The first eleven years of Morrigan's life were largely miserable. Because she was born on Eventide, Morrigan was believed to be cursed not only was she doomed to die at midnight at the end of the Age, cursed children were believed to bring bad luck with them everywhere they went. Her mother died soon after, and Morrigan never knew her. Morrigan was born to her unnamed mother and her father, Corvus Crow, in Jackalfax, a town in the state of Great Wolfacre in the Wintersea Republic. 1.1.1 Eighth Age of the Wintersea Republic, Eleven.Their close escape brought Morrigan to the wonderful world of Nevermoor - and out of Jackalfax and the Wintersea Republic.
However, on Eventide, Morrigan was rescued by a strange man named Jupiter North, who whisked her away in a giant spider-like vehicle just as her death ticked forward (she was destined to die at midnight, but Nevermoor is nine hours ahead of her home town of Jackalfax, so she cheated death). As a cursed child, Morrigan was doomed to die on Eventide, the fifth and final phase of the Age.
While she lived in the Wintersea Republic, Morrigan was disliked, feared, and resented because of her curse-which supposedly caused all local misfortunes. Eventide, Winter of 12-17, Seventh Age of the Wintersea Republic) is a junior scholar at the Wundrous Society and the first Wundersmith to exist in over a century.
In Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow, we will travel to places in Nevermoor that we've never seen, we'll meet people from Morrigan's past who will be very important in untangling the mystery of who she is … as she sides with someone very dangerous to learn more of the Wundrous Arts.Įnter a place of hope and imagination in this Wundrous series, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and with film rights sold to Fox." The kitchen cat was dead, and Morrigan was to blame." ― Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow, chapter 1 opening Ĭlick here to see quotes from Morrigan Crow Morrigan Crow is ready for a new adventure. Praise for Nevermoor: 'Exciting, mysterious, marvellous and magical … quite simply one of the best children's books I've read in years' Robin Stevens, author of Murder Most Unladylike. Discover the magical world of Nevermoor and the adventures of Morrigan Crow in this bestselling, award-winning series for fans of Harry Potter and His Dark Materials.
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