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The Ivory Trail
''The Ivory Trail'' is a 1999 young adult horror novel by Victor Kelleher. It follows the story of Jamie Hassan who is coming of age in a traditional mysticism bohemian family. He has a talent he does not want; reliving the lives of the long dead. After receiving an ivory carving he is sent on journeys through time in order to find his spiritual guide to succeed in his journey, to reach his mysterious goal and to meet an equally mysterious stranger at the end of it all. Background ''The Ivory Trail'' was first published in Australia in 1996 by Viking Press in trade paperback format. In 2001 it was published in the United Kingdom by Puffin Books. Its front cover is used in Australia as a visual text in the New South Wales English Stage 6 Syllabus Journeys Stimulus Booklet. ''The Ivory Trail'' was a short-list nominee for the 1999 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel and best horror novel but lost to Dave Luckett's ''A Dark Victory'' and Christine Harris' ''Foreign Dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Kelleher
Victor Kelleher (born 1939) is an Australian author. Kelleher was born in London and moved to Africa with his parents, at the age of fifteen. He spent the next twenty years travelling and studying in Africa, before moving to New Zealand. Kelleher received a Masters from St Andrew's University and a Ph.D. in English Literature from The University of South Africa. He has taught in Africa, New Zealand and Australia. While in New Zealand, he began writing part-time, prompted by homesickness for Africa. He moved to Australia in 1976, with his South African wife, Alison, and was associate professor at the University of New England, in Armidale, New South Wales, before moving to Sydney to write full-time. After receiving a grant from the Australia Council Literature Board, Kelleher spent six months of 1996 at the Kessing Writers' Studio in Paris. Many of the books he has written have been based on his childhood and his travels in Africa. Kelleher has won many awards for his books, su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurealis Award
The Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award. History The Aurealis Award was established in 1995 by '' Chimaera Publications'', the publishers of ''Aurealis Magazine''. Unlike the other major Australian speculative fiction award, the Ditmar Award, it divides work into subgenre and age categories, and is judged as such. The award was originally given out in the following divisions: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Young Adult. Two separate awards are given in each of those divisions, one for novels and one for short stories. A fifth division for Children's books was added in 2001 for fiction for 8-12 year olds, with separate awards for "Short Fiction" and "Long Fiction". With the 2008 Awards the "Short Fiction" children's fiction category became a category for "Illustrated Work/Picture Book". For the 2010 Awards, the two categories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Horror Novels
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Australian Young Adult Novels
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1999 Novels
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Locus Online
''Locus: The Magazine of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field'', founded in 1968, is an American magazine published monthly in Oakland, California. It is the news organ and trade journal for the English-language science fiction and fantasy fields. It also publishes comprehensive listings of all new books published in the genres (excluding self-published). The magazine also presents the annual Locus Awards. ''Locus Online'' was launched in April 1997, as a semi-autonomous web version of ''Locus Magazine''. History Charles N. Brown, Ed Meskys, and Dave Vanderwerf founded ''Locus'' in 1968 as a news fanzine to promote the (ultimately successful) bid to host the 1971 World Science Fiction Convention in Boston, Massachusetts. Originally intended to run only until the site-selection vote was taken at St. Louiscon, the 1969 Worldcon in St. Louis, Missouri, Brown decided to continue publishing ''Locus'' as a mimeographed general science fiction and fantasy newszine. ''Locus'' succeede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Devil (Christine Harris Novel)
''Foreign Devil'' is a 1999 young adult horror novel by Christine Harris. It follows the story of Tyler Norton who is abducted by pirates from the past and faces a bid for freedom. Background ''Foreign Devil'' was first published in Australia in 1999 by Random House in trade paperback format. It won the 1999 Aurealis Award The Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award. History The Aurealis Award was established in 1995 by ... for best horror novel and a travel grant from the Department for the Arts and Cultural Development. References External links * 1999 Australian novels Australian horror novels Novels about pirates Aurealis Award-winning works {{1990s-horror-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Harris (author)
Christine Harris (born 1955) is an Australian writer of children's and young adult with works both in speculative fiction and historical fiction. Biography Christine Harris was born in Mile End, South Australia in 1955. In 1992 Harris' first book was released, entitled ''Outer Face'' which was a collection of 14 of her short stories. She has since released numerous other short stories and released three other collections. Harris has also had published over ten novels including three series, written seven poems and released a picture book and two anthologies. She has won or been nominated for various awards including the 1999 Aurealis Award best horror novel for ''Foreign Devil'', and the 2009 White Ravens Award for ''Audrey of the Outback'', among others. She was joint winner of the 2009 Children's Peace Literature Award for ''Audrey Goes to Town''. Bibliography Novels Vibes *''Jigsaw'' (1998) *''Shadows'' (1998) *''Masks'' (1998) *''Suspicion'' (1998) Hot Shots *'' Brain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Dark Victory
''A Dark Victory'' is a 1999 young adult fantasy novel by Dave Luckett and is the last book in the ''Tenabran Trilogy''. It follows the story of how Will is preparing for his final battle as Prince Nathan's armies mass on the moors. Background ''A Dark Victory'' was first published in Australia in 1999 by Omnibus Books in paperback format. ''A Dark Victory'' won the 1999 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel and was a short-list nominee both the 2000 Ditmar Award for best novel and the 1999 Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel but lost to Greg Egan's ''Teranesia'' and Jane Routley Jane Routley is an Australian writer of fantasy fiction. Biography Jane Routley was born in Melbourne, Australia. Her first book '' Mage Heart'' was released in the U.S. in 1996. It is the first book in the ''Mage Heart'' series. She has since ...'s '' Aramaya'' respectively. References External links * 1999 Australian novels Australian young adult novels Young adult fantasy novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Luckett
Dave Luckett (born 1951) is an Australian children's writer born in Stanmore, New South Wales. He has written three non-fiction books about cricket and medieval weapons and armour. He has also written three series of fantasy books as well as a number of standalone fantasy books. One of the series, ''The Rhianna Chronicles'', has been reprinted in the United States and Poland. His ''A Dark Winter'' won the Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel in 1998. Bibliography Children's fantasy School of Magic #''The Truth About Magic'' (2005) #''The Return of Rathalorn'' (2005) Tenabran Trilogy #''A Dark Winter'' (1997) #''A Dark Journey'' (1999) #''A Dark Victory'' (1999) The Rhianna Chronicle #''Rhianna and the Wild Magic'' (2000) (US title ''The Girl, the Dragon, and the Wild Magic'' (2003)) #''Rhianna and the Dogs of Iron'' (2002) (US title: ''The Girl, the Apprentice, and the Dogs of Iron'' (2004)) #''Rhianna and the Castle of Avalon'' (2002) (US title: ''The Girl, the Queen, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurealis Award For Best Young-adult Novel
The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers". To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year; the presentation ceremony is held the following year. It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people. Since their creation in 1995, awards have been given in various categories of speculative fiction. Categories currently include science fiction, fantasy, horror, speculative young adult fiction—with separate awards for novels and short fiction—collections, anthologies, illustrative works or graphic novels, children's books, and an award for excellence in speculative fiction. The awards have attracted the attention of publishers by setting down a benchmark in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
