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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 The Stone Crown
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'An unusual mix of compelling contemporary narrative juxtaposed and intertwined with a lyrical Arthurian tale.

'Emlyn and Maxine are both newcomers, both misfits in their own way. But their lives are linked and their paths destined to cross in ways that neither can begin to imagine. Drawn to the ancient site known as Sleepers Spinney, Emlyn and Maxine unleash an unearthly power when they unwittingly remove one of a group of wooden horsemen hidden beneath the earth. Containing the trapped spirits of Arthur and his men, the carvings have been held in check since the Dark Ages by a long line of Keepers, the McCrossans. With the Keepers prepared to stop at nothing to recover what has been stolen, Emlyn and Maxine are drawn into a parallel world of myth, magic and the supernatural. Arthur is awake and he is no revered, grey-bearded King come back to save The Isles.

'Its thrilling climax sees a race against time as Emlyn and Maxine try to destroy the figures before Arthur and his guard are let loose and released into the world of the 21st century Scotland.' (Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Newtown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Walker Books Australia , 2008 .
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      Extent: 505p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 1st May 2008
      ISBN: 9781921150197 (pbk.)
    • Newtown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Walker Books Australia , 2009 .
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      Extent: 509p.
      Note/s:
      • Published October 1st 2009
      ISBN: 9781406321517

Works about this Work

Sinister Nights Around the Table: An Interview with Malcolm Walker Astrid Cooper (interviewer), 2010 single work interview
— Appears in: The Specusphere , February no. 12 2010;
[Review] The Stone Crown Esmé Kidd , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 3 2008; (p. 55-56)

— Review of The Stone Crown Malcolm Walker , 2008 single work novel
[Review] The Stone Crown Kevin Steinberger , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 52 no. 4 2008; (p. 39)

— Review of The Stone Crown Malcolm Walker , 2008 single work novel
Emerging Authors - Three Very Different Writers Malcolm Walker , Will Kostakis , Edrei Cullen , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 52 no. 4 2008; (p. 9-11)
[Review] The Stone Crown Debra Zott , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 16 no. 4 2008; (p. 38)

— Review of The Stone Crown Malcolm Walker , 2008 single work novel
[Review] The Stone Crown Chris McDonough , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , February vol. 87 no. 6 2008; (p. 25)

— Review of The Stone Crown Malcolm Walker , 2008 single work novel
For Young and Old Katharine England , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 26 April 2008; (p. 12)

— Review of The Stone Crown Malcolm Walker , 2008 single work novel ; In Ecstasy Kate McCaffrey , 2008 single work novel
[Review] The Stone Crown Debra Zott , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , no. 342 2008; (p. 34)

— Review of The Stone Crown Malcolm Walker , 2008 single work novel
[Review] The Stone Crown Elizabeth Arkles , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 16 no. 3 2008; (p. 51)

— Review of The Stone Crown Malcolm Walker , 2008 single work novel
[Review] The Stone Crown Jane Crew , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 23 no. 3 2008; (p. 44)

— Review of The Stone Crown Malcolm Walker , 2008 single work novel
Emerging Authors - Three Very Different Writers Malcolm Walker , Will Kostakis , Edrei Cullen , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 52 no. 4 2008; (p. 9-11)
Sinister Nights Around the Table: An Interview with Malcolm Walker Astrid Cooper (interviewer), 2010 single work interview
— Appears in: The Specusphere , February no. 12 2010;
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