January 2007
This is a list of suggested titles which will
be adapted. It is not easy deciding which titles to include since
so many children's titles have some element of fantasy. I have
chosen books which would more traditionally be regarded as fantasy or science
fiction. The books listed are for both Elementary and Secondary levels. Please
take the age suggestions as a rough guide.
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the new 10% GST tax. However this GST does not apply to exports
from Australia.
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Recommended by Kate Shepherd
Isobelle Carmody
Her fantasy books are exciting, well written and
are highly regarded.
The Gathering pb $17.95 Joint Winner of the 1994 CBC Awards for Older
Readers.
Obernewtyn, The Farseekers, The Ashling and The
Keeping Place pb $19.95 each
make up the series of the Obernewtyn Chronicles, the first of Carmody's
very popular fantasy books. (13 years up)
Also Scatterlings pb $17.95 A disturbing story of Merlin. (13
years up)
Dreamwalker pb $16.95 created with illustrator Steven Woolman
is a striking graphic novel which looks at the way stories are created both
in words
and in illustration and in the way new worlds are created. (11
- 16 years)
Brian Caswell
Merryll of the Stones pb $18.95
A splendid story of time travel and magic, set
in Wales and Australia.(12 years up)
A Cage of Butterflies pb $18.95
A gripping science fiction novel involving
a group of children with unusual brain formation and an international drug
company. (12
up)
Deucalion pb $18.95
A complex and engrossing novel set in the future,
in which settlers from Earth have colonised the distant planet Deucalion,
exploiting resources and killing off the original inhabitants, the Elakoi. Sequel
is The View from Ararat pb
$16.95 (13 years up)
Anna Ciddor
Runestone pb $14.95
Part of a new series called Viking Magic, this
is an engaging story about two children who were exchanged at birth and
as a consequence Oddo the farmer's son gets into trouble for doing magic
while Thora the spellworker's daughter is teased because she can never
do even the simplest of magic spells. Anna Ciddor says that the books
are rooted in Viking lifestyle and belief, and Viking runes play a prominent
part in the fantasy elements of the story. Sequels are Wolfspell and Stormriders pb
$14.95 each (8 - 11 years)
Alison Goodman
Singing the Dogstar Blues pb $16.95
An engaging futuristic story about an eighteen
year girl who is training to be a time traveller and her training partner
who is an alien with a totally different world and person view. An
intriguing plot, interesting technology, believable characters and some
great music in a futuristic night club make it an enjoyable read. (13
years up)
Victor Kelleher
One of Australia's most popular fantasy and science
fiction writer.
Master of the Grove (Winner of the 1983 CBC Book of the Year Award)
pb $17.95.
The story of a young boy's search for truth - and a sorcerer's misuse
of knowledge.
The Red King pb $17.95.
The story of an unlikely group of travelling entertainers
who challenge the Red King in his stronghold. (12 up)
Brother Night pb
$16.95
Ramon grows up believing he is the son of
the village gate-keeper but his life is transformed when he discovers that
his father is the all-powerful Sun Lord and his mother the Moon Witch. (12
up)
Taronga pb $18.95 is a bleak but compelling view of
the future after a nuclear holocaust. (13 years up)
Garth Nix
Sabriel pb $17.95
A highly inventive story of Sabriel, an engaging
heroine. For many years she has lived outside the walls of the Old
Kingdom but when her father, the Mage Abhorsen is missing, Sabriel must
cross back into that world. (12 up)
Lirael and Abhorsen pb
$17.95 each
Set in a dark magical world, these are absorbing
sequels.
Shade's Children pb $16.95 A dramatic story of courage
and companionship set against savage forces of darkness. (12 up)
Mister Monday (Keys to the Kingdom Book 1) pb
$15.95
This is the first book in a new fantasy series
called Keys to the Kingdom. It is densely written and has a complex
plot. For fantasy fans. The sequels are Grim Tuesday, Drowned Wednesday and Sir Thursday pb $15.95 (12-16 years)
Serena and the Sea Serpent pb $11.95
One of the engaging Aussie Bites series for younger
readers. (6 - 10 years)
Emily Rodda
Rowan of Rin pb $15.00 contains many of the elements of traditional
fantasy - the quest, the dragon, misty swamps and walls of spiders. Won
the Younger Readers, 1994 CBC Award. Sequels are Rowan
and the Travellers, Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal, Rowan and the Zebak and Rowan of the Bukshah
pb
$15.00 each
Deltora Quest series involves a traditional fantasy quest
to find the seven gems which make up the Belt of Deltora. Each book involves
a perilous quest for Lief, Barda and Jasmine through seven very different lands
to
obtain the gems to free Deltora from the tyranny of the evil Shadow Lord.
Deltora Quest 1 pb $15.00 each book
1 The Forests of Silence 2 The
Lake of Tears 3 City of the
Rats
4 The Shifting Sands 5 Dread
Mountain 6 The
Maze of the Beast
7 The Valley of the Lost 8 Return
to Del (8 - 12 years)
Deltora Quest 2 pb $15.00 each
book
1. Cavern of the Fear 2. The
Isle of Illusion 3. The
Shadowlands
Deltora Quest 3 pb $15.00 each book
1. Dragon's Nest 2. Shadowgate 3. Isle
of the Dead 4. The Sister of the South Deltora
is threatened again, this time by four vile creations of sorcery, the
Four Sisters. (8
- 13 years)
The Deltora Book of Monsters illustrated by Marc McBride pb
$18.00
A chronicle of the monsters and mysterious creatures
in the land of Del. It has been taken form the Deltora Annals by
Josef, Palace Li brarian. (8 - 12 years)
Gillian Rubinstein
Space Demons pb $15.00 is about the ultimate in computer games. An
exciting story about a game which feeds on the children's competitiveness making
a highly dangerous situation. Also available in Space Demons: The Trilogy pb $25.00 which includes the sequels Sky Maze and Shinkei (10 - 14 years)
Galax-arena. pb $16.95
A gripping and thought-provoking futuristic story. Peter,
Joella and Liane succeed in escaping from a life in which they were forced
to perform acrobatics in a highly competitive dangerous
world. (11 - 16 years)
As Lian Hearn, she has written The Tales of
the Otori trilogy. Very
simply but vividly written, these books are set in feudal Japan with
many of the traditions and customs of that period but there is also a
fantasy element to this story of intrigue, courage, danger and beauty. Gillian
has had a long time interest in Japan and wanted to keep this series
of the Tales from the Otori quite
separate from her children's writing. Titles are Across
the Nightingale Floor hardback $29.95 pb $21.95, Grass for his Pillow hardback $29.95 pb $21.95 and Brilliance of the Moon hardback $29.95 pb $21.95 Also an additional episode to the trilogy Harsh Cry of the Heron hardback $29.95 (13
years up)
Carole Wilkinson
Dragonkeeper pb $19.95
An intriguing fantasy novel set in Ancient China
where a slave girl saves the life of an aging dragon and together they
make an epic journey across China.
The Garden of the Purple Dragon pb $19.95 is the exciting sequel. (9 - 13 yrs)
Joel Shepherd
Crossover pb $19.95
A fast paced story with a strong and engaging
heroine in Cassandra Kresnov, Crossover is
set in a future world with a dynamic political and economic structure where
the U.S. is no longer the overriding dominant power and where Asian countries
especially India and China have a much stronger role. The background
of political intrigue makes it an exciting book to read and it is aimed
at a more popular and wider audience than general sci fi books. In
fact anyone who liked the film Bladerunner would probably like the book. It's
often very funny but there are also many issues to think about. Best
suited for the Senior Library.
Fast moving exciting sequels are Breakaway pb
$19.95 and Killswitch pb $19.95 (15
years up)
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