Fantasy books set in New Zealand (4)
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1.
The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H G Parry EN
Country: Oceania / 
New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
'Parry knocks it out of the park . . . Just plain wonderful' Kirkus For his entire life, Charley Sutherland has concealed a magical ability he can't quite control: he can bring characters from books into the real world. His older brother, Rob - a young lawyer with an utterly normal life - hopes that this strange family secret will disappear with disuse, and he will be discharged from his duty of protecting Charley and the real world from each other. But then, literary characters start causing trouble in their city, making threats about destroying the world, and for once, it isn't Charley's doi... continue
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The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera EN
Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
Eight-year-old Kahu, a member of the Maori tribe of New Zealand, fights to prove her love, her leadership, and her destiny when hundreds of whales beach themselves and threaten the future of the Maori tribe. Basis for the 2003 feature film.
3.
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton EN
Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
A New York Times Notable Book of 2021 “The kind of book for which the word “rollicking” was invented.”—New York Times Book Review A prim and proper lady thief must save her aunt from a crazed pirate and his dangerously charming henchman in this fantastical historical romance. Cecilia Bassingwaite is the ideal Victorian lady. She's also a thief. Like the other members of the Wisteria Society crime sorority, she flies around England drinking tea, blackmailing friends, and acquiring treasure by interesting means. Sure, she has a dark and traumatic past and an overbearing aunt, but all things cons... continue
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La leyenda de las ballenas by Witi Ihimaera ES
Country: Oceania / New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
Los maoríes afirman que sus antepasados llegaron a Nueva Zelanda en canoas. Las gentes de Whangara y de la Costa Este creen que su antepasado Paikea lo hizo en el lomo de una ballena que le había rescatado tras volcar su canoa. Desde entonces, generación tras generación, cada hijo varón de aquella estirpe está llamado a gobernar a la gente del poblado con el arrojo y la sabiduría de su héroe, Paikea. La Leyenda de las ballenas es la historia de la última descendiente de la estirpe, una niña llamada Kahu, que a sus ocho años se enfrenta, con la complicidad de las ballenas como único aliado, a u... continue