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In a tightly paced series of adventures the shy, self-effacing boy Rowan, an unlikely hero, takes on one exciting challenge after another to save first his village, then his people and finally the beasts he loves best, the gentle bukshah. The adventures are thrilling, the monsters terrible and the characters memorable.
Notes
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Contains all five titles of the Rowan Series in one volume.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Norwood,
Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area,
Adelaide - North / North East,
Adelaide,
South Australia,:Omnibus Books
, 2004 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Rowan of Rin,
single work
children's fiction
children's
fantasy
adventure
The people of Rin have long lived in the shadow of the Mountain, hearing the dragon's roar every morning and evening. When the village's precious stream stops flowing, a frightening journey must be undertaken up the Mountain to the stream's source. To the hardy villagers of Rin, the boy Rowan is a timid weakling. Yet because only he can read the magical map, it is Rowan who must brave the unknown terrors of the Mountain to save the village and solve a witch's riddle.
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Rowan and the Travellers,
single work
children's fiction
children's
fantasy
adventure
The witch Sheba is tormented by a strange riddle. Then the travellers pay a visit to Rin and the whole town begins to fall asleep. What does the riddle mean? Only the young boy Rowan can solve the riddle as he embarks on an adventure in order to save the whole town.
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Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal,
single work
children's fiction
children's
fantasy
adventure
When the man from distant Maris delivers his mysterious message to the people of Rin, Rowan is shocked to discover that it is he who must try to fulfil an ancient promise. Within hours Rowan is travelling far from home, all the way to the glittering sea and into the strange world of the Maris people. But who can he trust and is he brave enough to face the terrors ahead?
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Rowan and the Zebak,
single work
children's fiction
children's
fantasy
adventure
When his little sister Annad is snatched from Rin by a monstrous flying creature, Rowan must travel to the distant land of Rin's ancient enemies, the Zebak, to rescue her. The journey is a perilous one, and Rowan and his companions have only a series of mysterious, riddling prophecies to guide them. At the end of their quest they come upon an even greater mystery, and an extraordinary secret is revealed.
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Rowan of the Bukshah,
single work
children's fiction
children's
fantasy
adventure
In this the final story in the Rowan Series, the witch Sheba has spoken, and Rowan knows he has no choice but to obey. The coldest winter in living memory is destroying the people of Rin, and he must do what he can to save them. But Sheba's mysterious rhyme speaks of sacrifice and Rowan is very afraid as he sets out on the most terrifying quest of his life, her final words ringing in his ears.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Review : Various
2004-2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Mystery Readers Journal , Winter vol. 20 no. 4 2004-2005; (p. 42-43)
— Review of Finders Keepers 1990 single work children's fiction ; Rowan of Rin : The Journey 2004 selected work children's fiction ; Love Lies Bleeding : A Crimes For a Summer Christmas Anthology 1994 anthology short story ; The Makeover Murders 1992 single work novel ; Death in Store 1991 selected work short story ; Something Wicked 1998 single work novel ; Deadline 1997 single work novel
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Review : Various
2004-2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Mystery Readers Journal , Winter vol. 20 no. 4 2004-2005; (p. 42-43)
— Review of Finders Keepers 1990 single work children's fiction ; Rowan of Rin : The Journey 2004 selected work children's fiction ; Love Lies Bleeding : A Crimes For a Summer Christmas Anthology 1994 anthology short story ; The Makeover Murders 1992 single work novel ; Death in Store 1991 selected work short story ; Something Wicked 1998 single work novel ; Deadline 1997 single work novel
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