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y separately published work icon Master of the Grove single work   novel   young adult   fantasy  
Issue Details: First known date: 1982... 1982 Master of the Grove
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'When his home is destroyed after an attack, Derin sets out to look for his missing father, captured by soldiers of the Citadel. But he is handicapped by his lameness and forced to use a crutch; his only companion on his quest are an old woman, Marna, and a raven which mysteriously attaches itself to him.'

(Source: back cover)

Exhibitions

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8857860

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Japanese translation.
  • Writing Disability in Australia:

    Type of disability Lameness.
    Type of character Primary.
    Point of view

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Harmondsworth, Middlesex,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Penguin ,
      1982 .
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      Extent: 182p.
      Reprinted: 1983 Puffin ed.
      ISBN: 0722657307
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Puffin , 1988 .
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      Extent: 192p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 April 1988
      ISBN: 9780140313864
    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Puffin , 1990 .
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      Extent: 182p.
      Reprinted: 1991 [new ed.]
      ISBN: 0140313869 (pbk.)
Alternative title: Der Herr der dunklen Mächte
Language: German
    • Erlangen,
      c
      Germany,
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Boje ,
      1985 .
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      Extent: 186p.
      ISBN: 3414172801

Other Formats

  • Also braille.
  • Also sound recording.

Works about this Work

An Interview with Victor Kelleher Steven Paulsen (interviewer), 1994 single work interview
— Appears in: Sirius , February no. 4 1994; (p. 24-29)
Books are Beaut! Lorraine Hennessy , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier Mail , 9 June 1992; (p. 31)

— Review of Master of the Grove Victor Kelleher , 1982 single work novel ; Dog In, Cat Out Gillian Rubinstein , 1991 single work picture book ; The Wolf Margaret Barbalet , 1991 single work picture book
Preoccupations in Kelleher's Fantasies, Pt.2 Victor Kelleher , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 3 no. 5 1988; (p. 5-8)
Preoccupations in Kelleher's Fantasies Victor Kelleher , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 3 no. 4 1988; (p. 5-8)
Over the Rim of Reality H. M. Saxby , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 3 no. 1 1988; (p. 4-8)
Sixteen Make the Short List Walter McVitty , 1983 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 March 1983;

— Review of Master of the Grove Victor Kelleher , 1982 single work novel ; Tin Lizzie and Little Nell David Cox , 1982 single work picture book ; Thing Robin Klein , 1982 single work children's fiction ; The Train Witold Generowicz , 1982 single work picture book ; Five Times Dizzy Nadia Wheatley , 1982 single work children's fiction ; Turramulli the Giant Quinkin Percy Trezise , Dick Roughsey , 1982 single work picture book ; Longtime Dreaming Hesba Brinsmead , Ken Hungerford , 1982 single work novel
Master of the Grove 1983 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 July 1983;

— Review of Master of the Grove Victor Kelleher , 1982 single work novel
Masterly handling of classic quest tale Ralph Elliott , 1983 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 July 1983; (p. 14)

— Review of Master of the Grove Victor Kelleher , 1982 single work novel
Books are Beaut! Lorraine Hennessy , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier Mail , 9 June 1992; (p. 31)

— Review of Master of the Grove Victor Kelleher , 1982 single work novel ; Dog In, Cat Out Gillian Rubinstein , 1991 single work picture book ; The Wolf Margaret Barbalet , 1991 single work picture book
Untitled Lauren Harman , 1983 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 88 1983; (p. 45-46)

— Review of Master of the Grove Victor Kelleher , 1982 single work novel
Victor Kelleher : In His Own Words Victor Kelleher , Grant Stone , 1986 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 1 no. 4 1986; (p. 16-18)
Over the Rim of Reality H. M. Saxby , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 3 no. 1 1988; (p. 4-8)
Preoccupations in Kelleher's Fantasies Victor Kelleher , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 3 no. 4 1988; (p. 5-8)
Preoccupations in Kelleher's Fantasies, Pt.2 Victor Kelleher , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 3 no. 5 1988; (p. 5-8)
An Interview with Victor Kelleher Steven Paulsen (interviewer), 1994 single work interview
— Appears in: Sirius , February no. 4 1994; (p. 24-29)
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