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'An unusual mix of compelling contemporary narrative juxtaposed and intertwined with a lyrical Arthurian tale.
'Emlyn and Maxine are both newcomers, both misfits in their own way. But their lives are linked and their paths destined to cross in ways that neither can begin to imagine. Drawn to the ancient site known as Sleepers Spinney, Emlyn and Maxine unleash an unearthly power when they unwittingly remove one of a group of wooden horsemen hidden beneath the earth. Containing the trapped spirits of Arthur and his men, the carvings have been held in check since the Dark Ages by a long line of Keepers, the McCrossans. With the Keepers prepared to stop at nothing to recover what has been stolen, Emlyn and Maxine are drawn into a parallel world of myth, magic and the supernatural. Arthur is awake and he is no revered, grey-bearded King come back to save The Isles.
'Its thrilling climax sees a race against time as Emlyn and Maxine try to destroy the figures before Arthur and his guard are let loose and released into the world of the 21st century Scotland.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Sinister Nights Around the Table: An Interview with Malcolm Walker
Astrid Cooper
(interviewer),
2010
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interview
— Appears in: The Specusphere , February no. 12 2010; -
[Review] The Stone Crown
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 3 2008; (p. 55-56)
— Review of The Stone Crown 2008 single work novel -
[Review] The Stone Crown
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 52 no. 4 2008; (p. 39)
— Review of The Stone Crown 2008 single work novel -
Emerging Authors - Three Very Different Writers
2008
single work
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— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 52 no. 4 2008; (p. 9-11) -
[Review] The Stone Crown
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 16 no. 4 2008; (p. 38)
— Review of The Stone Crown 2008 single work novel
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[Review] The Stone Crown
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , February vol. 87 no. 6 2008; (p. 25)
— Review of The Stone Crown 2008 single work novel -
For Young and Old
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 26 April 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of The Stone Crown 2008 single work novel ; In Ecstasy 2008 single work novel -
[Review] The Stone Crown
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , no. 342 2008; (p. 34)
— Review of The Stone Crown 2008 single work novel -
[Review] The Stone Crown
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 16 no. 3 2008; (p. 51)
— Review of The Stone Crown 2008 single work novel -
[Review] The Stone Crown
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 23 no. 3 2008; (p. 44)
— Review of The Stone Crown 2008 single work novel -
Emerging Authors - Three Very Different Writers
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 52 no. 4 2008; (p. 9-11) -
Sinister Nights Around the Table: An Interview with Malcolm Walker
Astrid Cooper
(interviewer),
2010
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Specusphere , February no. 12 2010;