Justine Larbalestier

"Magic's Child brings the series to a really satisfying, complex conclusion that's both brave and thought-provoking."

The final book in the trilogy. All the loose ends are gathered together, the i's are dotted and the t's crossed. Does Reason find the solution to the magic or madness conundrum? Do Reason, Jay-Tee, Tom, Danny and Esmeralda find happiness and true love? You'll have to read the book to find out.

The whole trilogy has sold in Australia, Brazil, Germany, Thailand and the United States. More details on availability in languages other than English can be found here.

"Magic Lessons does what only the best sequels do: it takes what we thought we knew and turns that on its head."

The sequel to Magic or Madness.

This is my first sequel and what a joy it was to write. I hope you enjoy it, too. Find out the answers to all (okay, most) of the questions left unanswered in book one! How is Reason Cansino coping with so much new-found knowledge? Who should she trust—her mother or her grandmother? And what about Reason's friends, Tom Yarbro and Jay-Tee Galeano, are they as trustworthy as she thinks?

Magic Lessons was shortlisted for an Aurealis Award for best Australian YA book as well as a Locus award for best YA. It was a best book of the year selection for Insideadog and the CCBC Choices List as well as making the 2006 Locus Recommended Reading List.

"Magic or Madness is a breath of fresh air. The characters are unforgettable, the voice delightful, the plot tense and compelling. This is the kind of book you take in at a gulp and, having reached the last page, put down reluctantly. More please!"

My first novel and book one of the Magic or Madness trilogy. Set in Sydney and New York City (write what you know!) it tells the story of fifteen-year-old Reason Cansino. Reason's lived all her life in the outback with her mother, Sarafina, on the run from her evil grandmother, Esmeralda. Esmeralda believes in magic and practices horrifying dark rituals. But when Sarafina suffers a mental breakdown, Reason is sent to the one place she fears most—Esmeralda's house in Sydney.

Nothing about the house or Esmeralda is what Reason expected. For the first time she finds herself questioning her mother's teachings. Then when she walks through Esmeralda's back door in Sydney and finds herself on a New York City street, Reason is forced to face the truth. Magic is real. And Reason is magic.

Magic or Madness won the 2007 Andre Norton Award. It was shorlisted for the Ethel Turner Award, one of the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards for 2006, as well as an Aurealis Award for best Australian YA book, as well as a Ditmar Award for best Science Fiction or Fantasy novel. It was also nominated for The Teen Services Division of the Michigan Library Association's Thumbs Up Award. Magic or Madness was a best book of the year selection for School Library Journal, Tayshas (the Young Adult Round Table of the Texas Libary Association), the Australian children's literature magazine, Magpies, as well as making the ALA (American Library Association) 2006 Best Books for Young Adults list, the Locus Recommended Reading List, the CCBC Choices list and the Bank Street best teen books of the year list.

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"Eleven excellent stories—some barely known, others already classics—with accompanying essays that will inspire you to read more. A wonderful introduction to the richness of feminist science fiction."

—Sarah LeFanu, author of In the Chinks of the World Machine

My first anthology. Daughters of Earth is a collection of eleven amazing science fiction stories covering the years from 1927 to 2002 by writers as diverse as Leslie F. Stone, Kate Wilhelm, and Gwyneth Jones. Each story is accompanied by an illuminating essay from notable scholars such as Brian Attebery, Jane Donawerth and Veronica Hollinger.

Daughters of Earth won the Susan Koppelman Award as well as the William Atheling Jr. Award. It was shortlisted for a British Science Fiction Award as well as making the 2006 Locus Recommended Reading List.

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"Justine Larbalestier plunges into her account of the sex-wars that have emerged in the pages of science fiction magazines since at least the 1930s with intelligence, much information and a good deal of common sense. In light of today's interest in the development of the position of women, she reports on this conflict not only with fascinating documentation and a cascade of insights but also with great intellectual richness and readability."

My first book is a history of the role of women and feminism in the development of American science fiction from 1926 to 1972 as well as looking at the career of James Tiptree, Jr. and the award named after him. I examine science fiction's engagement with questions of femininity, masculinity, sex and sexuality as it emerged in the stories, letters and articles in science fiction magazines and fanzines.

The book is full of wonderful illustrations, such as the one gracing the cover by Gabriel Mayorga from 1940, as well as juicy quotes from letters by the likes of Isaac Asimov. I had a lot of fun researching and writing it. I'm still overjoyed and amazed by the wonderfully positive reception the book has had, including making the ballot for the 2003 Hugos. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that was going to happen. Thank you, everyone who nominated and voted for me!