Australian, Pacific, Oceanian and Polynesian literature

Priestess of the White

The Age of the Five Gods Trilogy #1

by Trudi Canavan

In a land on the brink of peace—watched jealously by a ruthless cult from across the sea and beset by hidden enemies—five extraordinary humans must serve as sword and shield of the Gods.

Auraya is one.

Her...

Voice of the Gods

The Age of the Five Gods Trilogy #3

by Trudi Canavan

Unable to avoid being drawn into the terrible conflict, Auraya, now protector of the Siyee, fears she will be unable to meet the conditions of the all-powerful gods she once served. And an offer from a mysterious...

The Novice: The Black Magician Trilogy

The Black Magician Trilogy #2

by Trudi Canavan

"Even if a magician's powers surface of their own accord, he will soon be dead if he does not gain the knowledge of how to control them."

Alone among all the novices in the Magicians' Guild, only Sonea comes...

The High Lord: The Black Magician Trilogy

The Black Magician Trilogy #3

by Trudi Canavan

"You want to know the truth."

Sonea has learned much since she was but a penniless urchin possessing an awesome untapped ability. She has earned the grudging respect of her fellow novices and a place in the Magicians'...

The Magicians' Guild: The Black Magician Trilogy

The Black Magician Trilogy #1

by Trudi Canavan

"We should expect this young woman to be more powerful than our average novice, possibly even more powerful than the average magician."

This year, like every other, the magicians of Imardin gather to purge the...

The Serpent Bride

DarkGlass Mountain #1

by Sara Douglass

Sara Douglass has won legions of fans around the world for her epic tales of sorcery, forbidden love, and heart-pounding action. Now, with the DarkGlass Mountain saga, she reveals her biggest adventure yet.

Rescued...

Royal Exile

Valisar #1

by Fiona McIntosh

From out of the East they came riding like a merciless plague—destroying kingdom after kingdom and the sovereigns who had previously mocked the warlord Loethar and his barbarian horde. Now only one land remains...

Dark is the Moon

The View from the Mirror #2

by Ian Irvine

In the third volume of this original saga, the young Sensitive Karan, who carries the blood of all three Worlds in her veins, finds herself holding the knowledge that can either heal or permanently destroy the...

Quipu

by Damien Broderick

"For quite a few years now, readers have been asking me, Who is the new Phil Dick? Who'll be the Zelazny of this generation? Where are the next Frederik Pohl, the replacement for Robert Sheckley, the Damon Knight...

Witches Incorporated

Rogue Agent #2

by K.E. Mills

It's a case of espionage, skullduggery and serious unpleasantness

And it's also Gerald's first official government assignment. He's hunting down a deadly saboteur, and time is quickly running out. Old enemies...

The Immortal Prince

Tide Lords #1

by Jennifer Fallon

When a routine hanging goes wrong and a murderer somehow survives the noose, the man announces he is an immortal. And not just any immortal, but Cayal, the Immortal Prince, hero of legend, thought to be only...

Tiare in Bloom: A Novel

by C?lestine Vaite

Now that Materena is a big star with her radio talk show, Pito can't help noticing some changes in his wife. She's spending more and more time at work and with her girlfriends instead of coming home to cook...

Breadfruit: A Novel

by C?lestine Vaite

Not since Precious Ramotswe made her first appearance in The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency has a novel's heroine so immediately and completely won readers' hearts. Materena Mahi, "the best listener in Tahiti,"...

My Life as a Fake: A Novel

by Peter Carey

Fiendishly devious and addictively readable, Peter Carey’s My Life as a Fake is a moral labyrinth constructed around the uneasy relationship between literature and lying. In steamy, fetid Kuala Lumpur in 1972,...

The Household Guide to Dying: A Novel About Life

by Debra Adelaide

Now that popular household advice columnist Delia Bennet is dying from cancer, she's compiled the ultimate to-do list: plan her daughter's future wedding, fill the freezer with her family's favorite meals- perhaps...

Deep Water

The Castings Trilogy #2

by Pamela Freeman

Centuries ago, Acton and his people displaced the Travellers, the original inhabitants of the Eleven Domains. Now, Saker the enchanter is driven by this ancient rage. With the bones of his fallen ancestors and...

A Knife Edge

Vin Cooper #3

by David Rollins

By the time Special Investigator Vin Cooper arrives at the murder scene–the shark-infested waters off the Japanese coast–there’s little left of the victim to prove that his death wasn’t an accident....

Deadly Desire

Riley Jenson Guardian #7

by Keri Arthur

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Keri Arthur's Bound to Shadows.

Seduction that kills. Pleasure to die for.

She just can’t resist . . .

Guardian Riley Jenson always seems to face the worst villains....

The Tower on the Rift

The View from the Mirror #1

by Ian Irvine

In this second volume, Karan, a young Sensitive carrying the blood of all three Worlds, comes into possession of the Mirror of Aachen, which holds the power to heal--or destroy--World relations. But as war rages,...

The Way Between the Worlds

The View from the Mirror #3

by Ian Irvine

In the conclusion to this series, Karan, the young Sensitive who holds the Mirror of Aachen, which has the power to heal or permanently destroy the rift between Worlds, is held captive. Her lover, Llian, is...