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Julian Sedgwick

Julian Sedgwick

  • 5 stars across 11 books
Julian Sedgwick was born in Kent in 1966. A lifelong interest in the arts and culture of China and Japan has influenced much of his work - he read Oriental Studies and Philosophy at Cambridge, and between 2001 and 2007, travelled widely in Japan. He has always written but before focusing his energies on children's fiction, he worked as a bookseller and therapist. He lives with his wife Isabel and their sons Joseph and William in Ely, Cambs. Visit his website at www.juliansedgwick.co.uk.
4th July 2013

Mysterium: The Black Dragon: Book 1

East meets West; past meets present; criminal minds meet skilled artists - welcome to the Mysterium, a circus with dar... MoreMysterium: The Black Dragon: Book 1

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2nd May 2019

Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black

A lyrical and dreamlike story of two brothers in conflict amidst the devastation of WWII London. Harry Black wa... MoreVoyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black

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4th March 2021

Tsunami Girl

SHORTLISTED for the CARNEGIE GREENAWAY AWARD 2022Fifteen-year-old Yuki is struggling at school with her confidence, and ... MoreTsunami Girl

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2nd January 2014

Mysterium: The Palace of Memory: Book 2

Danny Woo has escaped from the jaws of death once - but his trials are not yet over. He's meant to be recovering, but wh... MoreMysterium: The Palace of Memory: Book 2

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2nd July 2015

Ghosts of Shanghai: Book 1

A powerful teen thriller with echoes of J G Ballard's Empire of the Sun and Miracles of Life ... Obsessed w... MoreGhosts of Shanghai: Book 1

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7th April 2016

Ghosts of Shanghai: Shadow of the Yangtze: Book 2

J G Ballard's Empire of the Sun meets Susan Hill's The Woman in Black in a compelling teen thriller ... Rub... MoreGhosts of Shanghai: Shadow of the Yangtze: Book 2

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3rd July 2014

Mysterium: The Wheel of Life and Death: Book 3

Reeling from events in Barcelona, the reformed Mysterium circus company pack up and head for a new circus in Berlin. For... MoreMysterium: The Wheel of Life and Death: Book 3

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11th January 2018

Ghosts of Shanghai: Return to the City of Ghosts: Book 3

'The thing about ghosts is sometimes we create our own. And sometimes they find us, no matter what we do.' T... MoreGhosts of Shanghai: Return to the City of Ghosts: Book 3

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2nd May 2019

Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black

A lyrical and dreamlike story of two brothers in conflict amidst the devastation of WWII London. Harry Black wakes in h... MoreVoyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black

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12th October 2023

100 Stories from the Tokyo Ghost Café

Abducted by spirits from his village, lost boy Akira must make the long journey in north Japan to find his family and sa... More100 Stories from the Tokyo Ghost Café

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    Set in both the UK and Japan, this book tells the story of Yuki, an anxious teen who visits her Grandfather in Japan only to be caught up in the 2011...

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    The Black Dragon book is the first in The Mysterium series written by Julian Sedgwick. I just finished reading the second book as well and can't wait...

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    In war-torn London two brothers meet, once close they are now divided by their attitude to war, one a pacifist, the other a soldier. As they attempt t...

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