There’s plenty more books that we couldn’t quite fit in. In Adrienne Young’s (out now, Quercus), the titular character sets out to break the (out now, Solaris), set in the 1820s shortly after the Mexican War of Independence. Translated from the original French, Christelle Dabos’s YA book (out now, Europa) follows four students at a macabre, rigidly stratified high school. Could its peculiarities be down to a supernatural substance in the pipes? The 40th anniversary of is looming (more on that next issue). Co-written by Terry Pratchett’s daughter Rhianna, in-world title (9 November, Random House Children’s) offers advice on subjects like tending flocks and dealing with elves. Naturally, Paul Kidby provides the illustrations. Finally, (out now, Bloomsbury) – written by the creators of the supernatural sitcom – compiles artefacts related to the series’ spirits, from Thomas’s love letters and the Captain’s war journal to Julian Fawcett MP’s dodgy expense claims.
