Twelve-year-old Mosca Mye hasn't got much. Her parents are dead, her cruel uncle keeps her locked away, and her only friend is her pet goose. But she does have one small, rare thing: the ability to read. In a world where books are dangerous things, this gift will change her life8212;but it may also be the death of her.
Spying, adventure, thievery, and much more await the reader of FLY BY NIGHT. Twelve-year-old Mosca and her ornery goose, Saracen, join a smooth-talking con artist named Eponymous Clent to experience the wonders beyond their tiny, water-logged town of Chough. In a dreary world were reading is forbidden and the fight between parliament and monarchy is never-ending, Mosca can trust no one. When a powerful lady offers her secretive work, Mosca jumps at the chance, and she must take more chances than ever before. A 2006 Publishers Weekly Book of the Year.
- Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres, Juvenile Fiction
- Subgenre: Science Fiction + Fantasy + Magic, Animals / Ducks + Geese + etc., General, Family / Orphans + Foster Homes
- Age: 9-12 years
- Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
- Pages: 487
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: March 1, 2008
- Date Published: March 1, 2008
- Author: Frances Hardinge