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Strange things are happening in Nevermoor...Morrigan Crow faces her most dangerous challenge yet in her latest Wundrous adventure. The highly anticipated third book in the award-winning Nevermoor series from one of Australia's bestselling and most loved authors.Morrigan Crow and her friends have survived their first year as proud scholars of the elite Wundrous Society, helped bring down the nefarious Ghastly Market, and proven themselves loyal to Unit 919. Now Morrigan faces a new, exciting challenge: to master the mysterious Wretched Arts of the Accomplished Wundersmith, and control the power that threatens to consume her.But a strange and frightening illness has taken hold of Nevermoor, turning infected Wunimals into mindless, vicious unnimals on the hunt. As victims of the Hollowpox multiply, panic spreads. And with the city she loves in a state of fear, Morrigan quickly realises it's up to her to find a cure for the Hollowpox, even if it will put her - and everyone in Nevermoor - in more danger than she ever imagined.Praise for Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow:Winner Dymocks Book of the Year 2018Winner QDB Children's Book of the Year 2018Winner Book of the Year, Australian Book Industry Awards 2018Winner Book of the Year for Younger Children, Australian Book Industry Awards 2018Winner The Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year, Australian Book Industry Awards 2018Winner Book of the Year, Indie Book Awards 2018Winner Children's Category, Indie Book Awards 2018Winner Nielsen Booksellers' Choice Award, Australian Booksellers Association Awards 2018Winner Best Children's Fiction, Aurealis Awards 2017Winner Younger Fiction, Waterstones Children's Book Prize (UK) 2018Winner Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction, Cybils Award 2018Shortlisted The Readings Children's Book Prize 2018A CBCA Notable bookVoted #1 in the Dymocks Kids' Top 51'Enter the world of Nevermoor and its fantastical inhabitants, and be utterly enchanted' - Courier-Mail'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'Unexpected, exciting and funny. Like Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and Doctor Who swirled up together.' - Judith Rossell, ABIA Award-winning author of Withering-by-Sea'It really is brilliant, with an engaging plot, plenty of twists, memorable characters and a marvellous sense of humour. Pick it up and the hours disappear, just like magic.' - Daily Telegraph"The long wait is over, Hollowpox is finally here! I loved returning to the enchanting world of Nevermoor, and to the lively and beloved cast of characters that I have missed so dearly. Featuring some coincidental parallels with life in 2020, Hollowpox is jam-packed with so many twists and turns that you’ll find it difficult not to read the book in one sitting. I just love how rich, vibrant and imaginative these stories are. Most importantly, I love how fun they are, and they evoke pleasant memories of reading as a kid. With each new release in this series, Jessica Townsend further proves that she is a force to be reckoned with." Edyta, Dymocks Project Manager