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'Nine-year old Adam is orphaned when his father is buried during an Australian desert sandstorm. A childhood of roaming the outback with his father's drilling partner instills in him a fierce determination to have a place of his own. In this fast-paced, gripping saga, the reader follows the hard-working Adam and his mates, Jimmy, the practical Aboriginal, and Josef, the impetuous young German immigrant, from the opal mines to the desert. They feint with death in mine disasters, at the hands of Mailey, the revenge-seeking law officer, and in the ravages of flash floods.' (Source: Goodreads website)
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Also available as a sound recording.
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Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Adam's Empire [Review]
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: TheCourier-Mail , 28 November 2015; (p. 19)
— Review of Adam's Empire 1986 single work novel -
A Book Like Alice
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 27 August vol. 113 no. 5784 1991; (p. 100-101) -
In Need of a Home-Tune
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 November 1986; (p. 13)
— Review of Adam's Empire 1986 single work novel -
Tailor-Made For a Television Sequel
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 13-14 December 1986; (p. 15)
— Review of Adam's Empire 1986 single work novel ; Grey's Valley : The Legend 1986 single work novella
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Tailor-Made For a Television Sequel
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 13-14 December 1986; (p. 15)
— Review of Adam's Empire 1986 single work novel ; Grey's Valley : The Legend 1986 single work novella -
In Need of a Home-Tune
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 November 1986; (p. 13)
— Review of Adam's Empire 1986 single work novel -
Adam's Empire [Review]
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: TheCourier-Mail , 28 November 2015; (p. 19)
— Review of Adam's Empire 1986 single work novel -
A Book Like Alice
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 27 August vol. 113 no. 5784 1991; (p. 100-101)
Last amended 2 Sep 2020 12:03:46
Subjects:
- Bush,
- Coober Pedy, Far North South Australia, South Australia,
- Nyngan, Nyngan - Cobar area, Far West NSW, New South Wales,
- Lake Eyre, Far North South Australia, South Australia,
- Western Australia,
- Australian Outback, Central Australia,
- Country towns,
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