Young Adult

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Space Demons

by Gillian Rubinstein
Ligature finest
genre Science Fiction · Young Adult

‘On the screen the spaceman continued to zap the space demons, twisting, turning and firing, but the chair where he had sat was empty, and the joystick did not move…’


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Galax-Arena

by Gillian Rubinstein
Ligature finest
genre Science Fiction · Young Adult

Before The Hunger Games—even before Battle Royale—there was the Galax-Arena, where children are pitted against each other for the benefit of a shadowy audience that feeds on their fear. A Children’s Book Council of Australia Honour Book for Older Readers, Galax-Arena is a dark, uncompromising thriller and a cult classic.


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Foxspell

by Gillian Rubinstein
Ligature finest
genre Young Adult

Foxspell is a fable of shape-shifters and animal spirits, of teenage gangs and schoolyard friends and finding your place in the world—or worlds—all concentrated in a dense, vivid corner of the half-wild Adelaide hills. A Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Older Readers, Foxspell is a mysterious and unforgettable dream.


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Beyond the Labyrinth

by Gillian Rubinstein
Ligature finest
genre Science Fiction · Young Adult

A challenging, mesmerising young adult novel that brings role-playing dice games, the nuclear nightmare, a phantom graffiti artist and a curious alien anthropologist together in a remote beachside town. A Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Older Readers, Beyond the Labyrinth is a devastating exploration of chance, fate, and love.