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  • Reviews of The Ice Maze

    Isobelle Carmody’s award winning series, The Kingdom of the Lost Book 3: The Ice Maze …”The Ice Maze is the much anticipated third part in Isobelle Carmody’s The Kingdom of the Lost, and continues the story of brothers Bily and Zluty as they make their way across unknown lands, encountering strange sights and new creatures as they seek help for their friend the Monster, and a new place to call...

  • Kid’s Book Review: 12 Curly Questions with Isobelle Carmody

    One of questions is ” What/who made you start writing? ” for Isobelle to answer. Click on the image below to read 12 Questions Q&A by Kids’ Book Review

  • Reviews of The Cloud Road

    Isobelle Carmody’s award winning series, The Kingdom of the Lost Book 2: The Cloud Road …“This is a gorgeous little hardcover book aimed at younger readers, complete with pen and ink drawings scattered throughout…This story will engage children at the right stage to read independently; many children given this novel will continue to reread and treasure it.”…-Nalini Haynes Read full review by Nalini Haynes on Dark Matter Fanzine – SF...

  • Reviews of The Red Wind

      Isobelle Carmody’s award winning series, The Kingdom of the Lost Book 1: The Red Wind …”Accompanying the story are charming illustrations full of atmosphere and expression. They are drawn by the author herself– further fruit of Carmody’s talented creativity“...-Megan Burke Read full review by Megan Burke …”The Red Wind is an enchanting, whimsical story which will stay in the reader’s imagination long after they finish the book. I picked...

  • Review of Green Monkey Dreams (Reprint)

    “It is one of the best collections of short stories I’ve read recently, for both its high quality and the sense of consistency between the stories – without ever feeling like they’re the same.“-Australian Speculative Fiction in Focus Read full review by Australian Speculative Fiction in Focus “I have to say that this is my favourite collection of short stories, and I am so glad to have been able to...

  • Talk Review: the day of the authors

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    Rachel Towns attended one of  Isobelle Carmody’s talks . She was thrilled to meet her in person and inspired by her talk. “… ideas came from: taking little bits from real life and connecting them all together…“–Rachel Towns and read full review by Rachel Towns

  • Reviews of Metro Winds

    “Metro Winds is a collection of five short stories, each more enchanted than the last, and while the stories all have fantastical elements, the majority are set firmly in the real world. Carmody’s writing is full of beautiful, carefully crafted imagery.“ Lip Magazine Read full review by Lip Magazine “Although there are subtle differences between place and style, the stories in Metro Winds explore the archetype of the quest through...

  • Reviews of The Wilful Eye: Tales From The Tower Vol 1

    April 10, 2011 The Wilful Eye review in the  The Junior Newsletter. April 11, 2011 Book review of The Wilful Eye by The Book Gryffin. My adoration of all things fairytale and fairytale related is certainly well known, though when it comes to fairytale retellings, I am oft left disappointed. NOT so, this time… May 4, 2011 Dear readers the following content is originally from The Australian Book Review ....

  • The Wilful Eye Review by Australian Book Review

    Dear Readers, the following content is originally from Australian Book Review ,but it requires an log in to view the content,so I paste on my site to share the review with you. Content  of May 2011 It is the shared mythology of fairy tale that binds the six stories in The Wilful Eye. Isobelle Carmody and Nan McNab gave twelve writers (six in this volume, including Carmody, six in a...