The Axeman's Carnival by Catherine Chidgey Staff Favourites Ronnie and Doctor Troy's lives

Ronnie and Doctor Troy's lives are turned upside down when a baby is left in their care

With even a sliver of the ancient dragon's all-powerful scroll

From Sunday Times bestselling author of The Nevernight Chronicle

emotional consequences and magical foundations alongside a protagonist who has to work hard to realise her inner strengths

The Axeman's Carnival by Catherine Chidgey Staff Favourites Ronnie and Doctor Troy's livesPaperback In this darkly comic work of literary satire by New Zealand's most acclaimed and best selling novelist Tama, a talking magpie and social media influencer, is the sole witness to a marriage in freefall. Tama is just a helpless chick when he is rescued by Marnie. 'If it keeps me awake,' says Marnie's husband Rob, a farmer in the middle of a years long drought, 'I'll have to wring its neck.' But with Tama come new possibilities for the couple's