The Red Queen (Obernewtyn Chronicles)
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The Red Queen is the seventh and final book in the Obernewtyn series
by Isobelle Carmody
, and is expected for release in 2012 .
to be the final book in the series, and American publisher Random House to split it into two volumes, "The Sending" and "The Red Queen". However Isobelle Carmody announced that "The Red Queen" would become the final book, and be released in August 2012. The reason she cited for this decision that the one volume was far too long, and such a split allows her to elaborate on plot strands she had had to cut down.
Obernewtyn Chronicles
The Obernewtyn Chronicles is a series of science fiction and fantasy novels by Australian author Isobelle Carmody. The series has a post apocalyptic setting, and depict a world long after its destruction by a global nuclear holocaust....
by Isobelle Carmody
Isobelle Carmody
Isobelle Jane Carmody is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature, and young adult literature.-Biography:Carmody began work on the highly acclaimed Obernewtyn Chronicles at the age of fourteen...
, and is expected for release in 2012 .
Synopsis
As the long-foreseen Seeker, Elspeth Gordie must continue to walk the black road, still haunted by memories of her love, Rushton. Yet what awaits her at the end of the black road shakens even her, for the lost community of the Compound, is not what it seems. As she struggles against her captors, she learns that her friends, and Rushton, have fallen into the hands of the deadly slavemasters of the Red Land. Moreover, every mistake and delay Elspeth faces in her quest sees the Destroyer closer to realising his goal of reawakening the weaponmachines Elspeth must destroy. Will all the Seeker has sacrificed be in vain?Release Date
It was originally planned for The SendingThe Sending
The Sending is the sixth novel in the Obernewtyn Chronicles by Australian author Isobelle Carmody, and is the penultimate book in the series. It was originally intended to be the final book, but this was changed to allow Carmody to elaborate plot strands without it becoming too long...
to be the final book in the series, and American publisher Random House to split it into two volumes, "The Sending" and "The Red Queen". However Isobelle Carmody announced that "The Red Queen" would become the final book, and be released in August 2012. The reason she cited for this decision that the one volume was far too long, and such a split allows her to elaborate on plot strands she had had to cut down.
Publication history
Single Book Publications:| Year | Country | Publisher | Media Type | Cover Designer | Pages | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | AUS | Penguin Books Penguin Books Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large... |
Paperback | Les Petersen | ||
| US | Random House Random House Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,... |
Paperback | 544 | |||