Justice and Utu (26 page)
Authors: David Hair
I would like to acknowledge the contributions of these good (great, wonderful â¦) people, who have all contributed so much to this book, and in some cases many others:
- Kate and the HarperCollins team for standing by this series and giving it time and room to grow
- Liz and the Family Stone for being super editors and knowing how many masts a barque has
- Paul Moon of Auckland University of Technology for his guidance and insights into the personalities of early New Zealand
- the staff at the Treaty House in Waitangi, especially Barbara Brown, aka âMrs Busby', for all the many things I learned about one of New Zealand's national treasures
- Arama for his usual insightful critique and encouragement
- my children, Brendan and Melissa, for their support and enthusiasm
- and most of all Kerry, my wonderful wife, for patiently reading and re-reading the drafts, and red-inking the boring bits.
David Hair is a New Zealander living once more in Wellington, New Zealand, after nearly four years in India. He is the author of
The Bone Tiki
(winner of Best First Book at the 2010 NZ Post Children's Book Awards), and its sequels,
The Taniwha's Tear
and
The Lost Tohunga
. David is also the author of the âReturn of Ravana' series, a four-book teen fantasy set in India, and the forthcoming âMoontide' epic fantasy series. David is married to Kerry and has two children, Brendan and Melissa. He has a degree in History and Classical Studies, and a passion for football (real football, played eleven-a-side with a round ball).
HarperCollins
Publishers
First published 2012
This edition published in 2012
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Copyright © David Hair 2012
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National Library of New Zealand Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Hair, David, 1965-
Justice and utu / David Hair.
Sequel to: The lost tohunga.
ISBN 978-1-86950-931-6
1. Maori (New Zealand people) â Juvenile fiction. [1. Maori (New Zealand people) â Fiction. 2. Fugitives from justice â Fiction.
3. Fantasy.] [1. Pakiwaitara. reo. 2. Utu. reo.] I. Title.
NZ823.3 â dc 23
ISBN 978 1 86950 931 6
ISBN: 978 1 74309 725 0 (epub)
Cover design by Natalie Winter
Cover images: White Island by Paul Chesley/Getty Images; gun by shutterstock.com