For young adults

Sugar Sugar

Sugar Sugar

Jackie has left Australia with a psychedelic suitcase and a dream to become a world-famous fashion designer. She knows exactly where she’s going and how she’s going to get there. So how does a weekend in Paris send her spinning off course? How does she end up somewhere she couldn’t find on a map?

Dragonkeeper series

Dragonkeeper

Dragonkeeper

A slave girl saves the life of an ageing dragon and escapes her brutal master.

Garden of the Purple Dragon Garden of the Purple Dragon

Ping thinks she is safe hiding in the shadow of the Tai Shan mountains.

Dragon Moon Dragon Moon

Ping and Kai have travelled far, but their journey is not yet over.

Dragon Dawn Dragon Dawn

The story before Dragonkeeper...

The Dragon Companion

The Dragon Companion

Dragons come in all shapes and sizes — within the pages of The Dragon Companion you will find all sorts of dragonish information, illustrated with gorgeous images by Dean Jones.

Ramose series

Set in Ancient Egypt, this series of books follows the adventures of Prince Ramose as he fights for his position as the pharaoh's rightful heir.

Ramose: Valley of the Tombs Ramose: Valley of the Tombs

The first two titles in the best-selling Ramose series together in one volume!

Ramose: Prince in Exile Ramose: Prince in Exile

"Prince Ramose was very interested in this funeral. It was his own..."

Ramose and the Tomb Robbers Ramose and the Tomb Robbers

"Ramose fought furiously against his bindings but he couldn't break free..."

Ramose: Sting of the Scorpion Ramose: Sting of the Scorpion

"'Tell me what you see.'  'Some things I see, others are unclear...'"

Ramose: Wrath of Ra Ramose: Wrath of Ra

"Ra will leave us in eternal darkness. It's the end of the world..."

Picture books

The Night We Made the Flag The Night We Made the Flag

This is my story of what might have happened the night the Eureka flag was made.

True Tales series

Ned Kelly's Jerilderie Letter Ned Kelly’s Jerilderie Letter

Ned Kelly in his own words: wicked, angry, vividly descriptive.

The Drum series

black dog books' award-winning history series The Drum uses first-person accounts and non-fiction to bring history roaring to life.

Black Snake: The Daring of Ned Kelly Black Snake

Was Ned Kelly a villain? Or a hero? What do you think?

The Games The Games

The Games is the real story of the modern Olympics.

Updated for 2008

Alexander the Great Alexander the Great

Was Alexander the Great a brilliant warrior or a ruthless invader?

The Beat series

Hatshepsut: The Lost Pharaoh of Egypt Hatshepsut: The Lost Pharaoh of Egypt

Hatshepsut was just a girl — but when it came to the job of Pharaoh, she was the best man for the job.

Short stories

Short and scary: a whole lot of creepy stories and other chilling stuff‘Mega-walk’

Published in Short and scary: a whole lot of creepy stories and other chilling stuff. (Published by Black Dog Books.)

Short: a collection of interesting short stories and other stuff from some surprising and intelligent people‘The Moonlight Cat’

Published in Short: a collection of interesting short stories and other stuff from some surprising and intelligent people. All royalties go to Big Brothers, Big Sisters. (Published by Black Dog Books.)

Top Stories 1‘Eight Legs, Two Wheels’

Published in Top Stories 1, an anthology bringing together some of Australia's best writers, showcasing the art of the short story. (Published by Heinemann.)

Phenomena series

The series where fact meets fiction. Incredible facts and unforgettable fiction. (Published by Horwitz Martin Education)

Watery Graves Watery Graves

Everything you've ever wanted to know about shipwrecks.

Deepwater Deepwater

Vincent realises there is more to the mystery of Sandwich Island than history has recorded.

Out of OrbitOut of Orbit

The space station Providus has been hit by a solar flare.

Knight's ProgressKnight's Progress

The facts about medieval knights: the good and the bad, the noble and the evil.

Bertrand's QuestBertrand's Quest

With his own family against him, what hope does Bertrand have of becoming a knight?

Fast Tracks series

Careless Wishes Careless Wishes

Living an uneventful life in 19th century Ballarat, Matilda Mabel Maud Sharp wishes something exciting would happen. Then her Aunt Philadelphia turns her life upside down. (Published by Rigby)