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Rory Barnes Rory Barnes i(A12132 works by) (birth name: Keith Rory Barnes)
Born: Established: 1946 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1956
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Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • A tape of an interview with Barnes by Ann Turner is held at NLA.

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Horsehead Soup Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 2000 Z764688 2000 single work novel young adult science fiction

'In Horsehead Boy Spud was a brain in a vat, until he stole someone else's body. In Horsehead Man he took a human horse to the racetrack and caused total chaos. But when Spud and the horse fell into a tank of liquid nitrogen they were frozen solid for years and years. Now in Horsehead Soup, the horse, Spud and their two mad brain surgeon mates have all woken up in the future only to discover they are exhibits in a Year 2000 theme park. History was never this weird!!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2000 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Young Adult Division Best Novel
y separately published work icon Stuck in Fast Forward Pymble : Voyager , 1999 Z794648 1999 single work novel young adult science fiction humour
1999 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Young Adult Division Best Novel
y separately published work icon Horsehead Man Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 1999 Z764685 1999 single work novel young adult science fiction

'Human brain - horse's body. When a bunch of crims meet on the cutting edge of science, anything goes! the totally hilarious sequel to Horsehead Boy. Spud Wilson is now a 16 year old brain in Bluey Doig's adult body. He's got a bike shop and shares a place with Rachel and Gazza, now qualified neurosurgeons. Bluey had a shonky business deal going with his mates, who now turn up and kidnap him. When they realise they have Spud, not Bluey, they're delighted. The original scam was to divert Spud's brain from Snood's lab, put it in a racehorse called Staxa Fun and clean up at the track. With Rachel and Gazza's help they can still do it. The mates also run a cryonics business and Rachel, Gazza, Spud and Staxa Fun all end up frozen in the cryonics vat. They wake up much MUCH later - but that's another story.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1999 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Young Adult Division Best Novel

Known archival holdings

University of New South Wales Australian Defence Force Academy Australian Defence Force Academy Library (ACT)
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