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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
 
New and upcoming books
February 2025

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Comes the Night
 
Series
Obernewtyn Chronicles
   1. Obernewtyn (1987)
   2. The Farseekers (1990)
   3. Ashling (1995)
   4. The Keeping Place (1999)
   5. Wavesong (2008)
   6. The Stone Key (2008)
   7. The Sending (2011)
   7.5. The Waking Dragon (2015)
   8. The Red Queen (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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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)
   Comes the Night (2025)
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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
 
Books 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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Awards
2001 Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Short Story : Dreamwalker
1996 Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Short Story : Green Monkey Dreams

Award nominations
2012 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story (nominee) : The Stone Witch
1998 Ditmar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Darkfall
1997 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Darkfall
1996 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story (nominee) : Green Monkey Dreams


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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