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y separately published work icon Fire in the Sea single work   novel   young adult   adventure   fantasy  
Alternative title: The Relic
Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Fire in the Sea
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'Sadie is sixteen and bored with life in Perth. It's summer, and lazing on the beach in the stifling heat with her cousins and Tom is a drag. Then something comes out of the sea.

'Dark menacing forms attack an old man, leaving him for dead and Sadie wracking her brains to understand what she saw. Then there's a mysterious inheritance, a strange young man called Jake and a horned beast trampling the back yard.

'Sadie finds herself caught in the middle of an ancient conflict that is nearing its final battle, a showdown that threatens to engulf Perth and all those she loves in a furious tsunami.

'Fire in the Sea is a fast-paced thrilling adventure with a feisty heroine who is not afraid to fight for what she knows is right.' (From the publisher's website.)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2011
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 2012 .
      image of person or book cover 1289856144595049153.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 308p.
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      • Publication date: 25 July 2012.
      ISBN: 9781921921513 (ebk.), 9781921922749 (pbk.)

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Friday Essay: Feminist Medusas and Outback Minotaurs – Why Myth Is Big in Children’s Books Elizabeth Hale , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 3 June 2016;

'... Monsters from classical myth have been lurking in the gullies of Western literature for a long time – in retellings and adaptations, and acting as symbols and metaphors for aspects of the human experience.'

'They’ve been surfacing recently in fantasy for children and young adults. Imaginary Medusas, realistically drawn Minotaurs, as well as a multitude of many-headed Scyllas, Hydras and Cerberuses: they all appear in Australian children’s and YA fiction. ...'

Fire in the Sea by Myke Bartlett Nean McKenzie , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , July 2012;

— Review of Fire in the Sea Myke Bartlett , 2011 single work novel
[Review] Fire in the Sea Lyn Linning , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 20 no. 3 2012; (p. 18-19)

— Review of Fire in the Sea Myke Bartlett , 2011 single work novel
New Young Adult Fiction Bridget Cormack , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10 - 11 November 2012; (p. 24)

— Review of Divine Clementine Hayley S. Kirk , 2012 single work novel ; Every Thing Left Unsaid Jessica Davidson , 2012 single work novel ; Pennies for Hitler Jackie French , 2012 single work children's fiction ; Fire in the Sea Myke Bartlett , 2011 single work novel
Untitled Dani Solomon , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , June/July vol. 91 no. 9 2012; (p. 26)

— Review of Fire in the Sea Myke Bartlett , 2011 single work novel
Untitled Helen Purdie , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , July vol. 27 no. 3 2012; (p. 41)

— Review of Fire in the Sea Myke Bartlett , 2011 single work novel
Untitled Dani Solomon , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , June/July vol. 91 no. 9 2012; (p. 26)

— Review of Fire in the Sea Myke Bartlett , 2011 single work novel
New Young Adult Fiction Bridget Cormack , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10 - 11 November 2012; (p. 24)

— Review of Divine Clementine Hayley S. Kirk , 2012 single work novel ; Every Thing Left Unsaid Jessica Davidson , 2012 single work novel ; Pennies for Hitler Jackie French , 2012 single work children's fiction ; Fire in the Sea Myke Bartlett , 2011 single work novel
[Review] Fire in the Sea Lyn Linning , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 20 no. 3 2012; (p. 18-19)

— Review of Fire in the Sea Myke Bartlett , 2011 single work novel
Fire in the Sea by Myke Bartlett Nean McKenzie , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , July 2012;

— Review of Fire in the Sea Myke Bartlett , 2011 single work novel
Friday Essay: Feminist Medusas and Outback Minotaurs – Why Myth Is Big in Children’s Books Elizabeth Hale , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 3 June 2016;

'... Monsters from classical myth have been lurking in the gullies of Western literature for a long time – in retellings and adaptations, and acting as symbols and metaphors for aspects of the human experience.'

'They’ve been surfacing recently in fantasy for children and young adults. Imaginary Medusas, realistically drawn Minotaurs, as well as a multitude of many-headed Scyllas, Hydras and Cerberuses: they all appear in Australian children’s and YA fiction. ...'

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