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    The Lost Tohunga

    By David Hair

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    The third in an enthralling award-winning Maori Gothic series set in the parallel worlds of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
    It is a year since Matiu Douglas and his friends slew Puarata, the tohunga makutu, and nine months since they rescued the taniwha in Lake Waikaremoana. Life has settled into a normal routine, although Mat is training every school holidays in taupo, with Aethlyn Jones, refining his magical and martial skills. He is also in mental contact with Ngatoro-i-rangi. the legendary tohunga is imprisoned somewhere in Aotearoa, the Ghost World, where war continues among the warlocks who served Puarata. It has become a covert war, of bitter intrigue and chilling murders, as they seek the elusive power Puarata used to gain pre-eminence - te Iho - the Heart. the first of the warlocks to find te Iho will assume Puarata's bloody korowai and dominate Aotearoa. they are closing in.Mat's next visit to taupo will see him drawn once more into the fray. When Jones is attacked and a fellow protege kidnapped, Mat finds himself once more on the tail of the warlocks, on a path leading to te Iho.Handguns and flintlocks, technology and magic, modern teens and mythological beings, all collide in this thrilling young adult fantasy novel from the writer who defines the new genre of Maori Gothic.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers Australia
    Release dateApr 1, 2011
    ISBN9780730494898
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    The Lost Tohunga
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    David Hair

    David Hair lives in Wellington. The Bone Tiki was his first novel, and begins a cycle of novels that begin in his native Hawkes Bay and are set in two parallel New Zealands.

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    • 4/5
      This is the third book in the ‘Bone Tiki’ series written for young adults. It is a skilful blend of fantasy and New Zealand mythology, intertwining the Māori and Pakeha worlds. The book picks up a year after young adept Matiu Douglas, along with his friends, killed Puarata the evil tohunga makutu and released the taniwha in Lake Waikaremoana. A prologue dated 1956 gives the reader an insight into the childhood of Donna Kyle, one of Mat’s adversaries. Mat, now aged sixteen, has continued his training in magical skills and martial arts with his mentor Aethyln Jones during school holidays. His continuing mental contact with Ngatoro-i-rangi, the legendary tohunga imprisoned somewhere in Aotearoa, the Ghost World, is often sporadic. Warlocks are battling to fill the power vacuum left by Puarata, searching for the source of his power, Te Iho (The Heart). The first to find Te Iho will dominate. On his next visit to Taupo Mat is once again drawn into the conflict when Jones is attacked and a fellow protégé kidnapped. The story of Hinemoa and Tutanekei is replayed with Kurangaituku (the BirdWitch) and Mahuika (Mother of Fire) playing vital roles in the conflict. Taiaha combat scenes, the Patupaiarehe (Aotearoa’s own vampiric fairies), modern day guns, flintlock pistols and a heavily pregnant woman with pink hair, the partner of the formerly immortal warrior Wiremu, add to the intriguing mix. The author has once again brought Maori mythology alive in a gripping and fast-paced fantasy adventure. I was impressed by the blend of Maori and Pakeha cultures, legends and tikanga and how the characters worked together against a common enemy. I would highly recommend this amazing tale. Well written, well researched and thoroughly enjoyable.