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When an ancient golden bear is found walled up in a dilapidated St Petersburg bathhouse, researcher Daniel St Clare and his frosty colleague Em Hayward set out for Arkhanelsk to verify its age. But in the deep of night they are mysteriously set adrift. Lost and exhausted, they turn north, sinking ever deeper into the secrets and terrors of the Russian landscape. Daniel's lost love, the wild and beautiful Rosa Kovalenka, knows the only way to save him is to outwit the haunted Chenchikov family. But their home, deep in unknowable, impenetrable forests, is a shadowy tangle of grief, desire and treachery. Only Papa Grigory, full of tales and riddles of times past, seems to have the knowledge they need...But will he destroy them all in order for his world to survive? - from Libraries Australia catalogue entry (Pymble, 2005 imprint).
Australian Popular Medievalism
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Epigraph: Across the secret world of spirits,
Across this nameless chasm,
A veil of gold has been draped
By the will of the great gods.
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Dedication: Luka Net mesta takovo zhe strashnovo i takovo zhe chedesnovo, kak voobrazhenie rebyonka.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Lifting History's Veil
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 19 no. 1 2007;
— Review of Rosa and the Veil of Gold 2005 single work novel -
Fantasy Book Reviews
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction , no. 37 2006; (p. 109-115)
— Review of Wildwood Dancing 2006 single work novel ; Rosa and the Veil of Gold 2005 single work novel ; The Isles of Glory 2003 series - author novel -
This Week's Selections
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 26 August 2006; (p. 12)
— Review of Rosa and the Veil of Gold 2005 single work novel -
S.F. Files
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10 - 11 September 2005; (p. 6) -
[Review] Rosa and the Veil of Gold
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , September vol. 85 no. 3 2005; (p. 68)
— Review of Rosa and the Veil of Gold 2005 single work novel
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Take Three
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 25 September 2005; (p. 14)
— Review of Across the Wall : A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories 2005 selected work short story novella ; The Rat and the Raven 2005 single work novel ; Rosa and the Veil of Gold 2005 single work novel -
[Review] Rosa and the Veil of Gold
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , September vol. 85 no. 3 2005; (p. 68)
— Review of Rosa and the Veil of Gold 2005 single work novel -
This Week's Selections
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 26 August 2006; (p. 12)
— Review of Rosa and the Veil of Gold 2005 single work novel -
Fantasy Book Reviews
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction , no. 37 2006; (p. 109-115)
— Review of Wildwood Dancing 2006 single work novel ; Rosa and the Veil of Gold 2005 single work novel ; The Isles of Glory 2003 series - author novel -
Lifting History's Veil
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 19 no. 1 2007;
— Review of Rosa and the Veil of Gold 2005 single work novel -
S.F. Files
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10 - 11 September 2005; (p. 6)
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