Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow is a 2017 novel written by Jessica Townsend. It is part of the Nevermoor series. The book was critically acclaimed, winning Book of the Year at the Austrian Book Industry Awards in 2018.

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 * Alpha Bitch: Noelle Devereaux, who is never mentioned after the first book.
 * Arc Words: Step boldly! The phrase is first uttered when people jump off the roof of the Hotel Deucalion, and is continually said in the rest of the book.
 * In Medias Res: The prologue of the book shows the coffin that contains Morrigan's apparant body, along with a public speech by her father Corvus Crow. The first chapter opens with the note Winter of Eleven (Three days earlier)
 * Spider Tank: The Octavia, a mechanical Steampunk vehicle which Jupiter North owns which is described as being two stories tall with eight legs. At the center is a pod intended for transporting passengers, and it is used for spiriting Morrigan away to Nevermoor. Only two were created.