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Young Adult Fiction

Yellowcake  by Margo Lanagan & The Wilful Eye: Tales from the Tower, Volume I  edited by Isobelle Carmody and Nan McNab

Yellowcake  by Margo Lanagan

Allen & Unwin, $19.99 pb, 235 pp, 9781742374789

The Wilful Eye: Tales from the Tower, Volume I  by Isobelle Carmody and Nan McNab

Allen & Unwin, $27.99 pb, 302 pp, 9781742374406

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The ten tales in Margo Lanagan’s Yellowcake offer an eclectic glimpse behind the slender veil separating the everyday from the fantastic. The collection is peopled by monstrous gods and godly monsters, by scavengers, drifters, and fascinators. Its landscape incorporates hellish war zones, apocalyptic streetscapes, and haunting carnivals. There is hope and madness, betrayal and revenge.

 


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Yellowcake  by Margo Lanagan

Allen & Unwin, $19.99 pb, 235 pp, 9781742374789

The Wilful Eye: Tales from the Tower, Volume I  by Isobelle Carmody and Nan McNab

Allen & Unwin, $27.99 pb, 302 pp, 9781742374406

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.

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