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Isobelle Carmody

(Isobelle Jane Carmody)
Australia (b.1958)

Isobelle Carmody began the first novel of her highly acclaimed Obernewtyn Chronicles while she was still in high school. The series has established her at the forefront of fantasy writing in Australia.

Isobelle was the guest of honor at the 2007 Australian National Science Fiction Convention. She has received numerous honors for her writing, including multiple Aurealis Awards and Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.

She currently divides her time between her home on the Great Ocean Road in Australia and her travels abroad with her partner and daughter.

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Children's Fiction

Series

Obernewtyn Chronicles
   1. Obernewtyn (1987)
   2. The Farseekers (1990)
   3. Ashling (1995)
   4. The Keeping Place (1999)
   5. Wavesong (2008)
   6. The Stone Key (2008)
   7. The Sending (2011)
   8. The Waking Dragon (2015)
     aka The Red Queen
   The Dark Road (2017)

Legendsong
1. Darkfall (1997)
2. Darksong (2002)

Gateway Trilogy
   1. Billy Thunder and the Night Gate (2000)
     aka Night Gate
   2. The Winter Door (1999)
   3. Firecat's Dream (2005)

Little Fur
   1. The Legend Begins (2006)
   2. A Fox Called Sorrow (2007)
   3. A Mystery of Wolves (2008)
   4. A Riddle of Green (2008)

Obernewtyn Chronicles Omnibus
   1. The Rebellion (2011)
   2. The Seeker (2011)
   3. The Dreamtrails (2012)

Kingdom of the Lost
   1. The Red Wind (2013)
   2. The Cloud Road (2013)
   3. The Ice Maze (2017)
   4. The Velvet City (2021)

Novels

   Scatterlings (1991)
   The Gathering (1993)
   Greylands (1997)
   Dreamwalker (2000)
   Alyzon Whitestarr (2005)

Collections

   Green Monkey Dreams (1996)
   This Way Out (1998) (with Steve Taylor)
   Metro Winds (2012)

Chapbooks

Journey from the Centre of the Earth (2003)

Picture Books

Magic Night (2007)
The Wrong Thing (2015)

Series contributed to

After Dark
40. The Landlord (1999)

Quentaris Chronicles
10. Angel Fever (2004)
14. The Cat Dreamer (2005)

Anthology series

Tales from the Tower (with Nan McNab)
1. The Wilful Eye (2011)
2. The Wicked Wood (2011)

Anthologies containing stories by Isobelle Carmody

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Tenth Annual Collection (1997)

Short stories

The Phoenix (1996)

Isobelle Carmody recommends

Ferren and the Angel (2003)
(Heaven And Earth Trilogy, book 1)
Richard Harland
"... a profoundly original fantasy..."

Awakening (2008)
(Twins of Saranthium, book 1)
Lara Morgan
"Lara is that rare find in fantasy, a skilled and original world-maker who can also create extraordinary, wonderfully realistic characters."

Avery (2013)
(Chronicles of Kaya, book 1)
Charlotte McConaghy
"Prepare to have your heart and soul and imagination invaded."

Lotus Blue (2017)
Cat Sparks
"Astonishingly rich in ideas and concepts and the world building is truly breathtaking in its breadth and originality. Lotus Blue is a revelation."

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