Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz

Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet Sorcerer

English language

Published June 22, 2023 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:
978-0-06-329196-6
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New York Times bestselling author Garth Nix’s exciting adult debut: a new collection including all eight stories—plus a never-before-published story—featuring Sir Hereward and his sorcerous puppet companion Mister Fitz, gathered in one magical volume for the first time ever!

Sir Hereward: the only male child of an ancient society of witches. Knight, artillerist, swordsman. Mercenary for hire. Ill-starred lover.

Mister Fitz: puppet, sorcerer, loremaster. Practitioner of arcane arts and wielder of sorcerous needles.

Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: godslayers. Agents of the Council of the Treaty for the Safety of the World, charged with the location and removal of listed extra-dimensional entities, more commonly known as gods.

Together, they are relentless travelers in a treacherous world of magic, gunpowder, and adventure.

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A set of interesting stories featuring the adventures of Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz.

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A set of interesting stories set around the characters of Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz. Sir Hereward is the only male born from an order of witches, and Mister Fitz is a sorcerous puppet who was once Hereward's nurse. Both are sworn Agents of the Council of the Treaty for the Safety of the World, pursuing and ridding the world of malicious godlets using Hereward's skill and Fitz's sourcery. Recalling Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, they journey in a fantasy world full of magic and the more than occasional damsel, which are never in distress.

  • "Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz Go to War Again": Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz journey to a city of plenty sitting in the middle of desolation. Once there, they discover a god which is draining the surrounding land of life as it grows more powerful. It is by chance that the barrier protecting …