Age range 13 to 18Don’t go out onto the lake. Wyann trees search the shallows to spear passing prey with their roots. Giant water-ants hunt anything that moves on the water-skin. Sala’s village survives hidden behind a wall of poisonous ivy, because everyone agrees: don’t go out onto the lake.But when her village refuses to listen to sense, and continues squeezing beautiful pond-bred ‘keeiling’ fish to death for their precious saliva oils, Sala has no choic...

Stay out of sight. Stay hidden under the lake. Even as giant water-ants scout the surface, and deadly trees slop their hungry roots along the shoreline. For unrest surges in the swamps, getting closer and closer…Sala will only be safe for as long as their ship’s location remains a secret.But when a horrifying threat ignites close to home, and the lakeside hillfarms are forced to reveal a desperate truth, it unleashes a wreckage of terror and destruction on the world of Palude. What...

In Iceland, the line between science and the supernatural blurs with deadly consequences.Scientists think they've figured out what happens to our brains' electrical energy after we die. But when ex-lawyer Becky Dales travels to Iceland to find her missing brother, she stumbles upon a terrifying secret the Icelandic government wants to keep hidden.As Becky pieces together the truth, she finds herself caught in a web of deceit, where ominous vibes

What would you do if a long-abandoned quarry near you started emitting a strange noise?When things go wrong, we all react differently. Some things and people we will always care about.Others, not so much.One island, one noise, twelve authors – what could possibly go wrong?“A ‘scream’ is always just that – a noise and not music.” CARL JUNG“I frequently hear music in the very heart of noise.” GEORGE GERSHWIN

Meet the beasts hidden in plain sight, and the butterflies who soar above them. In this exciting collection of modernised fairytales, all sprinkled with dashes of Australiana, twelve amazing stories challenge archetypes, reflect the sentiments of today, and offer magical insight on prominent issues. It’s time to believe again!“My heart has wings and I can fly. I’ll touch every star in the sky. So this is the miracle I’ve been dreaming of.” CINDERELLA“If I’m honest I have to...

Lyrics are magical - they can instantly impact our emotions, entice our bodies to move, and... inspire other artists! Feel your way through this highly imaginative anthology of stories and songs, all inspired by lyrics, rhymes and chants from such diverse sources as U2, Dire Straits, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Hollies, The Eagles, Shakespeare, Les Misérables, Florence and the Machine, Moby and Muse.Stories range from the humorous to life story, historical fiction, fantasy...

Fourteen-year-old Lan is a computer genius… and a prisoner. After poking around in exactly the wrong websites, Lan’s interest in drones has landed him in the High Country Youth Correctional Facility. Not a good start. Lan is resigned to his fate until he discovers that the mysterious hacktivist who framed him is part of a plot to kill thousands of people, including his mum and dad. With the help of Monk and his ferret, Lan breaks out of jail, and races to prevent a disaster that could chan...

Fifteen-year-old Emerald O’Shea and her mother, Catherine, make a living wrangling their lion, Dhoruba, who’s been hired to appear at a rock concert. But when an anti-music group, the Aletheia, send Jack to steal the rock star’s guitar, Emerald’s true calling is discovered. If she doesn’t accept the unwanted gift she’s been given, and leave her comfort zone, music and everything on which it depends will disappear. All life. All people. All existence. The entire universe as we know it…...

Fourteen-year-old Fingal O’Grady is convicted of theft and transported to Australia in the 1820s. Almost two centuries later, fourteen-year-old would-be beautician Abigail Harrington finds a mysterious spider amulet and their two worlds collide. When both children are kidnapped they realise they’re in possession of an object with enormous power. The Peacock Spider of Tien Shan leads them on an exciting and dangerous journey where nothing is what it seems.WINNER!Best Book WAB...

Fourteen-year-old Callum has long wondered what happened to his father... Callum has lived with his grandparents above their pub in Australia's outback since his father disappeared, six years ago. Then the rains came. Along with his foster brother Jake, Callum and his dinosaur sculpture are transported to another world, where questions are answered, and lives changed. Why is Jake scared of the scribbly gumtrees? Who is the mysterious girl? Can they ever return home?WINNER!Be...

When thirteen-year-old Mason's parents left him to live on the other side of the country, he swore he would never forgive them, or the invention that kept them so busy... Now they've called him back, promising they can be a family again. But when Mase and his grandmother arrive, the caravan in the shadow of the giant dam is silent and his parents are gone. All that remains is a cryptic message begging him to bring their strange dolphin-like creation to the coast. Mase suddenly finds himsel...

A special issue of horror and dark fantasyA vacationing couple spends time by the sea. A kindly haywain driver picks up a nighttime passenger. A lone man endures the apocalypse. A professional curse pursues his mark.Stories by David Gallay, Zena Shapter, Subodhana Wijeyeratne, and Marcelo Sáez Worsley. Illustrations by Zuzanna Kwiecien.