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y The Coming of the Whirlpool single work novel young adult fantasy adventure

Is part of Ship Kings Andrew McGahan , 2011 series - author novel (number 1 in series)

Author:agent Andrew McGahan

Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 The Coming of the Whirlpool

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'"If you go to sea, you will come to the attention of the Ship Kings. And if they discover who you are, they will kill you." Young Dow Amber is no sailor. But driven by a strange sea-longing he ventures down to the great grim bay known as the Claw. He hopes to learn there of seafaring, but he finds only a fearful people who scarcely dare sail at all, for they have been cursed by a monstrous whirlpool that haunts the bay, stealing away their sons.

'Then the rulers of all the world - the proud and cruel Ship Kings - arrive in the Claw. Dow is fascinated by their fine tall vessels, and even more so by a mysterious girl who lives aboard their flagship.

'It is a perilous attraction to be sure, but could it be that his future somehow lies with the Ship Kings? Or will he be called upon to descend to his death, when the terrible whirlpool rises once more? The Coming of the Whirlpool is the first volume in a stunning series from Miles Franklin Award winner Andrew McGahan.' (From the publisher's website.)

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Publisher: Allen and Unwin

Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2011 .

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Extent: 288, [1]p.p.

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Publication date: November 2011.

Map on endpapers.

ISBN: 9781742376479 (hbk.)
Publisher: Allen and Unwin

Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2012 .

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Extent: 312p.

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Published September 2012

ISBN: 9781743312056

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[Review] The Coming of the Whirlpool Kevin Steinberger , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 56 no. 1 2012; (p. 32)
— Review of The Coming of the Whirlpool Andrew McGahan , 2011 single work novel

Series - To Be or Not To Be Andrew McGahan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 56 no. 1 2012; (p. 7)

Golden Books for Children Deborah Bogle , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 4 April 2012; (p. 3)

Kill Your Darlings in Conversation with Andrew McGahan 2012 single work interview
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , July no. 10 2012; (p. 109-136)

Reading & Viewing : Texts for Years 7 and 8 Deborah McPherson , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 47 no. 1 2012; (p. 92-93)
— Review of The Coming of the Whirlpool Andrew McGahan , 2011 single work novel ; Nanberry : Black Brother White Jackie French , 2011 single work children's fiction

Untitled Heath Graham , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 91 no. 4 2011; (p. 30)
— Review of The Coming of the Whirlpool Andrew McGahan , 2011 single work novel

Fiction A. S. Patrić , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 12 November 2011; (p. 30)
— Review of The Coming of the Whirlpool Andrew McGahan , 2011 single work novel ; The Rattler and Other Stories A. S. Patrić , 2011 selected work novella short story

Untitled Katharine England , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 19 November 2011; (p. 22)
— Review of The Coming of the Whirlpool Andrew McGahan , 2011 single work novel

Trips into Rewarding Spaces Imogen Saunders , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 December 2011; (p. 32)
— Review of The Coming of the Whirlpool Andrew McGahan , 2011 single work novel ; When We Were Two Robert Newton , 2011 single work novel

Untitled Rayma Turton , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , November vol. 26 no. 5 2011; (p. 42)
— Review of The Coming of the Whirlpool Andrew McGahan , 2011 single work novel

Children's Book Awards Marc McEvoy , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 8 April 2012; (p. 19)

Sailing Away with Andrew McGahan Clare Kennedy , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 20 no. 1 2012; (p. 4-5)

Kill Your Darlings in Conversation with Andrew McGahan 2012 single work interview
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , July no. 10 2012; (p. 109-136)

Golden Books for Children Deborah Bogle , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 4 April 2012; (p. 3)

Series - To Be or Not To Be Andrew McGahan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , February vol. 56 no. 1 2012; (p. 7)

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