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'Sal feels as if he has been on the run forever ... but from what? In a world where the huge, red-sanded deserts are ruled by Stone Mages and the vast coastlines by Sky Wardens, any child with magic ability is taken away to the Haunted City to be trained in the Change. Fundelry is a small town much like any other in the Strand. The people have little tolerance for anyone who stands out, and Sal and his father are strangers, running from someone . . . or something. Sal is rescued from the local bully by Shilly and her teacher Lodo, a mysterious tattooed man who seems to know more about Sal than Sal himself. And Sal′s father seems to want to stay put for a while. But soon the Sky Wardens will come to Fundelry. Before then, Sal must uncover the connection between Lodo and the mother he never met, in order to escape a fate that seems to have been chosen for him before he was even born . . .'. Source: publisher's website.

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  • Featured by the BIG Book Club, an initiative supported by The Advertiser in partnership with Arts SA, The Australia Council for the Arts, Channel 7 and FIVEAA to promote a love of reading, discussion and literature, July 2003.
  • Dedication: For Ryan

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Voyager , 2001 .
      person or book cover
      Cover by Shaun Tan. Source: www.sfsite.com
      Extent: 469p.
      Description: illus., port., map
      Reprinted: 2002 , 2003 0732269954
      Note/s:
      • Cover design by Darian Causby. 
      ISBN: 0732269946
      Series: Number in series: 1
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Open Road Media ,
      2009 .
      image of person or book cover 6598391088010332427.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 308p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 12 November 2009.

      ISBN: 9780759285170, 0759285179
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Fantastica , 2017 .
      image of person or book cover 1407693404822141551.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 448p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published August 2017.

      ISBN: 9781925143621, 9781925143614

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