Skymaze

Skymaze PDF Author: Gillian Rubinstein
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ISBN: 9781761281242
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book two in Gillian Rubinstein's much beloved Space Demons trilogy. An enthralling new computer game arrives from the creator of Space Demons. Andrew can't resist it, and neither can his friends-or his enemies. They will need all their skill, intelligence and empathy to survive the game and its dangerous new players.

Skymaze

Skymaze PDF Author: Gillian Rubinstein
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ISBN: 9781761281242
Category : Australian fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book two in Gillian Rubinstein's much beloved Space Demons trilogy. An enthralling new computer game arrives from the creator of Space Demons. Andrew can't resist it, and neither can his friends-or his enemies. They will need all their skill, intelligence and empathy to survive the game and its dangerous new players.

Shinkei

Shinkei PDF Author: Gillian Rubinstein
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ISBN: 9781761281235
Category : Artificial intelligence
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Andrew and his friends find themselves in Japan, the source of Space Demons and Skymaze, the computer games that have shaped their lives. It's as if they've been summoned there--by an artificial intelligence that is quickly outgrowing its creator's intentions and spreading through the electronic networks that are now emerging. Pursued by ruthless corporations, cult members and the machine intelligence itself, the players must navigate the globe, the network and their own digitised dreams if any of them hope to find their way home.--Publisher.

Space Demons

Space Demons PDF Author: Gillian Rubinstein
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ISBN: 9781925883046
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204

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'On the screen the spaceman continued to zap the space demons, twisting, turning and firing, but the chair where he had sat was empty, and the joystick did not move...'

Australian Book Review

Australian Book Review PDF Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 488

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Bush, City, Cyberspace

Bush, City, Cyberspace PDF Author: John Foster
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1780634153
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202

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Aimed at academic, professional and general readers, Bush, city, cyberspace provides a snapshot of the state of Australian children's and adolescent literature in the early twenty-first century, and an insight into its history. In doing so, it promotes a sense of where Australian literature for young people may be going and captures a literary and critical mood with which readers in Australia and beyond will identify. The title of the work is intended to capture the fact that the field has changed dramatically in the century and a half that 'Australian children's literature' has existed, from the bush myths and heroism that inform the past and the present, through the recognition that the vast majority of authors and readers live in cities, to the third wave of 'cyberliterature' that incorporates multimedia, hypertext, weblinks and e-books - none of which lessens the enduring enthusiasm of practitioners and readers for books. Bush, city, cyberspace is not meant to be an encyclopedic volume. Rather, well-known, recent and/or award-winning works have been emphasised, with the addition of others where these help to illuminate particular points. The book is similar in coverage and approach to Australian Children's Literature: An Exploration of Genre and Theme, written by the same three authors and published by the Centre for Information Studies in 1995. In the intervening period, much has changed in the field, notable examples including the blurring of the dividing line between 'quality' and 'popular' literature; the blending of genres; the rise of a truly indigenous literature; the demise, to a significant extent, of 'Outbackery' in fiction; the acceptance of multiculturalism as the norm; and the advent of the literature of cyberspace, with new methods, and the sheer speed, of communication between writer and reader. All these trends, and others, are reflected in this work.

The Night Circus

The Night Circus PDF Author: Erin Morgenstern
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385534647
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 389

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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Two starcrossed magicians engage in a deadly game of cunning in the spellbinding novel that captured the world's imagination. • "Part love story, part fable ... defies both genres and expectations." —The Boston Globe The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them both, this is a game in which only one can be left standing. Despite the high stakes, Celia and Marco soon tumble headfirst into love, setting off a domino effect of dangerous consequences, and leaving the lives of everyone, from the performers to the patrons, hanging in the balance.

Library Media Connection

Library Media Connection PDF Author:
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Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 372

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Soccer is a Kick

Soccer is a Kick PDF Author: S. S. Gorman
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
ISBN: 9780671703806
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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The High Fives.

Skymaze

Skymaze PDF Author:
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ISBN: 9780780720077
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Languages : en
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Young Adult Science Fiction

Young Adult Science Fiction PDF Author: C. W. Sullivan III
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313371180
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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At the close of the nineteenth century, American youths developed a growing interest in electricity and its applications, machines, and gadgetry. When authors and publishers recognized the extent of this interest in technology, they sought to create reading materials that would meet this market need. The result was science fiction written especially for young adults. While critics tended to neglect young adult science fiction for decades, they gradually came to recognize its practical and cultural value. Science fiction inspired many young adults to study science and engineering and helped foster technological innovation. At the same time, these works also explored cultural and social concerns more commonly associated with serious literature. Nor was young adult science fiction a peculiarly American phenomenon: authors in other countries likewise wrote science fiction for young adult readers. This book examines young adult science fiction in the U.S. and several other countries and explores issues central to the genre. The first part of the book treats the larger contexts of young adult science fiction and includes chapters on its history and development. Included are discussions of science fiction for young adults in the U.S. and in Canada, Great Britain, Germany, and Australia. These chapters are written by expert contributors and chart the history of young adult science fiction from the nineteenth century to the present. The second section of the book considers topics of special interest to young adult science fiction. Some of the chapters look at particular forms and expressions of science fiction, such as films and comic books. Others treat particular topics, such as the portrayal of women in Robert Heinlein's works and representations of war in young adult science fiction. Yet another chapter studies the young adult science fiction novel as a coming-of-age story and thus helps distinguish the genre from science fiction written for adult readers. All chapters reflect current research, and the volume concludes with extensive bibliographies.