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To hold the bridge : a tale of the Old Kingdom and other stories / Garth Nix.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
YF NIX	Youth		Campsie .	. Available .

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ISBN	9781743316559 (paperback)
Name	Nix, Garth, 1963- author.
Title	To hold the bridge : a tale of the Old Kingdom and other stories / Garth Nix.
Published	Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2015.
Published	©2015.
Description	487 pages ; 20 cm.
Summary	Far to the north of the magical Old Kingdom, the Greenwash Bridge Company has been building a bridge for almost a hundred years. It is not an easy task, for many dangers threaten the bridge builders, from nomad raiders to Free Magic sorcerers. Despite the danger, Morghan wants nothing more than to join the Bridge Company as a cadet. But the company takes only the best, the most skillful Charter mages, and trains them hard. For the night might come when even an untried young cadet must hold the bridge alone against the most devastating of foes .....Also included in this remarkable collection are eighteen short stories that showcase Nix's versatility as he adds a fantastical twist on an array of genres including science fiction, paranormal, realistic fiction, mystery, and adventure...
Subjects	Magic -- Juvenile fiction
Subjects	Short stories
Genre	Fantasy fiction
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Fantasy fiction . Magic -- Juvenile fiction . Short stories . See Also: Fiction . Ghost stories . Science fiction . Fiction . Authors: Nix, Garth, 1963- .