The Resurrectionists

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The Resurrectionists
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First edition
Author Kim Wilkins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Genre Horror
Publisher HarperCollins
Publication date
2000
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages527 pp
ISBN 0-7322-6797-8

The Resurrectionists is a 2000 horror novel by Kim Wilkins. It is the story of Maisie Fielding who, bored with her job and family, returns to England to research her grandmother, who is a "white witch". [1]

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Background

The Resurrectionists was first published in Australia in 2000 by HarperCollins in trade paperback format. [2] It was re-published in Australia and the United Kingdom in mass market paperback format in 2001 and in 2003 was published in e-book format. [1] [3] The Resurrectionists won the 2000 Aurealis Award for best horror novel. [4]

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