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Brian Caswell Brian Caswell i(A17925 works by) (a.k.a. Brian Paul Caswell)
Born: Established: 1954
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Wales (UK),
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1966
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1 1 y separately published work icon Dreams of the Chosen Brian Caswell , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2013 Z1917026 2013 single work novel young adult

'Telepathy, technology and eight hundred years of unbroken peace. For the younger generation, life on Deucalion is utopian but maybe just a little bit too predictable.

'But now, a thousand years after the settlement of the planet – and centuries after all contact was lost with Earth – an expedition, using a new and untried technology, is setting out into the unknown to discover what happened all those years ago on the mother-planet. What they find there will threaten their very survival and raise questions about what it means to be human and civilized.

'The Dreams of the Chosen is the long-awaited final chapter in the multi-award-winning Deucalion Sequence, which started with Deucalion and was followed by its acclaimed sequel, The View from Ararat. Revisit Brian Caswell’s epic and compelling history of the future.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 5 y separately published work icon Cruisin' Brian Caswell , North Sydney : Woolshed Press , 2008 Z1527974 2008 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 1 units)

'Told as a dual narrative, a writing style Caswell has made his own, between thirteen-and-a-half-year-old Jules Macaffrey and Suzi Q. After Jules' mother wins a cruise for four on the POLYNESIAN QUEEN, he discovers it's really a floating "geriatric ward" with very little choice of companionship other than his sixteen-year-old, dancing-obsessed cousin Adrian, the very beautiful Jenna (also sixteen), wheelchair-bound Suzi Q and bully Barry Barnes.

'Falling madly in love with the unobtainable Jenna, Jules develops a strong friendship with Suzi as she steers Jules through his unrequited love - with unexpected results.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 7 y separately published work icon Loop Brian Caswell , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2006 Z1286856 2006 selected work short story young adult
1 6 y separately published work icon Double Exposure Brian Caswell , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2005 Z1210058 2005 single work novel young adult (taught in 1 units)
1 5 y separately published work icon Hyram and B. Brian Caswell , Matt Ottley (illustrator), Sydney : Hodder Headline Australia , 2003 Z1080672 2003 single work picture book children's

Hyram and B are friends for ever. Discarded by their owners, Hyram and B have lived on the top shelf of the toy shop for longer than anyone. Then a little girl buys B bear and takes him home. Will the two friends find each other again?

This collaboration with author Brian Caswell is a gentle story about the power of friendship for those who understand the secret language of friendship.

(from the illustrator's website http://mattottley.com/product/hyram-and-b/)
1 The Full Story - The Next Step on the Journey Brian Caswell , David Phu An Chiem , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 11 no. 2 2003; (p. 6-7)
1 Bilbo Baggins, or Lara Croft? Writing for Teens in the Ruins of Post-Pentium Apocalypse Brian Caswell , 2002 single work essay
— Appears in: Crossing the Boundaries 2002; (p. 109-123)
1 7 y separately published work icon The Full Story Brian Caswell , David Phu An Chiem , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2002 Z985174 2002 single work novel young adult 'From Saigon to Sydney, from Fremantle to the Blue Mountains. Three intensely emotional relationships begin to crumble in the present, under pressures from the secrets of the past. This is a modern love story - a compelling journey that peels away the superficial present to reveal the history that lingers at the core of who we are, and proves that we are the sum of all who love us. Even if we can never know the Full Story.'
(Source: Google Books)
1 Avalon Brian Caswell , 2000 single work short story young adult science fiction
— Appears in: Tales from the Wasteland : Stories from the 13th Floor 2000; (p. 102-109)
1 The Cave Brian Caswell , 1999 single work short story children's horror
— Appears in: Spooky Tales 1999; (p. 35-47) H2O: Stories of Water 2005;
1 10 y separately published work icon The View from Ararat Brian Caswell , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1998 Z144896 1998 single work novel young adult science fiction 'When we die, we who lived it, we who ultimately survived . who will really remember? For all the volumes written, all the minutely researched accounts of events. Deep down at the core of their understanding, who will know? Who will even remember how it all began? Deucalion a hundred years after the Revolution is a model society, and life is good. But all that is about to change. Death arrives one day on the C-ship Pandora, and suddenly no one is safe. Over night, the old rules no longer apply. When every breath and every decision is a matter of life and death, when every friend is a potential threat, and the only one you can count on is yourself, how deep does your civilisation really run? In his long-anticipated sequel to the multi-award-winning Deucalion, Brian Caswell takes us a century further into his vision of Humanity's future.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Mouse and the Witch Child Brian Caswell , 1998 single work short story young adult science fiction fantasy
— Appears in: Short Story Collection 1998; Fantastic Worlds 1998; (p. 221-233)
1 1 y separately published work icon Whispers from the Shibboleth Brian Caswell , Queensland : University of Queensland Press , 1998 Z847984 1998 single work children's fiction children's science fiction
1 y separately published work icon What Were the Gremholzs' Dimensions Again? Brian Caswell , Queensland : University of Queensland Press , 1998 Z847981 1998 single work children's fiction children's science fiction When the Zone Commandos travel beyond Earth in search of their alien gang member's missing father, an electrical jinx strands them on a planet in another dimension.
1 2 y separately published work icon Gargantua Brian Caswell , Queensland : University of Queensland Press , 1998 Z847818 1998 single work children's fiction children's science fiction Gargantua is the biggest space-ship ever built, but would you want to live there? Especially when you discover it disappeared over a hundred thousand years ago.
1 2 y separately published work icon Gladiators in the Holo-Colosseum Brian Caswell , Queensland : University of Queensland Press , 1998 Z847815 1998 single work children's fiction children's science fiction Part 3 of the Alien Zones series, 'Gladiators in the Holo-colosseum', the Zone commandos are on the planet Technika, where technology is at its most advanced. It's every game-player's dream, and it's the holiday destination of the rich and famous. But most importantly it's got the Holo-colosseum -- a place so amazing it makes Sega-World look like your Gameboy with a flat battery.
1 2 y separately published work icon Messengers of the Great Orff Brian Caswell , Queensland : University of Queensland Press , 1998 Z847812 1998 single work children's fiction children's science fiction In Part two of the Alien Zones series, TeeDee and the Zone Commandos are back. When they reach planet Orff, which is as it was two million years ago, Jason's skill with wild animals creates a situation that no one could have predicted.
1 3 y separately published work icon TeeDee and the Collectors, or How it All Began Brian Caswell , Queensland : University of Queensland Press , 1998 Z847809 1998 single work children's fiction children's science fiction Part one in the Alien Zone series, tells the story of TeeDee who is alone and stranded on a backward planet called Earth. But help is at hand. Meet the Zone Commandos. They may be primitive but they make a great team -- and even better friends. They're just who you need when you're searching for your father through all the dangers of all the known universes.
1 1 y separately published work icon Relax Max! Brian Caswell , Australia : University of Queensland Press , 1997 Z847681 1997 single work children's fiction children's
2 8 y separately published work icon Only the Heart Brian Caswell , David Phu An Chiem , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1997 Z243861 1997 single work novel young adult (taught in 6 units) From the chaos and fear of post-war Saigon, and the terror of pirates on the open ocean, to the triumph and tragedy of a new life, Only the Heart is the story of Toan and Linh, and a family that endures the nightmare, in search of the dream. When logic says the dream is beyond your reach, only the heart knows the truth.
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