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The Hush

The Hush 2

by Skye Melki-Wegner
Paperback
Publication Date: 02/03/2015
4/5 Rating 2 Reviews

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In a world where music is power, one boy's discovery that he can hear the song will change everything. . .
Chester is on the road, searching every town for clues about his father s disappearance. 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 is hiding in the Hush, where Music can be deadly and Echoes can kill you with a touch. Susannah is that someone. The young captain of the infamous Nightfall Gang has plans for Chester. Finally, she will have her revenge."
ISBN:
9780857985668
9780857985668
Category:
Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
02-03-2015
Language:
English
Publisher:
Random House Australia
Country of origin:
Australia
Dimensions (mm):
196x129x31mm
Weight:
0.35kg
Skye Melki-Wegner

Skye Melki-Wegner is an Arts/Law graduate from Melbourne.

She has worked as a saleswoman, an English tutor and a popcorn-wrangler (at a cinema). In her spare time, she devours a ridiculous amount of caffeine and fantasy literature.

Skye's fantasy trilogy Chasing the Valley has sold internationally, and The Hush was shortlisted for an Aurealis Award.

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Australian author Skye Melki-Wegner takes us on a fast-paced adventure with the Nightfall Gang as they set out to steal from the prestigious and corrupt Conservatorium.

She weaves the stories of these merry men beautifully, exposing their pasts with a thrilling journey through the Hush on their ultimate quest in this imaginative and captivating story.

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Aaaaand here is yet another severely underrated novel from an Australian author! Skye Melki-Wegner has created yet another book with a fantastic world, great characters, a unique magic system and an action-filled plot.

The magic system is quite a creative one: the use of music to produce magic and to hack into "The Hush", a sort of shadow world which is a parallel of the real one. I do have to say though, the world building probably wasn't the best in terms of how the rules of the magic system were laid out, but that might also just be because I normally read a lot of adult SFF where the magic systems tend to be more defined.

The characters were all very interesting, as Melki-Wegner's characters tend to be. They each have their backstories and motivations for joining the Nightfall Gang (which is a sort of Robin Hood of thieving gangs), and they're not going to let anything or anyone stand in their way. There's also a hint of romance, but it's not really explored fully- which I actually appreciated. It wasn't something that was necessarily needed.

The book is sort of a crossover between Young Adult and Middle Grade (think sort of the level of Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan), and I think it could be enjoyed by readers of both. It's certainly a book by a fantastic and emerging Australian author, in any case.

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