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Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 The Silent
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'Edmund McDowell is barely 14 years old when the Civil War invades the Shenandoah Valley. He watches in shocked horror as a gang of Union and Confederate deserters loot his home and murder his parents. From that moment he wanders silent and seemingly invisible through a valley of death.'

Source: Trove

Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia:

    Type of disability Elective mutism.
    Type of character Primary.
    Point of view First person.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Scanners Bruce Gillespie , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , August no. 80 2010; (p. 68)

— Review of A Dark Winter Dave Luckett , 1998 single work novel ; Vibes Christine Harris , 1998 series - author novel ; Red City Sophie Masson , 1998 single work children's fiction ; The Silent Jack Dann , 1998 single work novel
Huckleberry in Hell Roger Hainsworth , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , August no. 191 1999; (p. 31-32)

— Review of The Silent Jack Dann , 1998 single work novel
American Civil War Laurie Clancy , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 213 1999; (p. 34)

— Review of The Silent Jack Dann , 1998 single work novel
Living the Nightmare Andres Vaccari , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 June 1999; (p. 9)

— Review of The Silent Jack Dann , 1998 single work novel
Silence is Golden Christopher Bantick , 1999 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 25 June 1999; (p. 13)
Scanners Bruce Gillespie , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , August no. 80 2010; (p. 68)

— Review of A Dark Winter Dave Luckett , 1998 single work novel ; Vibes Christine Harris , 1998 series - author novel ; Red City Sophie Masson , 1998 single work children's fiction ; The Silent Jack Dann , 1998 single work novel
Living the Nightmare Andres Vaccari , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 June 1999; (p. 9)

— Review of The Silent Jack Dann , 1998 single work novel
American Civil War Laurie Clancy , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 213 1999; (p. 34)

— Review of The Silent Jack Dann , 1998 single work novel
Huckleberry in Hell Roger Hainsworth , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , August no. 191 1999; (p. 31-32)

— Review of The Silent Jack Dann , 1998 single work novel
Civil War Backdrop for Boy's Story Christopher Bantick , 1999 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times Sunday Times , 13 June 1999; (p. 18)
Expat Witness Murray Waldren , 1999 single work biography
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 12-13 June 1999; (p. 13)
Silence is Golden Christopher Bantick , 1999 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 25 June 1999; (p. 13)
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