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Isobelle Carmody

Goodreads Author

Born

in Australia

Website

http://www.isobellecarmody.net/

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction

Member Since

October 2011

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Isobelle Carmody began the first novel of her highly acclaimed Obernewtyn Chronicles while she was still in high school. The series has established her at the forefront of fantasy writing in Australia.

In addition to her young-adult novels, such as the Obernewtyn Chronicles and Alyzon Whitestarr, Isobelle's published works include several middle-grade fantasies. Her still-unfinished Gateway Trilogy has been favorably compared to The Wizard of Oz and the Chronicles of Narnia. The Little Fur quartet is an eco-fantasy starring a half-elf, half-troll heroine and is fully illustrated by the author herself.

Isobelle's most recent picture book, Magic Night, is a collaboration with illustrator Declan Lee. Originally published in Australia as The Wron ...more

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Average rating: 4.02 · 66,628 ratings · 3,951 reviews · 104 distinct works • Similar authors

	Obernewtyn (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 12,476 ratings — published 1987 — 45 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 Farseekers (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 7,890 ratings — published 1990 — 32 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
	Ashling (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 6,767 ratings — published 1995 — 34 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 Keeping Place (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, #4) 4.10 avg rating — 5,768 ratings — published 1999 — 21 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 Stone Key (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, #5) 4.20 avg rating — 4,562 ratings — published 2008 — 16 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 Sending (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, #6) 4.11 avg rating — 3,331 ratings — published 2011 — 12 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
	Darkfall (The Legendsong, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 2,217 ratings — published 1997 — 11 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 Red Queen (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, #7) 3.74 avg rating — 2,336 ratings — published 2015 — 10 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 Gathering 3.58 avg rating — 1,987 ratings — published 1993 — 26 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
	Wavesong (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 1,631 ratings — published 2008 — 11 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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Series by Isobelle Carmody

The Obernewtyn Chronicles (7 books)
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4.08 avg rating — 44,056 ratings

The Obernewtyn Chronicles: North American Editions (8 books)
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4.10 avg rating — 41,684 ratings

The Legendsong (3 books)
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4.24 avg rating — 3,732 ratings

Little Fur (4 books)
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3.84 avg rating — 2,050 ratings

The Gateway Trilogy (2 books)
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3.78 avg rating — 1,290 ratings

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Quotes by Isobelle Carmody (?)

“The deepest wounds aren't the ones we get from other people hurting us. They are the wounds we give ourselves when we hurt other people.”
― Isobelle Carmody, Alyzon Whitestarr

tags: hurt, life, philosophical, wounds

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“Sometimes success demands a certain refined insanity.”
― Isobelle Carmody, The Keeping Place

tags: isobelle-carmody, obernewtyn, success, swallow

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“Maruman does not loll.”
― Isobelle Carmody, The Keeping Place

tags: absurd, accidental, cat, coincidence, funny, humor, humour, internet, lol, lolcat, loll, post-apocalypse, pre-meme

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The Mad Scientist's Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke (Science Fiction, YA)

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Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody (Fantasy, YA) (write-in)

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