The Sydney Writer’s Festival is held annually across various precincts of Sydney, with many ticketed and free events across the five days of the festival. This year, the dates are the 22nd to the 28th of May. Each year, the Sydney Writer’s Festival presents over 300 events, with audiences of over 100,000 people over the… Continue reading 2017 Sydney Writer’s Festival
Category: Fantasy
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by JK Rowling (Newt Scamdander)
Title: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Author: JK Rowling writing as Newt Scamander Genre: Fantasy, Fiction Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 14th March, 2017 Format: Hardcover Pages: 144 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: A brand new edition of this essential companion to the Harry Potter stories, with a new foreword from JK Rowling and an irresistible new… Continue reading Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by JK Rowling (Newt Scamdander)
Carnivalesque by Neil Jordan
Title: Carnivalesque Author: Neil Jordan Genre: Magical Realism, Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 1st April 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 288 Price: $24.99 Synopsis: It looked like any other carnival, but of course it wasn't… It had its own little backstreets, its alleyways of hanging bulbs and ghost trains and Punch and Judy stands …… Continue reading Carnivalesque by Neil Jordan
Draekora by Lynette Noni
Title: Draekora (Medoran Chronicles #3) Author: Lynette Noni Genre: Fantasy/YA Publisher: Pantera Press Published: 1st April 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 448 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: “I swear by the stars that you and the others slain tonight will be the first of many. Of that you have my word.” With Aven Dalmarta now hiding in the… Continue reading Draekora by Lynette Noni
Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton
Title: Traitor to the Throne Author: Alwyn Hamilton Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy Publisher: Faber/ Allen and Unwin Published: 25th January 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 592 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: The second installment of this highly-acclaimed trilogy, Traitor to the Throne throws the irrepressible Amani into a world of espionage, harems, and the Sultan himself. This is not… Continue reading Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton
Announcement: Cover Reveal for Illustrated Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Since 2015, one of my favourite series has had illustrated editions released for each book, and this year not only marks the twentieth anniversary, already discussed in a previous post, but a new addition to the already released illustrated editions: To coincide with the twentieth anniversary of Harry Potter, the third title in the series,… Continue reading Announcement: Cover Reveal for Illustrated Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Ariadnis by Josh Martin
Title: Ariadnis Author: Josh Martin Genre: YA/Fantasy Publisher: Quercus Children’s Books/Hachette Published: 14th February, 2017 Format: paperback Pages: 360 Price: $16.99 Synopsis: The first in a breathtaking and unique series, packed with magic, prophecy, and a thrilling competition. The stakes of Ariadnis have never been higher. Back then I thought that if it weren't for… Continue reading Ariadnis by Josh Martin
Frogkisser! by Garth Nix
Title: Frogkisser! Author: Garth Nix Genre: Fantasy, YA Publisher: Allen and Unwin Published: 22nd February, 2017 Format: Paperback Pages: 336 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: A rollicking fantasy-adventure by the master of children's speculative fiction. Talking dogs. Mischievous wizards. An evil stepstepfather. Loads and loads of toads. Such is the life of a Frogkisser. Princess Anya needs… Continue reading Frogkisser! by Garth Nix
Harry Potter – 20th anniversary editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Twenty Years of Harry Potter - 1997 - 2017 On the 26th of June, 2017, it will have been twenty years since the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published. Like all good ideas, Harry Potter started as a seedling idea on a train journey, and soon became a worldwide sensation and… Continue reading Harry Potter – 20th anniversary editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard
Title: King’s Cage Author: Victoria Aveyard Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Orion Children’s Books Published: 7th February 2017 Format: paperback Pages: 512 Price: $19.99 Synopsis: The highly anticipated new novel from New York Times Number One bestselling author of Red Queen. Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her mistakes.… Continue reading King’s Cage by Victoria Aveyard
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