Water Thief
core novel 2011 Companions Quartet
Record
| First published | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
George is the youngest Universal Companion, able to bond with all kinds of mythical creatures, and his best friend is a rude goblin called Malvin. The Society for the Protection of Mythical Creatures sends the pair to Zanzibar to investigate why the water sprites are disappearing. The world is in the grip of an environmental crisis, and George and Malvin must help the Society prevent a disaster that is only fully visible when it may be too late.
Where it sits
- Universe: Companions Quartet
- Series: Universal Companions core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Julia Golding
Notes
- Listed as the first book of the Universal Companions series.
- From the series record (Universal Companions): A continuation set after the quartet, following George, the youngest Universal Companion.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Internal chronology, within Companions Quartet: position 2 of 5: previous Secret of the Sirens (2006) · next The Gorgon's Gaze (2007)
Sources
← Companions Quartet dossier · All universes
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