Garden of the Purple Dragon, the sequel to Dragonkeeper, is out now in Australia. Ping thinks she is safe hiding in the shadow of Tai Shan, where she struggles to care for Kai, the baby dragon she is responsible for. But even in her remote mountain hideout, Ping’s enemies find her. Who can she trust? … Continued
Garden of the Purple Dragon has been well and truly launched with three different events to celebrate its publication. Ipswich Children’s Literature FestivalThe lovely Isobel Carmody launched Garden of the Purple Dragon at the Ipswich Children’s Literature Festival in Queensland. Thanks to Margaret Gibbs for the photo. Ruyton Girls School We had a terrific event … Continued
A “deluxe” edition of Dragonkeeper was released in September with a slightly different cover (more gold!) and fold-out flaps. A new edition of Black Snake: The Daring of Ned Kelly will be out in November with a new cover design.
Dragonkeeper The US edition of Dragonkeeper is now available in hardback format, published by Hyperion. French, Spanish, Swedish and German versions are also available, with UK and Japanese editions out soon. Ramose series The Ramose series, set in ancient Egypt, is now available in French, published by Editions Milan.
These are the awards that Dragonkeeper has won in the last year or so: 2004 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year (Younger Readers) 2004 Queensland Premier’s Literary Award (Best Children’s Book) 2003 Aurealis Award (Young Adult Novel) Joint Winner Shortlisted 2004 NSW Premier’s Literary Award