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The Axis Trilogy
1995-1996
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novel
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1
in series)
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1995...
1995
Battleaxe
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A thousand years ago the Acharites drove the Forbidden from their land. Now strange sightings along Achar's northern border foreshadow their return. The barbaric tribes of the Ravensbund are pouring south with tales of fearsome beings who feed on the terror of their prey. Axis, bastard son of the dead Princess Rivkah, is sent to the battlefront of Gorkenfort with his elite Axe-Wielders. Once there, he must hand over command to his hated half-brother, Borneheld. But travelling north, Axis falls in love with Faraday - Borneheld's bethrothed, and meets two priests who challenge the very essence of his beliefs. The Sentinels walk the land, the TreeFriend has been found, and the people of the Plough, the Wing and the Horn must set aside their differences and unite under one leader against the evil rising in the North.... (Publisher's website)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Australian Fantasy
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: S F Commentary , April no. 91 2016; (p. 91=93)
— Review of Clariel 2014 single work novel ; To Hold the Bridge : Tales from the Old Kingdom and Beyond 2015 selected work short story ; Skywatcher 2014 single work novel ; The Shaman's Secret 2015 single work children's fiction ; Battleaxe 1995 single work novel ; Avery 2013 single work novel ; A Crucible of Souls 2013 single work novel -
An Interview with Sara Douglass
Ian Irvine
(interviewer),
1999
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Animist , February 1 vol. 4 no. 1999; -
There Be Dragons
1999
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 21 August 1999; (p. 45,47-48,50) -
Review of Battleaxe
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 10 no. 1 1996; (p. 13)
— Review of Battleaxe 1995 single work novel -
Review of Battleaxe
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 13 no. 2 (Issue 38) 1996; (p. 34-36) Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 14 no. 1 (Issue 39) 1997; (p. 47-49)
— Review of Battleaxe 1995 single work novel ; Enchanter 1996 single work novel
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Review of Battleaxe
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 13 no. 2 (Issue 38) 1996; (p. 34-36) Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 14 no. 1 (Issue 39) 1997; (p. 47-49)
— Review of Battleaxe 1995 single work novel ; Enchanter 1996 single work novel -
Review of Battleaxe
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 10 no. 1 1996; (p. 13)
— Review of Battleaxe 1995 single work novel -
Armies from The Land of Death
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 184 1996; (p. 63-64)
— Review of Sabriel 1995 single work novel ; Enchanter 1996 single work novel ; Battleaxe 1995 single work novel -
Review of Battleaxe
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 15 1995; (p. 80)
— Review of Battleaxe 1995 single work novel -
Review of Battleaxe
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Out of the Ashes , December no. 21 1995; (p. 3)
— Review of Battleaxe 1995 single work novel -
There Be Dragons
1999
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 21 August 1999; (p. 45,47-48,50) -
An Interview with Sara Douglass
Ian Irvine
(interviewer),
1999
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Animist , February 1 vol. 4 no. 1999;
Awards
- 1995 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Fantasy Division — Best Novel
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