherine Tegen Books hardcover)
- Gollancz
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