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Danny Gunn

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Horror, Children's, Young Adult

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Born in 1984, Danny Gunn grew up in Melbourne, Victoria before moving to North-west Tasmania in 2016.
As a kid, he played representative football and cricket and loved reading Goosebumps, Spooksville and other scary stories, Choose Your Own Adventure novels, The Hardy Boys, The Three Investigators and other mysteries.
He is the mastermind behind the Tasmanian-based Van Diemen’s Valley horror series, the Tassie Western short stories and The Pirate’s Curse.
His career accomplishments include:
● Winner of the illustrious “Danny Gunn lifetime achievement award” for being Danny Gunn for 40 years straight.
● Three-peat champion of the VDV Awards for Best Van Diemen’s Valley Author.
● Proud recipient of the prestigious “Alexia Medal” for Best Dad in th ...more

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	The Haunting of Gordon's Lake (Van Diemen's Valley #1) 4.79 avg rating — 24 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Creature of Cradle Cove (Van Diemen's Valley #2) 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pirate's Curse (An Ethan Jackson Adventure #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gambler's Luck 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Regret and other stories: A Collection of 10 short stories - Vol. 1 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revenge of the Flightless (Van Diemen's Valley #3) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waratah 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magician's Curse (Van Diemen's Valley, #4) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carnage at Camp Arnage (Van Diemen's Valley, #5) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hannibal it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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City Primeval

by Elmore Leonard

bookshelves: 2023, crime, kindle, currently-reading, 2026, audiobook

read in March 2023

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Danny said: " 9/10 - Elmore Leonard was so good at writing characters. "

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Treasure Island

by Robert Louis Stevenson

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2025, adventure, classics, children, pirates

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