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Finnikin of the Rock
Camberwell
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Viking
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2008
Z1535148
2008
single work
novel
young adult
fantasy
'At the age of nine, Finnikin is warned by the gods that he must sacrifice a pound of flesh in order to save the royal house of his homeland, Lumatere. He stands on the rock of three wonders with his friend Prince Balthazar and the prince's cousin, Lucian, and together they mix their blood. And Lumatere is safe: but then the unspeakable! The King and Queen and their children are slaughtered in the palace. And an imposter king takes the throne. And a curse is put on Lumatere, which traps those caught inside and forces thousands of others to roam the land as exiles, dying of fever and persecution in foreign camps. But ten years later Finnikin is led to another rock to meet the young novice, Evanjalin. A girl plagued by dark dreams, who holds the key to their return to the land of light...' (Source: Book Jacket)
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2y
Froi of the Exiles
Camberwell
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Viking
,
2011
Z1812429
2011
single work
novel
young adult
fantasy
Three years after the curse on Lumatere was lifted, Froi has found his home - or so he believes.
'Fiercely loyal to the Queen and Finnikin, Froi has been trained roughly and lovingly by the Guard sworn to protect the royal family, and has learned to control his quick temper. But when he is sent on a secretive mission to the kingdom of Charyn, nothing could have prepared him for what he finds. Here he encounters a damaged people who are not who they seem, and must unravel both the dark bonds of kinship and the mysteries of a half-mad Princess.
'And in this barren and mysterious place, he will discover that there is a song sleeping in his blood, and though Froi would rather not, the time has come to listen.' (From the publisher's website.)
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2.5Ferragost 2012 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Review of Australian Fiction , vol. 3 no. 4 2012;A locked-room murder mystery, in which Lady Celie of the Lumateran Flatlands, visiting a castle on the island of Ferragost, finds herself cut off by poor weather and obliged to investigate the murder of one of her fellow guests, whose body is found on the rocks below the castle's towers.
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3y
Quintana of Charyn
Camberwell
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Viking
,
2012
Z1889766
2012
single work
novel
young adult
fantasy
'Quintana of Charyn is the spine-tingling and unforgettable final volume in the Lumatere Chronicles, which began with Finnikin of the Rock and Froi of the Exiles. A masterfully plotted novel from the pen of internationally best-selling and multi-award-winning author Melina Marchetta. 'Separated from the girl he loves and has sworn to protect, Froi and his companions travel through Charyn searching for Quintana and building an army that will secure her unborn child's right to rule. While in the valley between two kingdoms, Quintana of Charyn and Isaboe of Lumatere come face to face in a showdown that will result in heartbreak for one and power for the other.' (From the publisher's website.)
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