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Steampunk note: The pseudo-Victorian secondary world of this novel is dominated by the technological aesthetic of steampunk, though the technologies themselves are actually based more on biology than steam technology, lending the work an affinity with the biopunk subgenre.
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Chinese translation.
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Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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"Surviving" Adolescence : Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Transformations In Young Adult Fiction
Kelvin Grove
:
2010
Z1761971
2010
single work
thesis
'This study, entitled "Surviving" Adolescence: Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic transformations in young adult fiction", analyses how discourses surrounding the apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic are represented in selected young adult fiction published between 1997 and 2009. The term ―apocalypse‖ is used by current theorists to refer to an uncovering or disclosure (most often a truth), and post-apocalypse means to be after a disclosure, after a revelation, or after catastrophe.
'This study offers a double reading of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic discourses, and the dialectical tensions that are inherent in, and arise from, these discourses. Drawing on the current scholarship of children‘s and young adult literature this thesis uses post-structural theoretical perspectives to develop a framework and methodology for conducting a close textual analysis of exclusion, un-differentiation, prophecy, and simulacra of death. The combined theoretical perspectives and methodology offer new contributions to young adult fiction scholarship.
'This thesis finds that rather than conceiving adolescence as the endurance of a passing phase of a young person‘s life, there is a new trend emerging in young adult fiction that treats adolescence as a space of transformation essential to the survival of the young adult, and his/her community.'
Source: QUT ePrints.
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Speculative Fiction Rewarded
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 42 no. 2 2007; (p. 89-90)
— Review of The Arrival 2006 single work graphic novel ; Foundling 2006 single work children's fiction ; Ichabod Hart and the Lighthouse Mystery 2003 single work children's fiction ; Red Spikes 2006 selected work short story ; Loop 2006 selected work short story ; Ravens Rising 2006 single work novel ; The Birthmark 2006 single work novel -
D M Cornish
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 24) -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2007
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 5-12) -
[Review] Foundling
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 20 no. 2 2006; (p. 26)
— Review of Foundling 2006 single work children's fiction
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Looking for a Cure for the Harry Hangover?
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13-14 May 2006; (p. 35)
— Review of Foundling 2006 single work children's fiction -
Dash of Magic and 'Unlikely Hero' Not Enough To Make the Next Tolkien
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 May 2006; (p. 16-17)
— Review of The Red Dragon 2006 single work children's fiction ; Foundling 2006 single work children's fiction -
Review -- Inside Book One...
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , May/June vol. 85 no. 10 2006; (p. 13)
— Review of Foundling 2006 single work children's fiction -
This Week's Selections
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 June 2006; (p. 10)
— Review of Foundling 2006 single work children's fiction -
Prepare for Another Wild World
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 - 28 May 2006; (p. 26)
— Review of Foundling 2006 single work children's fiction -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Judges' Report 2007
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 5-12) -
D M Cornish
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 51 no. 3 2007; (p. 24) -
y
"Surviving" Adolescence : Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Transformations In Young Adult Fiction
Kelvin Grove
:
2010
Z1761971
2010
single work
thesis
'This study, entitled "Surviving" Adolescence: Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic transformations in young adult fiction", analyses how discourses surrounding the apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic are represented in selected young adult fiction published between 1997 and 2009. The term ―apocalypse‖ is used by current theorists to refer to an uncovering or disclosure (most often a truth), and post-apocalypse means to be after a disclosure, after a revelation, or after catastrophe.
'This study offers a double reading of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic discourses, and the dialectical tensions that are inherent in, and arise from, these discourses. Drawing on the current scholarship of children‘s and young adult literature this thesis uses post-structural theoretical perspectives to develop a framework and methodology for conducting a close textual analysis of exclusion, un-differentiation, prophecy, and simulacra of death. The combined theoretical perspectives and methodology offer new contributions to young adult fiction scholarship.
'This thesis finds that rather than conceiving adolescence as the endurance of a passing phase of a young person‘s life, there is a new trend emerging in young adult fiction that treats adolescence as a space of transformation essential to the survival of the young adult, and his/her community.'
Source: QUT ePrints.
Awards
- 2007 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
- 2006 winner Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Young Adult Division — Best Novel