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Aquarius

UK Publisher: Hodder Children's Books

Viner lives in a land that constantly floods – his skill as a water diviner has lead to ridicule. But when he is kidnapped all this changes. His murderous captors force him to work for them in their drought-stricken country – and to challenge the Rain-King whose failure to provide the necessary rainfall is sorely trying all those around him. But instead of ridiculing the King, Viner befriends him – perhaps more … Aquarius is a deeply humane story of power, manipulation, ambition, and burgeoning sexuality. Viner is a complex character – easy to like and despise in equal measure. His story will not easily be forgotten.

Jan Mark was an astute writer of fiction for all ages. She won the Carnegie Medal twice, for Thunder And...