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y separately published work icon The Mechanomancers single work   children's fiction   children's   fantasy  
Is part of Bureau of Mysteries H. J. Harper , 2012 series - author children's fiction (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Mechanomancers
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'Obscuria is in trouble! Join the Bureau Of Mysteries as they puzzle their way out of a Mechanomancer disaster.

George and Imp are back, this time alongside the adventurer Lord Periwinkle Tinkerton and his moody assistant, Lexica Quill. Together, they must battle the crafty Mechanomancers, ancient spirits that meld magic and technology to wreak havoc.

Fighting mechanical bulls, getting trapped in sewage dungeons with monster worms and confronting overgrown plant monsters, the team faces their biggest challenge yet.

And, as always, there are codes to crack and riddles along the way!' (Publisher's blurb)

Notes

  • Steampunk Note: This story contains resonant Victorian iconography, including chimney-sweeps, code-breakers and secret societies, while also heavily featuring the classic steampunk mix of steam power and advanced clockwork technology. This second volume also focuses more on the magical and fantastical.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • North Sydney, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Random House Australia , 2012 .
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      Extent: 304p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 9781742756486 (pbk.)
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Works about this Work

Bureau of Mysteries and The Mechanomancers by HJ Harper Marian McGuinness , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , March 2013;
— Review of The Mechanomancers H. J. Harper , 2012 single work children's fiction ; Bureau of Mysteries H. J. Harper , 2012 single work children's fiction
Bureau of Mysteries and The Mechanomancers by HJ Harper Marian McGuinness , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , March 2013;
— Review of The Mechanomancers H. J. Harper , 2012 single work children's fiction ; Bureau of Mysteries H. J. Harper , 2012 single work children's fiction
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