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1y The Coming of the Whirlpool Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2011 Z1817815 2011 single work novel young adult fantasy adventure
'"If you go to sea, you will come to the attention of the Ship Kings. And if they discover who you are, they will kill you." Young Dow Amber is no sailor. But driven by a strange sea-longing he ventures down to the great grim bay known as the Claw. He hopes to learn there of seafaring, but he finds only a fearful people who scarcely dare sail at all, for they have been cursed by a monstrous whirlpool that haunts the bay, stealing away their sons.
'Then the rulers of all the world - the proud and cruel Ship Kings - arrive in the Claw. Dow is fascinated by their fine tall vessels, and even more so by a mysterious girl who lives aboard their flagship.
'It is a perilous attraction to be sure, but could it be that his future somehow lies with the Ship Kings? Or will he be called upon to descend to his death, when the terrible whirlpool rises once more? The Coming of the Whirlpool is the first volume in a stunning series from Miles Franklin Award winner Andrew McGahan.' (From the publisher's website.)
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2y The Voyage of the Unquiet Ice Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2012 Z1899212 2012 single work novel young adult fantasy adventure ' Dow Amber has set sail at last upon the battleship Chloe, but can an outsider and an enemy ever truly belong in the Ship Kings' world? All too soon, Dow finds himself entangled in rebellion and treachery, and embarked upon a desperate voyage to the frozen north that will decide the future of the very empire. In the icy wastes Dow must take his fate in hand. Is he truly destined to be a mariner? Is the mysterious scapegoat girl Ignella a friend or a foe? And where will they each stand, when the long peace of the Four Isles threatens to shatter forever?' (Trove record)
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3y The War of Four Isles Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2014 7560018 2014 single work novel young adult fantasy
''The ancient mapmaker had inscribed a warning within the great empty shadow on his chart, words that echoed down to Dow from half a thousand years before.
'Here be whales in great number.
'And here be monsters of the deep that riseth to feast upon them.'
'Nearly three years have passed since Dow Amber escaped the ruin of the Twelfth Kingdom. In that time, war has raged across the Four Isles, but Dow himself has been hidden away by his Twin Islands hosts, relegated to a backwater of the war in the company of the beguiling Cassandra.
'But when word reaches Dow that Ignella of the Cave has been imprisoned on the infamous Ship Kings dungeon-isle of Banishment, he can be patient no longer. He sets forth on an epic voyage that will take him halfway around the world – defying storm and monster, betrayal and despair – to the heart of the greatest battle of the age, and to the discovery at last of his true purpose upon the high seas.
'The War of the Four Isles is the third volume in Andrew McGahan's momentous Ship Kings series.' (Publication summary)
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4y The Ocean of the Dead Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2016 9508723 2016 single work novel young adult fantasy
'The cataclysmic final book in the Ship Kings series. In search of a new world, Dow and Nell must face the final frontier - the treacherous Doldrums. Their journey will be filled with wonders; the rewards could be great - but the cost might be everything, for there are good reasons why none who have sailed the Ocean of the Dead have returned to tell the tale.
'It is no easy thing, to take leave of the world.
'At very long last a captain of his own ship, Dow Amber is determined to venture beyond the final frontier - the still, stagnant waters of the Doldrums - in search of a New World. With Nell finally by his side, he is hopeful that they can start again, far from politics, betrayal and war.
'But none who have sailed the Ocean of the Dead have returned to tell the tale. Before long, an old enemy appears. And with the enemy new dangers. Does the fleet sail to certain death, or to glorious new life beyond the treacherous Doldrums?
'The Ocean of the Dead is the cataclysmic conclusion to Andrew McGahan's stunning Ship Kings series.'
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Series - To Be or Not To Be
2012
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 56 no. 1 2012; (p. 7) -
Author Finds His Sea Legs and Rides the Waves of Genre
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— Appears in: The Age , 31 August 2012; (p. 11) -
Landlubber Finds Unsteady Sea Legs on His Way to Further Adventures
2012
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 January 2012; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Ship Kings 2011 series - author novel -
For Kids
2011
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3-4 December 2011; (p. 22)
— Review of Ship Kings 2011 series - author novel -
Uncharted Waters
2011
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— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 22 October 2011; (p. 28-29) The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 October 2011; (p. 30-31)
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For Kids
2011
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3-4 December 2011; (p. 22)
— Review of Ship Kings 2011 series - author novel -
Rich Pickings
2006
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17-18 December 2006; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Foal's Bread 2011 single work novel ; A Little Bird Told Me 2011 single work autobiography ; The Master : A Personal Portrait of Bart Cummings 2011 single work biography ; Ship Kings 2011 series - author novel -
Landlubber Finds Unsteady Sea Legs on His Way to Further Adventures
2012
single work
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 January 2012; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Ship Kings 2011 series - author novel -
Uncharted Waters
2011
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— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 22 October 2011; (p. 28-29) The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 October 2011; (p. 30-31) -
Author Finds His Sea Legs and Rides the Waves of Genre
2012
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— Appears in: The Age , 31 August 2012; (p. 11) -
Series - To Be or Not To Be
2012
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 56 no. 1 2012; (p. 7)