SFF Author: Margaret Mahy

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The Changeover: Has lost none of its potency

The Changeover by Margaret Mahy [In our Edge of the Universe column, we review mainstream authors that incorporate elements of speculative fiction into their “literary” work. However you want to label them, we hope you’ll enjoy discussing these books with us.] I read Margaret Mahy’s Carnegie-winning novel first as a teenager and again just recently, in […]

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The Tricksters: A supernatural puzzle-box inside a New Zealand family drama

The Tricksters by Margaret Mahy Margaret Mahy was one of New Zealand’s most seminal writers, and one of only a few authors to twice-win the Carnegie Medal — first for The Haunting and then for The Changeover. As good as these books are, my personal favourite is The Tricksters, written for a slightly older audience […]

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The Five Sisters: A whimsical adventure from a master storyteller

The Five Sisters by Margaret Mahy You always know you’re in for a magical, whimsical treat when reading something by Margaret Mahy, one of New Zealand’s most best-loved children’s authors. The Five Sisters (1997) is no exception, recounting the marvellous adventures of five paper dolls with linked hands. On a hot summer day Sally entreats […]

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More speculative fiction by Margaret Mahy

Dangerous Spaces — (1991) Ages 10 and up.  Publisher: Flora has always known that her house is haunted. But things have taken a sinister turn since her orphaned cousin Anthea moved in. Frightening scenes are played out in the night — and in the girls’ dreams. Although they don’t get along, the two must work together to escape their […]

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