Heriot
By: Margaret Mahy
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
ISBN-13: 9780571232109
Subjects: Psychic ability; Fiction; Magicians; Magic; Fantasy
Work titles: Magician of Hoad
Description: Forced from home, twelve-year old Heriot's unwilling steps lead him to Diamond, first city of the Hoadara. Forced to serve as the King's magician, Heriot is isolated within the walls of Diamond, until he finds Cayley, a wild, ambiguous rat-of-the-city. Two lonely souls forge an unlikely friendship in the shadows of the city both are forced to call home. But when children become adults, childish games become deadly serious and when incipient madness erupts in chilling violence, Heriot is forced to explore the very heart of his magic. Suggested level: secondary.
Notes: Novel for young adults by a New Zealand author.

Orignally published as: The magician of Hoad / Margaret Mahy. Auckland, N.Z. : HarperCollins, 2008.