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'In nineteenth-century Boston, a young doctor on the run from the law falls in with a British confidence artist. Together–and with dire consequences–they bring back to the light something meant to be forgotten.
'A world away in London, an absent father, haunted by the voice of a banished angel, presents his daughter with an impossible friend–a clockwork ballerina.
'For two centuries, a bullet-removal specialist has wielded instruments of angel bone in service to a forgotten power . . . and now he vows to find someone else to shoulder the burden, someone with a conscience of their own, a strong mind, and a broken will. For a hundred years he has searched for the perfect contender, and now he has found two: a brother and a sister. Walter and Hope. Either will do.
'Last night something stepped from little Walter’s closet and he never woke up. Now he travels the dark road between worlds, no longer entirely boy nor wholly beast, but with one goal in mind: to prevent his sister from suffering the same fate as he. Only the creature he has become can save Hope. But is it too late to save himself?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Australian Horror Novel Since 1950
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 112-127) According to James Doig the horror genre 'was overlooked by the popular circulating libraries in Australia.' In this chapter he observes that this 'marginalization of horror reflects both the trepidation felt by the conservative library system towards 'penny dreadfuls,' and the fact that horror had limited popular appeal with the British (and Australian) reading public.' Doig concludes that there is 'no Australian author of horror novels with the same commercial cachet' as authors of fantasy or science fiction. He proposes that if Australian horror fiction wants to compete successfully 'in the long-term it needs to develop a flourishing and vibrant small press contingent prepared to nurture new talent' like the USA and UK small presses.' (Editor's foreword xii) -
Scanners
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , August no. 80 2010; (p. 82)
— Review of The Music of Razors 2001 single work novel -
The Ikin Interviews : Cameron Rogers : God Never Gave Me an X-Wing
Van Ikin
(interviewer),
2003
single work
interview
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 31 2003; (p. 106-115) -
Reviews and News
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 29 2002; (p. 80-91)
— Review of Rebel's Cage 2001 single work novel ; Fire and Sword 2001 single work novel ; The Magicians' Guild 2001 single work novel ; The Stone Mage and the Sea 2001 single work novel ; Schild's Ladder 2001 single work novel ; Shades 2001 series - author novel ; Nor of Human... An Anthology of Fantastic Creatures 2001 anthology short story ; The Music of Razors 2001 single work novel ; Bad Medicine 2000 single work novel ; Jubilee 2001 selected work short story novella -
Fantasy of Stereotypes
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 July 2002; (p. 11)
— Review of The Music of Razors 2001 single work novel ; The Starthorn Tree 2002 single work novel
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Scanners
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , August no. 80 2010; (p. 82)
— Review of The Music of Razors 2001 single work novel -
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 15 no. 3 2001; (p. 38-39)
— Review of The Music of Razors 2001 single work novel -
CoverNotes
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 6 May 2001; (p. 11)
— Review of The Music of Razors 2001 single work novel -
Fantasy From a Fresh Young Blade
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20-21 October 2001; (p. 13)
— Review of The Music of Razors 2001 single work novel -
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 16 no. 3 2001; (p. 42)
— Review of The Music of Razors 2001 single work novel -
The Ikin Interviews : Cameron Rogers : God Never Gave Me an X-Wing
Van Ikin
(interviewer),
2003
single work
interview
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 31 2003; (p. 106-115) -
The Australian Horror Novel Since 1950
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 112-127) According to James Doig the horror genre 'was overlooked by the popular circulating libraries in Australia.' In this chapter he observes that this 'marginalization of horror reflects both the trepidation felt by the conservative library system towards 'penny dreadfuls,' and the fact that horror had limited popular appeal with the British (and Australian) reading public.' Doig concludes that there is 'no Australian author of horror novels with the same commercial cachet' as authors of fantasy or science fiction. He proposes that if Australian horror fiction wants to compete successfully 'in the long-term it needs to develop a flourishing and vibrant small press contingent prepared to nurture new talent' like the USA and UK small presses.' (Editor's foreword xii) -
The Music of Razors by Cameron Rogers
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 9 no. 3 2001; (p. 24)
Awards
- 2001 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Young Adult Division — Best Novel
- 2001 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Horror Division — Best Novel
- 2001 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Fantasy Division — Best Novel