1788-1900

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1788-1900

Only killers and thieves

a novel
Two adolescent brothers are exposed to the brutal realities of life and the seductive cruelty of power after a tragedy shatters their family in this riveting debut novel---a story of savagery and race, injustice and honor set in the untamed frontier of 1880s Australia.
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The dreaming

a novel of Australia
1991
Joanna Drury, arriving in Australia in 1871 to find property left to her, delves into the mysterious events that marked her family's destiny back in the time the Aborigines call "the dreaming.".

Empire of ruins

2011
While on an assignment in Queensland, Australia, to discover the truth behind a powerful weapon known as the God Face, Modo, a teenaged, shape-changing hunchback living in Victorian London, battles the evil machinations of the Clockwork Guild and makes an astounding discovery--one that hinges on Modo's true appearance.

Empire of ruins

2012
While on an assignment in Queensland, Australia, to discover the truth behind a powerful weapon known as the God Face, Modo, a teenaged, shape-changing hunchback living in Victorian London, battles the evil machinations of the Clockwork Guild and makes an astounding discovery--one that hinges on Modo's true appearance.

The drover's boy

1997
Presents the lyrics to a song that pays tribute to the Aboriginal women who served as drover's boys in northern Australia in the early part of the twentieth century.

The fatal shore

1988
An account of the convict settlements in Australia based upon letters, diaries, and documents from the first landing in Botany Bay in 1788 to the last shipload of convicts in 1868.

The legend of Moondyne Joe

2002
Presents a fictionalized account of the life of the Australian outlaw, Moondyne Joe, and his escapes from many jails.

Moonrunner

2009
Twelve-year-old Casey moves to Australia in the 1890s and as he struggles to adjust to his new life he discovers a herd of wild horses and develops a special bond with one of the horses.

The fatal shore

1987
An account of the convict settlements in Australia based upon letters, diaries, and documents from the first landing in Botany Bay in 1788 to the last shipload of convicts in 1868.
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