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y separately published work icon The Gift single work   novel   fantasy   young adult  
Is part of Pellinor Alison Croggon , 2002-2008 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
  • Author:agent Alison Croggon http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/croggon-alison
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 The Gift
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child when her family is destroyed in war. She is unaware that she possesses a powerful gift, a gift that marks her as a member of the School of Pellinor. It is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the great Bards of Lirigon, that her true heritage and extraordinary destiny unfolds. Now she and her teacher, Cadvan, must survive a punishing and uncertain journey through a time and place where the dark forces they battle with stem from the deepest recesses of other-worldly terror.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Notes

  • Dedication: For Josh

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Alternative title: The Naming
    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2002 .
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      Extent: 465p.
      Description: illus., map, bibl.
      ISBN: 0140293434
    • Cambridge, Massachusetts,
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Candlewick Press ,
      2006 .
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      Alternative title: The Naming
      Extent: xiii, 492 pp.
      Description: illus., map
      Note/s:
      • With title : The Naming

      ISBN: 0763631620 (pbk.), 9780763631628 (pbk.), 1415655766 (BWI bdg.), 9781415655764 (BWI bdg.)
    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2008 .
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      Extent: 465p.p.
      Edition info: Second Australian edition
      ISBN: 9780143008897
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Walker Books [London] ,
      2012 .
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      Extent: 494p.p.
      Edition info: Second UK edition
      ISBN: 9781406338768
Alternative title: Die gabe
Language: German
    • Augsburg,
      c
      Germany,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Weltbild ,
      2008 .
      Extent: 495p.
      ISBN: 9783404206292

Other Formats

  • Also sound recording.

Works about this Work

Untitled Joy Steward , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 47 no. 1 2003; (p. 11-12)

— Review of The Gift Alison Croggon , 2002 single work novel
Untitled Jennifer Riggs , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 17 no. 2 2003; (p. 21)

— Review of The Gift Alison Croggon , 2002 single work novel
Untitled Bill Congreve , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 31 2003; (p. 145)

— Review of The Gift Alison Croggon , 2002 single work novel
Review : The Gift, Alison Croggon, Penguin, 2002 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Ardent Sun , no. 2 2003; (p. 11-12)

— Review of The Gift Alison Croggon , 2002 single work novel
Interview : Alison Croggon 2003 single work interview
— Appears in: The Ardent Sun , no. 2 2003; (p. 5-10)
Worlds Apart Peter Pierce , 2002-2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 December-14 January vol. 120 no. 6355 2002-2003; (p. 138)

— Review of Father Lands Emily Ballou , 2002 single work novel ; Windmill Hill Michael Jacobson , 2002 single work novel ; Matthew Flinders' Cat Bryce Courtenay , 2002 single work novel ; The Gentleman's Garden Catherine Jinks , 2002 single work novel ; The Gift Alison Croggon , 2002 single work novel
Untitled Anna Johnson , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 11 no. 1 2003; (p. 43)

— Review of The Gift Alison Croggon , 2002 single work novel
Review : The Gift, Alison Croggon, Penguin, 2002 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Ardent Sun , no. 2 2003; (p. 11-12)

— Review of The Gift Alison Croggon , 2002 single work novel
Untitled Bill Congreve , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 31 2003; (p. 145)

— Review of The Gift Alison Croggon , 2002 single work novel
Untitled Jennifer Riggs , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 17 no. 2 2003; (p. 21)

— Review of The Gift Alison Croggon , 2002 single work novel
SFfiles Jason Nahrung , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 February 2003; (p. 8)
Interview : Alison Croggon 2003 single work interview
— Appears in: The Ardent Sun , no. 2 2003; (p. 5-10)
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