Unraveller
by Frances Hardinge (Macmillan, 2022)
audiobook read by Eleanor Bennett (Macmillan Children’s, 2022)
In terms of character arcs this is standard YA fare (and overlong at that), but Hardinge commits all-in to the fantasy scenario, weaving a world whose magics and creatures seem as natural as they are wondrous. The destination more-or-less warrants the journey.