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BEFORE THE STORM Fox and BC travel through time from the distant future to 1901. Elite cadets in the Imperial Army, they are young, handsome, well-mannered ... and now, mutineers. They have journeyed into the past to save the opening ceremony of Australia’s first parliament from being bombed. If the cadets fail, thousands will die, sparking a century of total war. However, to change the destiny of the world, the young warriors will need the help of three ordinary teenagers ... |
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POOL Something strange has happened to the public swimming pool in New Lourdes, Victoria. The water is no longer level and is rumoured to have curative powers. When sixteen-year-old Wolfgang Mulqueen takes a summer job at the pool, he meets Audrey, a blind girl who claims she’s nocturnal. With the discovery of a butterfly unknown to science, and an unusual request from Audrey’s father, Wolfgang finds himself inextricably drawn into an eighteen-year-old mystery, the tragic resolution of which will change his life forever. |
2008 Releases The following titles can be pre-ordered via your favourite bookshop. |
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THE SPELL OF UNDOING by Paul Collins Book #1 in the new Quentaris series! Calamity has befallen the city of Quentaris! Due to a vengeful plot by warlike Tolrush (which backfires), Quentaris is uprooted—city, cliff-face, harbour and all—and hurled into the uncharted rift-maze. Lost and adrift in this endless labyrinth of parallel universes, encountering both friend and foe and facing unknown dangers, Quentaris must somehow forge a new identity and find its way home. But there are other surprises too. When Quentaris gets over its shock, it discovers that it’s not only lost in some other universe, but now it is a floating city, adrift high above an unknown land, at the mercy of the winds. Quentaris must somehow forge a new identity and find its way home. Other authors commissioned: |
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The Equen Queen by Alyssa Brugman |
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WARDRAGON by Paul Collins Book #4 in The Jelindel Chronicles ‘Wardragon is the culmination of The Jelindel Chronicles in a soaring saga. Finally Jelindel, with her allies, Zimak and Daretor, has tracked the alien mailshirt across two radically different worlds. But the journey is perilous when each step is lined with flying beasts, metal wasps, mercenaries and assassins . . . and the mailshirt linked up with the evil Preceptor to create a deadly enemy. 'All Jelindel has is a little magic, Zimak’s wit and Daretor’s sword to scrape through and that is not enough. ‘Collins captures a terrifying, tense world with a touch of humour and holds it to the last shattering battle.’ ALLAN BAILLIE |
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TRUST ME! Edited by Paul Collins with a foreword by Isobelle Carmody Blockbuster anthology Trust Me! Features 46 contributions by some of Australia’s best known children’s authors, poets and illustrators. Original stories, poems and art cross all genres: mystery, romance, crime, fantasy, SF, humour and more. Contributors include: Andy Griffiths, Shaun Tan, Gary Crew, Phillip Gwynne, Catherine Bateson, Steven Herrick, Allan Baillie, Sofie Laguna, Leigh Hobbs, Marc McBride, James Roy, Mitch Vane, Michael Wagner, Kerry Greenwood, David Metzenthen and many others. |
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The Ice-cream Man by Jenny Mounfield One summer afternoon three boys play a prank on the ice-cream man. This one decision sets into motion a chain of events that will forge a life-long bond, testing each boy as never before. Three boys united by fear and their need for friendship. Three boys united against the ice-cream man. |
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Catalogue Click here for a downloadable catalogue of Ford Street Publishing Titles. Adobe Acrobat PDF format 1.1M |
