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1 y separately published work icon Ain't No Rest for the Wicked Anneque Malchien , Carlisle : Winterbourne Publishing , 2012 Z1908613 2012 single work novel fantasy 'Welcome to Midgard, a utopian society at once fantastic and familiar, where religion is sport (literally) and the shadow government enforces peace with an iron, often bloody, fist.

Here, mender Haru Isuzu helps his fellow fallouts, refugees from other worlds, find their way in a new life. Goaded by his adoptive father with news of a secret scientific expedition, Haru must cross the continent in pursuit, tangling with dangerous fallouts and deadlier knowledge—and some very lovely ladies.

Meanwhile, young Tenma lies dying of a mysterious disease. All hope seems lost until an anonymous letter sends Tenma's desperate fiancé on a search for a cure with an angry Valkyrie and a slippery mage for company, plus a talking coyote with a magic stomach.

While Haru chases his father and Tenma's errant companions struggle to keep her alive, a brutal power raises its head—a band of highly undesirables (and the occasional monkey) promising to instate fallouts as the rightful heirs of Midgard—and tearing the world apart will be its pleasure.

By turns funny, chilling, and touching, this Manga-inspired doorstopper is full of mayhem, full of thrills and always full of adventure. Join Haru and the gang in the first volume of new series The Fallouts.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 y separately published work icon The Fallouts Anneque Malchien , 2012 Carlisle : Winterbourne Publishing , 2012 Z1908610 2012 series - author novel fantasy
1 y separately published work icon What Night Hides Kate Smith , Forrestfield : Winterbourne Publishing , 2012 Z1874893 2012 single work novel fantasy

'Perhaps he should have paid attention to the faded placards advising against picnicking in the woods and throwing pebbles in the lake, but Josh Bannerman thought he could stop running when he found a job as cook and general minion in the isolated hamlet of Wolf Hollow. Then he realises his employer, Scarlet, is an immortal peacekeeper of the supernatural underworld and his workmate, Kelly, is a witch from the legendary Charmhaven clan.

'Worse, Josh discovers he's reluctantly comfortable in this darkly surreal world where angels are ecological disasters, short skirts and high heels are invaluable when defeating monsters, and carnivorous unicorns refuse to eat him. In fact, he's more than comfortable. He's uncovering hidden talents he's not sure he wanted to know about.

'Suspecting prophecy and the heavy-handed workings of fate, Josh's newfound companions seek to unravel the mystery of who - or what - Josh is, in between the nightly rounds of protecting the good guys, destroying the forces of evil, and staying alive ... and a little bit human.

'Night is enchanting, night is deadly. And as Josh finds out, what night hides best is darkness ... the darkness within.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 y separately published work icon Balanced in an Angel's Eye Shaune Lafferty Webb , Perth : Winterbourne Publishing , 2012 6768522 2012 single work novel fantasy

'In the byzantine world of The City, Hael is a mere thrall, a low caste servant struggling to keep her mother safe and fed as war creeps ever closer to the great walls of the only home she knows. But Hael has stumbled upon a secret, one which has led her mother into disgrace and her king into prison, and which threatens the very stability of more than one plane of existence. Hael's attempt to help her mother only attracts the attention of the arrogant Lord Micah, who wants to use her secret and her knowledge of the covert paths of The City to his own ends. Soon Hael finds herself reluctantly following her new lord through a portal to a place she's only heard whispered stories of: Earth. Every move they make disrupts the delicate balance between the planes and changes the world of humans - a world where her kind are known as angels. Hael and Micah must find a long-lost angel and bring him home before they are trapped in the human world forever.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 y separately published work icon Illumé Kate Smith , Forrestfield : Winterbourne Publishing , 2011 Z1874896 2011 single work novel fantasy

'Thane da Silva works for the Subrosa Negri, a secretive department charged with keeping the peace between the mundane and the Pale, those beings with a little touch of the supernatural in their genetic makeup. As the full blue moon casts a glow over Paris, Thane's search for a pair of romantics performing a doomed ritual is just the beginning of an elaborate charade of mirrors and strange communiqués.

By turns macabre and whimsical, gothic and pop-cultural, Illumé will take you on a lavish journey into the shadows of the City of Light.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 1 y separately published work icon Bus Stop on a Strange Loop Shaune Lafferty Webb , Forrestfield : Winterbourne Publishing , 2011 Z1839228 2009 single work novel science fiction 'When brothers Nicky and Ethan escape the degraded, dangerous world of the future, they are seeking only sanctuary and peace. All they want is to leave their past behind them, but Ethan's unique talent, the instrument of their escape, means the past can never be forgotten — Nicky and Ethan have been followed...

'Schoolteacher Olivia lives a lonely but safe life in the home of her late foster parents, a home she is about to lose. After an unsettling encounter with her new neighbours and a series of puzzling break-ins, Olivia is inadvertently drawn into the brothers' lives, and her own past is brought into sharp relief by her discovery of a cache of her foster mother's diaries, which raise questions about her birth parents. The deeper she delves into the diaries, the closer she draws to unravelling an old mystery that will taint her relationship with Nicky and Ethan and challenge her perception of reality.

'As Olivia and the brothers are about to discover, sometimes paths intersect more than once.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 y separately published work icon Glide in Slowtime Barry Rosenberg , 2011 Forrestfield : Winterbourne Publishing , 2011 7693057 2011 single work novel fantasy

'Great potential in that boy, real great, a Ne'verman predicted when Glide was born. So how did he end up working a dull office job, his potential squandered and his true dreams unrealised? Glide's got the pen pusher blues. Then he accidentally summons a magic man, Ne'wang, who whisks him through a gateway to Auslan, a former paradise in desperate need of a hero. If Glide wants to fill some big hero boots, he's got to face a wicked Witch, rescue a beautiful princess trapped in Slowtime, and deal with a Giant Dwarf. Good thing he's got a roo-riding imp and a talking elephant on his side. Life can be hard for a hero and Glide is in a right pickle. How can he hope to defeat the Witch? What is the secret of Slowtime? Will Ne'wang ever stop toppling backwards out of Auslan? Will Strongarm ever stop insisting he's not an elephant even though he looks an awful lot like one? And just how much planning can you do down the pub, anyway? A comedic fantasy with a uniquely Australian flavour and a steampunk twist, Glide in Slowtime will take you on a romp where science is magic and magic is science. It's Dreamtime ... in steam time.'

Source: Publisher's blurb
1 y separately published work icon Half Moon Dale Renton , Forrestfield : Winterbourne Publishing , 2011 10184132 2011 single work novel fantasy

Akri of the Half Moon makes a gruesome discovery near his home on the high plains: a hunter, killed by a sword - the weapon of man slayers. Is this a sign that the shamans' warding against a long-dormant dark power is faltering?

The lowlands mage Raffin Andelaran makes an unpleasant discovery of his own; seeking help from his guild, he finds corruption at its very heart.

The peoples of the high plains and the lowlands face a threat both new and ancient that will overwhelm them if they stand alone. But to unite their strengths, new paths must be taken, ancient fears overcome - and the world of some must change beyond all expectation.

Source: Publisher's Blurb
1 y separately published work icon Bastard's Grace Wendy Palmer , Forrestfield : Winterbourne Publishing , 2010 10236843 2010 single work novel fantasy

'A virus spreads across Aspermonde, transforming women into beautiful creatures called Mosaics and stealing their minds, souls, and voices. Mosaics are alien, eerie...and collectable. Simon collects Mosaics for the king but his latest acquisition, Augusta, hasn't yet lost her mind and willpower. Maybe it's a miracle. Or maybe it's just a sackful of trouble for Simon and his sidekick, Hal.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
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