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Felicity Banks Felicity Banks i(A126149 works by)
Also writes as: Louise Curtis
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon The Princess and the Pirate Felicity Banks , Fyshwick : Odyssey Books , 2019 16711301 2019 single work children's fiction adventure children's

'Princess Ana is trapped in her own home, unable to leave the castle walls to avoid a fever that is plaguing Ratu Island. Her mother, devastated after the death of Ana's father, has hardened, resolving to keep her crown rather than acquiesce the kingdom to her son.

'The only person who might be able to change the queen's mind is Ana's grandmother, Sol - who just happens to be a murderous pirate. Ana's beloved Auntie Livina hatches a plan to send Ana to seek out Sol, while also keeping her out of reach of the deadly fever. Ana is thrilled for her newfound freedom, but terrified about meeting her grandmother. What if she's beyond reform? What if she tries to kill Ana?'   (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon The Rahana Trilogy Felicity Banks , Fyshwick : Odyssey Books , 2018- 16794871 2018 series - author children's fiction
1 y separately published work icon Iron Lights Felicity Banks , Fyshwick : Odyssey Books , 2018 14735493 2018 single work novel fantasy young adult

'Emmeline Muchamore was respectable once. Her sweetheart, Matilda Newry, certainly put a stop to that. But when Emmeline gains magical insight into a disastrous future battle, she weaponises her wild reputation in order to draw trouble and death away from her adopted home … risking everything and everyone she loves in the process.

'Iron Lights is a steam-powered tale of honour, love, magic, adventure, and mechanical spiders.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon The Monster Apprentice Felicity Banks , Florey : Odyssey Books , 2018 12889626 2018 single work children's fiction children's fantasy

'The only weapon Dance has is her name.

'When pirates threaten the tiny hidden island of Luar, Dance knows her home has only one hope of survival: the magical monsters that killed her twin sister.

'Dance loses her friends one by one as she attempts to prepare her strange apprentices for the showdown between monsters and pirates. Can she do it alone?

'The Monster’s Apprentice is a powerful story of looking at the world differently and finding an answer in an unexpected place.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Silver and Stone Felicity Banks , Fyshwick : Odyssey Books , 2017 12047612 2017 single work novel fantasy young adult

'Getting into prison is easy.

'Getting out is hard.

'Getting away is nearly impossible.

'Getting the power to control your own destiny might cost everything you have.

'Emmeline, Matilda, and Patrick are sworn to rescue Patrick’s mother from the infamous Female Factory prison, but when a vengeful police officer tracks down their hideout, things get worse fast.

'Soon they’re framed for a double murder and fighting a magical monster in the eerie and unfamiliar island of Tasmania. Patrick’s mother hides crucial papers in a tin under her prison smock, and her best friend Fei Fei is dying in the overcrowded prison.

'More than one woman’s life hangs in the balance.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Stuff and Nonsense Felicity Banks , Australia : Felicity Banks , 2016 10636676 2016 single work prose fantasy

'The year is 1860. The place is Bearbrass, Australia: a sprawling metropolis of tin, steel, brick, stone and brass.

Queen Victoria is visiting Bearbrass for Australia's own Great Exhibition. All the sharpest minds of the colony have worked day and night to perfect their devices and displays.

An infamous rebel named Emmeline Muchamore has declared her intention to gain independence for the state of Victoria.

The two powerful women meet in the marvellous, magical heart of Bearbrass. '

Source : Publisher's Blurb

1 y separately published work icon Choices : And their Souls were Eaten Felicity Banks , Melbourne : Tin Man Games , 2016 10636574 2016 single work multimedia mystery fantasy

'You have a gift. With your gift, the dead are never truly gone.

But what if there is a dark side to your gift? What if there are those who can pervert your talent, and alter the balance of life and death?

Travel across a steampunk 1830s Europe, where metal is magical, giving powers to those who wear it. Learn more about your ancient gift and what it means for you, your family, and humanity. Uncover the nefarious plot to destroy all life... and fight against time to stop your enemy from destroying everything you hold dear. '

Source : Publisher's Blurb

1 1 y separately published work icon Heart of Brass Felicity Banks , Fyshwick : Odyssey Books , 2016 10449766 2016 single work novel young adult fantasy

'Emmeline Muchamore is a well-bred young lady hiding explosive family secrets. She needs to marry well, and quickly, in order to keep her family respectable. But when her brass heart malfunctions, she makes a desperate choice to steal the parts she needs to repair it and survive.

'She is unable to explain her actions without revealing she has a steam-powered heart, so she is arrested for theft and transported to Victoria, Australia – right in the midst of the Gold Rush.

'Now that she’s escaped the bounds of high society, iron manacles cannot hold her for long.

'The only metal that really matters is gold.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon The Antipodean Queen Felicity Banks , 2016 Fyshwick : Odyssey Books , 2016 10449719 2016 series - author novel young adult fantasy
1 y separately published work icon Attack of the Clockwork Army Felicity Banks , Australia : Felicity Banks , 2015 10636395 2015 single work prose fantasy

'Win the Steam-Powered Fight for a Nation!

When the battle for Australia begins, will you join Her Majesty’s new clockwork army to keep Australia peacefully British once and for all—or will you cast your lot with a ragged crowd of ex-convicts?

Will you be a deadly fighter, or torn between the conflicting loyalties of those you love? Can you overcome your fatal flaw before it’s too late?

Are you ready to turn the tide of history? Play to find out! '

Source : Publisher's Blurb

1 y separately published work icon After the Flag Fell Felicity Banks , Australia : Felicity Banks , 2015 10636255 2015 single work prose fantasy

'An alternate steampunk history based on the real-life Australian Peter Lalor.

Set in the same steampunk Australia as "Attack of the Clockwork Army" (and the same time period) but with almost no crossover characters.'

Source: Publisher's Blurb

An interactive choose-your-own-adventure style story set in an alternate Australia featuring steampunk technology and magic in the aftermath of the Eureka Stockade.

1 Interview with Pamela Freeman Louise Curtis (interviewer), 2010 single work interview
— Appears in: ACTWrite , October vol. 16 no. 9 2010; (p. 10-11)
1 Getting to Know Richard Harland Felicity Banks (interviewer), 2009 single work interview
— Appears in: ACTWrite , August vol. 15 no. 7 2009; (p. 4)
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