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The Hush
North Sydney
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Random House Australia
,
2015
8081998
2015
single work
novel
fantasy
'Chester is on the road, searching every town for clues about his father and why he disappeared.
'But when he's caught accidentally – and illegally – connecting with the Song as he plays his beloved fiddle, Chester is sentenced to death. Only a licensed Songshaper can bend music to their will. The axe is about to fall . . .
'But there is someone else watching Chester. Someone who needs his special talents. Who can use him for their own ends. And who knows the secrets of The Hush, where there is no music, only deadly Echoes who will steal your soul.
'Susannah is that someone. The young captain of the infamous Nightfall Gang, Susannah has plans for Chester. Finally, she will have her revenge.' (Publication summary)
- 2016 shortlisted Norma K. Hemming Award
- 2015 finalist Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Young Adult Division — Novel
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