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'It's the middle of the thirteenth century in the little riverside village of Crundall. For 16-year-old orphan Jack Fisher, it's one of the best times of the year, for the Fair of St Thomas is in full swing, and this year, the most extraordinary creature ever captured is being displayed: a merman. Jack has come prepared to stare and goggle with the others, but there's something about this creature that affects Jack most strongly. Perhaps it is because he himself has been born with webbed toes on one foot, and knows full well how cruel people can be with their teasing...
'Late that night, Jack creeps down to the place where the merman is kept. And it is then that he gets the shock of his life, for the merman speaks to him. Placing a chain around his neck—the chain of Glasmor—the merman tells Jack that he is, in fact, kin of the water-folk and that the Green Prince is calling him to save the underwater world from Grimlow, the Silver Shadow of the Abyss, the Monster of Darkness. The challenge seems preposterous to Jack, but at the same time something deep down tells him it's what he must do.' (Libraries Australia).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Sophie Masson – Author Interview
2011
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Australian Literature Review , February 2011; -
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 45 no. 1 2001; (p. 30)
— Review of The Green Prince 2000 single work novel -
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 15 no. 2 2001; (p. 53)
— Review of The Green Prince 2000 single work novel -
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 9 no. 1 2001; (p. 50)
— Review of The Green Prince 2000 single work novel -
[Review] The Colour of Sunshine [and] The Green Prince
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , December vol. 5 no. 11 2000; (p. 25)
— Review of The Colour of Sunshine 2000 single work novel ; The Green Prince 2000 single work novel
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Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 45 no. 1 2001; (p. 30)
— Review of The Green Prince 2000 single work novel -
[Review] The Colour of Sunshine [and] The Green Prince
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , December vol. 5 no. 11 2000; (p. 25)
— Review of The Colour of Sunshine 2000 single work novel ; The Green Prince 2000 single work novel -
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 9 no. 1 2001; (p. 50)
— Review of The Green Prince 2000 single work novel -
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 15 no. 2 2001; (p. 53)
— Review of The Green Prince 2000 single work novel -
Sophie Masson – Author Interview
2011
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Australian Literature Review , February 2011;
Awards
- 2000 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Young Adult Division — Best Novel
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cIreland,cWestern Europe, Europe,
- Country towns,
- 1200-1299