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Isobelle Carmody


(Isobelle Jane Carmody)
Australia (b.1958)

Isobelle Carmody began the first novel of her highly acclaimed Obernewtyn Chronicles while she was still in high school. The series has established her at the forefront of fantasy writing in Australia.

Isobelle was the guest of honor at the 2007 Australian National Science Fiction Convention. She has received numerous honors for her writing, including multiple Aurealis Awards and Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.

She currently divides her time between her home on the Great Ocean Road in Australia and her travels abroad with her partner and daughter.
 

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Children's Fiction
 
Series
Obernewtyn Chronicles
   1. Obernewtyn (1987)
   2. The Farseekers (1990)
   3. Ashling (1995)
   4. The Keeping Place (1999)
   5. The Stone Key (2008)
   5. Wavesong (2008)
   6. The Sending (2011)
   7. The Red Queen (2015)
   8. The Waking Dragon (2015)
   The Dark Road (2017)
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Legendsong
   1. Darkfall (1997)
   2. Darksong (2002)
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Gateway Trilogy
   1. Billy Thunder and the Night Gate (2000)

     aka Night Gate

   2. The Winter Door (1999)
   3. Firecat's Dream (2005)
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Little Fur
   1. The Legend Begins (2006)
   2. A Fox Called Sorrow (2007)
   3. A Mystery of Wolves (2008)
   4. A Riddle of Green (2008)
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Obernewtyn Chronicles Omnibus
   1. The Rebellion (2011)
   2. The Seeker (2011)
   3. The Dreamtrails (2012)
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Kingdom of the Lost
   1. The Red Wind (2013)
   2. The Cloud Road (2013)
   3. The Ice Maze (2017)
   4. The Velvet City (2021)
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Novels
   Scatterlings (1991)
   The Gathering (1993)
   Greylands (1997)
   Dreamwalker (2000)
   Alyzon Whitestarr (2005)
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Collections
   Green Monkey Dreams (1996)
   This Way Out (1998) (with Steve Taylor)
   Metro Winds (2012)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Anthology series
Tales from the Tower (with Nan McNab)
   1. The Wilful Eye (2011)
   2. The Wicked Wood (2011)
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Series contributed to
After Dark
   40. The Landlord (2000)
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Quentaris Chronicles
   10. Angel Fever (2004)
   14. The Cat Dreamer (2005)
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Picture Books show
 
Isobelle Carmody recommends
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Lotus Blue (2017)
Cat Sparks
"Astonishingly rich in ideas and concepts and the world building is truly breathtaking in its breadth and originality. Lotus Blue is a revelation."
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Avery (2013)
(Chronicles of Kaya, book 1)
Charlotte McConaghy
"Prepare to have your heart and soul and imagination invaded."
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Awakening (2008)
(Twins of Saranthium, book 1)
Lara Morgan
"Lara is that rare find in fantasy, a skilled and original world-maker who can also create extraordinary, wonderfully realistic characters."

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Anthologies containing stories by Isobelle Carmody
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The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2012 (2017)
(Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror, book 3)
edited by
Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene
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Fearsome Magics (2014)
(New Solaris of Fantasy, book 2)
edited by
Jonathan Strahan
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Under My Hat (2012)
Tales from the Cauldron
edited by
Jonathan Strahan

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