- Title:
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Finnikin of the Rock
- Series:
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The Lumatere Chronicles #1
- Written by:
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Melina Marchetta
- Read by:
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Tom Wren
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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10
- Duration:
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12 hours 9 minutes
- Published:
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October 01 2008
- Available Date:
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May 14 2010
- Age Category:
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Young Adult (15+)
- ISBN:
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9781742017518
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Fantasy Fiction; Science Fiction; Young Adult Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Price
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Winner Aurealis Award / Best Young Adult Novel 2008
Shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards / Young Adult 2008
"A hauntingly beautiful fantasy allegory."
The Canberra Times
"A tremendous achievement; a wonderful story full of vivid characters and landscapes."
The Sydney Morning Herald
From the bestselling author of Looking for Alibrandi.
An epic fantasy of feudal intrigue, ancient magic, bloodshed and exile, and two opposing lovers destined to unite... At the age of nine, Finnikin is warned by the gods that he must sacrifice a pound of flesh in order to save the royal house of his homeland, Lumatere. And so he stands on the rock of three wonders with his childhood friend Prince Balthazar and the prince's cousin, Lucian, and together they mix their blood. And Lumatere is safe. Until the 'five days of the unspeakable', when the King and Queen and their children are slaughtered in the palace. And an imposter king takes the throne. And a curse is put on Lumatere, which traps those caught inside and forces thousands of others to roam the land as exiles, dying of fever and persecution in foreign camps. But ten years later Finnikin is led to another rock to meet the young novice, Evanjalin, a girl plagued by dark dreams, who holds the key to their return to the land of light...