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Is part of Legendsong Saga 1997 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 Darkfall
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"After the death of her parents and her beloved instructor, Wind, Glynn devotes herself to the care of her sick twin sister. One night she is swept across the Void to the troubled watery world of Keltor, through a portal created to summon the mythical Unravellers. What is the mysterious connection between Glynn's world and Keltor?" (Source: Trove)

Notes

  • Adapted for the 1999 audio cassette Darkfall published by Louis Braille Audio. Narrated by Caroline Lee

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Chinese translation.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Viking , 1997 .
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      Extent: 555p.p.
      Description: illus., map
      ISBN: 0670866482
    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 1998 .
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      Extent: 597p.p.
      Description: illus., map
      ISBN: 0140278486 (pbk.)
Alternative title: Lun luo
Alternative title: 沦落
Language: Chinese
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  • Sound recording.
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Works about this Work

[Review] Darkfall Fiona Keks , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: InCite , January/February vol. 31 no. 1/2 2010; (p. 32)
— Review of Darkfall Isobelle Carmody , 1997 single work novel
Medievalism as Heritage : Australian Children's Books Valerie Krips , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Medievalism and the Gothic in Australian Culture 2006; (p. 119-128) Valerie Krips discusses the 'trafficking' in history in three recent Australian children's books. She demonstrates how 'the past as represented in each novel is in the service of present concerns' (123).
Dreams, Visions, Yearnings : Isobelle Carmody Pam Macintyre (interviewer), 2003 single work interview
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 11 no. 1 2003; (p. 6-7)
[Review] Darkfall [and] Darksong Lynne Babbage , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 18 no. 1 2003; (p. 40-41)
— Review of Darkfall Isobelle Carmody , 1997 single work novel ; Darksong Isobelle Carmody , 2002 single work novel
[Review] Darkfall Leonie McIlvenny , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 13 no. 1 1999; (p. 27)
— Review of Darkfall Isobelle Carmody , 1997 single work novel
[Review] Darkfall [and] Darksong Lynne Babbage , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 18 no. 1 2003; (p. 40-41)
— Review of Darkfall Isobelle Carmody , 1997 single work novel ; Darksong Isobelle Carmody , 2002 single work novel
The Fantasy Archipelago Lucy Sussex , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 14 no. 2 (Issue 40) 1997; (p. 52-54)
— Review of Darkfall Isobelle Carmody , 1997 single work novel
A Vintage Year for Australian Fantasy Peter McNamara , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 15 no. 1 (Issue 41) 1998; (p. 38-44)
— Review of Dragonclaw Kate Forsyth , 1997 single work novel ; Darkfall Isobelle Carmody , 1997 single work novel ; Sinner Sara Douglass , 1997 single work novel
[Review] Darkfall Sue Clancy , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 42 no. 1 1998; (p. 40)
— Review of Darkfall Isobelle Carmody , 1997 single work novel
[Review] Darkfall Fiona Keks , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: InCite , January/February vol. 31 no. 1/2 2010; (p. 32)
— Review of Darkfall Isobelle Carmody , 1997 single work novel
Dreams, Visions, Yearnings : Isobelle Carmody Pam Macintyre (interviewer), 2003 single work interview
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 11 no. 1 2003; (p. 6-7)
Medievalism as Heritage : Australian Children's Books Valerie Krips , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Medievalism and the Gothic in Australian Culture 2006; (p. 119-128) Valerie Krips discusses the 'trafficking' in history in three recent Australian children's books. She demonstrates how 'the past as represented in each novel is in the service of present concerns' (123).
Weaving Dark Legends Penelope Debelle , 1997 single work column biography
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 16 September 1997; (p. 35)
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