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Greenwild

A universe by Pari Thomson

An MG fantasy trilogy about a hidden botanical world threatened by ecological collapse, for thoughtful 9–12s.

  • Series

    1
  • Books

    3
  • Best for

    9–12
  • Status

    Complete

At a glance

Primary creator
Pari Thomson
First book
Greenwild: The City Beyond the Sea · 2024
Tone
Adventurous, Warm, Thought provoking, Suspenseful
Overall sensitivity
Moderate

The shape of it

The shape of this universe.

Greenwild is Pari Thomson's middle-grade fantasy trilogy, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli. Daisy Thistledown discovers the Greenwild, a hidden world rooted in (and threatened by) climate-change-era ecological collapse, with secret botanical magic accessed through doors hidden in plain sight. The trilogy spans London, the sea and the canopy of an enormous sky-forest. Pitched at the upper-MG fantasy crowd, closer in feel to Katherine Rundell or Frances Hardinge than to Skandar, with an ecological undertow and strong, slightly earnest worldbuilding. Three books published 2024–2026.

An MG fantasy trilogy about a hidden botanical world threatened by ecological collapse, for thoughtful 9–12s.

Primary themes

Tone palette

  • Adventurous
  • Warm
  • Thought provoking
  • Suspenseful

The series

One way in.

Cultural footprint

A shelf of evidence.

Cultural ubiquity

2/ 5

A working classic for readers in the know.

Sensitivity

Moderate, and collection-wide.

ModerateCollection-wide

Across the collection

All 3 books.

About the creator

Pari Thomson.

Pari Thomson

Author

Pari Thomson: British author of the Greenwild middle-grade fantasy series (with Elisa Paganelli on art) — plant-magic adventure-fantasy in the Rundell / Anderson tradition, for ages 8–12.

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