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'In a post-apocalyptic future, survivors scavenge in the harsh Australian outback. Living rough in the remnants of our ruined world, an orphan with her own brutal past must decide if what’s left of humanity is worth saving.
'Outback Australia. Hundreds of years from now. After the end. A girl races across the desert pursued by the reckoner, scavenged spoils held close. In a blasted landscape of abandoned mines and the crumbling bones of civilisation, she survives by picking over the dead past. She trades her scraps at the only known settlement, a ramshackle fortress of greed, corruption and disease. An outpost whose only purpose is survival – refuge from the creatures that hunt beyond.
'Sold then raised hard in the System, the Orphan has a mission, carries secrets about the destruction that brought the world to its knees. And she's about to discover that the past still holds power over the present.
'Given an impossible choice, will the Orphan save the only home she knows or see it returned to dust? Both paths lead to blood, but whose will be spilled?' (Publication Summary)
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Dedication: For mum, who has always encouraged me to write.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also large print; dyslexic edition
Works about this Work
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Australian Science Fiction
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: SF Commentary , December no. 95 2017; (p. 73-76)
— Review of Terra Nullius 2017 single work novel ; Lotus Blue 2017 single work novel ; Closing Down 2017 single work novel ; Year of the Orphan 2017 single work novel -
[Review] Year of the Orphan
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Magazine , September no. 68 2017; (p. 137-138)
— Review of Year of the Orphan 2017 single work novel -
[Review] Year of the Orphan
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 104 2017;
— Review of Year of the Orphan 2017 single work novel -
Isobelle Carmody on Daniel Findlay's 'Novel of Revelation'
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 28 September 2017;'The acclaimed fantasy author dives into the apocalyptic world of Findlay’s ambitious first novel, Year of the Orphan.'
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Dystopian Times at the End of the World
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8 July 2017; (p. 22)'Australia is an excellent place to set the apocalypse. The Mad Max films and books such as Nevil Shute’s 1957 novel On the Beach are well-known examples.' (Introduction)
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[Review] Year of the Orphan
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 104 2017;
— Review of Year of the Orphan 2017 single work novel -
[Review] Year of the Orphan
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Magazine , September no. 68 2017; (p. 137-138)
— Review of Year of the Orphan 2017 single work novel -
Australian Science Fiction
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: SF Commentary , December no. 95 2017; (p. 73-76)
— Review of Terra Nullius 2017 single work novel ; Lotus Blue 2017 single work novel ; Closing Down 2017 single work novel ; Year of the Orphan 2017 single work novel -
Daniel Findlay : The Year of the Orphan
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , June 2017; 'Year of the Orphan is a distinctive story of bravery, resilience and self-sacrifice in a vicious, haunting future.' -
'Year of the Orphan' by Daniel Findlay
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 392 2017; 'Daniel Findlay’s début novel, Year of the Orphan, contains all the elements apparently necessary for a successful contemporary dystopian novel. It is also a complex, challenging read, which creates a believable and alarming post-apocalyptic future in the Australian outback five hundred years in the future.' (Introduction) -
Dystopian Times at the End of the World
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8 July 2017; (p. 22)'Australia is an excellent place to set the apocalypse. The Mad Max films and books such as Nevil Shute’s 1957 novel On the Beach are well-known examples.' (Introduction)
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Isobelle Carmody on Daniel Findlay's 'Novel of Revelation'
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 28 September 2017;'The acclaimed fantasy author dives into the apocalyptic world of Findlay’s ambitious first novel, Year of the Orphan.'
Awards
- Australian Outback, Central Australia,