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Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 The Song of Wirrun
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Notes

  • Omnibus containing the three books of 'The Book of Wirrun' Series

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Douglas Century , 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Dark Bright Water, Patricia Wrightson , single work novel young adult
Strange things are happening in the land, and Wirrun's people have sent for him because he has dealt with the land and its spirits before.
Behind the Wind, Patricia Wrightson , single work novel young adult
Wirrun was happy and living free with his golden girl, Murra but separation and evil were lurking and Wirrun was called on for one last time to deal with a man's creation - death.
The Ice Is Coming, Patricia Wrightson , single work novel young adult
'Wirrun was a man of the People, the Aborigines of Australia. He was young and educated in the ways of the whites. But when the mountain cried for help, he heard. For the Ninya, the ancient ice-spirits, were seeking to bring a new ice age to the land down under. Together with the Mimi, a rock-spirit from far away, he set out to find the Eldest Nargun, a creature of living rock that had defeated the Ninya in the long-gone past. And with the Power given him by a hero-spirit, he could see and command all the ancient earth-spirits. But the way was long and hard--and the Eldest Nargun was not what he expected.' (Source: Bookseller's website)
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* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Puffin , 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Behind the Wind, Patricia Wrightson , single work novel young adult
Wirrun was happy and living free with his golden girl, Murra but separation and evil were lurking and Wirrun was called on for one last time to deal with a man's creation - death.
The Ice Is Coming, Patricia Wrightson , single work novel young adult
'Wirrun was a man of the People, the Aborigines of Australia. He was young and educated in the ways of the whites. But when the mountain cried for help, he heard. For the Ninya, the ancient ice-spirits, were seeking to bring a new ice age to the land down under. Together with the Mimi, a rock-spirit from far away, he set out to find the Eldest Nargun, a creature of living rock that had defeated the Ninya in the long-gone past. And with the Power given him by a hero-spirit, he could see and command all the ancient earth-spirits. But the way was long and hard--and the Eldest Nargun was not what he expected.' (Source: Bookseller's website)
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Works about this Work

Patricia Wrightson and Aboriginal Myth Brian Attebery , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Extrapolation , Fall vol. 46 no. 3 2005; (p. 327-337)
Best Books You've Never Read Sophie Masson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 October 2005; (p. 20)
— Review of The Song of Wirrun Patricia Wrightson , 1987 selected work novel
The Happy Folk and the Old South Land : Entering the Mythologised Landscape of Wrightson's The Song of Wirrun Kerrie Le Lievre , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Aumla , May no. 101 2004; (p. 109-122) Discusses how Wrightson 'manipulates the generic features of the fantasy trilogy so that the texts function as a threshold or point of transition between an impoverished experience of the Australian landscape and an enriched one, not only for the characters of her story, but for the reader' (p.109).
Patricia Wrightson : 'Spirits in Their Own Land' John Foster , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Adolescent Novel : Australian Perspectives 1997; (p. 227-235)
Hero and Everyman Patricia Wrightson , 1993 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 8 no. 1 1993; (p. 5-8)
Best Books You've Never Read Sophie Masson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 October 2005; (p. 20)
— Review of The Song of Wirrun Patricia Wrightson , 1987 selected work novel
The Happy Folk and the Old South Land : Entering the Mythologised Landscape of Wrightson's The Song of Wirrun Kerrie Le Lievre , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Aumla , May no. 101 2004; (p. 109-122) Discusses how Wrightson 'manipulates the generic features of the fantasy trilogy so that the texts function as a threshold or point of transition between an impoverished experience of the Australian landscape and an enriched one, not only for the characters of her story, but for the reader' (p.109).
Hero and Everyman Patricia Wrightson , 1993 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 8 no. 1 1993; (p. 5-8)
Patricia Wrightson and Aboriginal Myth Brian Attebery , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Extrapolation , Fall vol. 46 no. 3 2005; (p. 327-337)
Patricia Wrightson : 'Spirits in Their Own Land' John Foster , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Adolescent Novel : Australian Perspectives 1997; (p. 227-235)
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