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'Six years have passed since Paula and her sisters danced in the magical glade of the Other Kingdom. Six long years since her sister Tati gave up the mortal world for love. Scholarly Paula now travels to the exotic and dangerous city of Istanbul to help her father recover a fabled treasure of a lost religion, Cybele's Gift. It is said that the owner of the artefact will be blessed with riches and good fortune.
'The search for the artefact quickly turns into a dangerous quest for truth and self-discovery, and Paula must use all her wits and courage to work out who she can trust and decipher the mysterious messages she is receiving from the Other Kingdom. Pirates, ruthless merchants, murderers and the Mufti's royal guard all stand in the way of finding Cybele's Secret.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Notes
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Included on the US Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Best Books for Young Adults 2009 list.
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it is set in Turkey.
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Marillier Revisits Sevenwaters in Latest Release
2008
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biography
— Appears in: The Specusphere , November no. 5 2008; -
Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 1 2008; (p. 60)
— Review of Cybele's Secret 2007 single work novel -
Variety and Variance
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 299 2008; (p. 61-62)
— Review of A Mystery of Wolves : The Legend of Little Fur 2007 single work children's fiction ; Sam Silverthorne : Victory 2008 single work children's fiction ; The Key to Rondo 2007 single work children's fiction ; Cybele's Secret 2007 single work novel -
[Untitled]
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 15 no. 4 2007; (p. 33)
— Review of Cybele's Secret 2007 single work novel -
[Untitled]
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 22 no. 5 2007; (p. 43)
— Review of Cybele's Secret 2007 single work novel
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Marillier Is Undoubtedly One of Australia's Foremost Fantasy Writers
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 13 October 2007; (p. 42)
— Review of Cybele's Secret 2007 single work novel -
Power of Love Prevails in Parallel Magical Otherworld
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 October 2007; (p. 18)
— Review of Cybele's Secret 2007 single work novel -
[Untitled]
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 22 no. 5 2007; (p. 43)
— Review of Cybele's Secret 2007 single work novel -
[Untitled]
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 15 no. 4 2007; (p. 33)
— Review of Cybele's Secret 2007 single work novel -
Variety and Variance
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 299 2008; (p. 61-62)
— Review of A Mystery of Wolves : The Legend of Little Fur 2007 single work children's fiction ; Sam Silverthorne : Victory 2008 single work children's fiction ; The Key to Rondo 2007 single work children's fiction ; Cybele's Secret 2007 single work novel -
Marillier Revisits Sevenwaters in Latest Release
2008
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Specusphere , November no. 5 2008;
Awards
- 2007 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Young Adults
- 2007 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Young Adult Division — Best Novel
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