| ISBN |
9780140271515 (paperback) |
| 0670853577 (paperback) |
| Name |
Carmody, Isobelle, 1958- author. |
| Title |
Ashling / Isobelle Carmody. |
| Published |
[Camberwell, Victoria] : Penguin Books, 2007 |
| Ringwood, Vic. : Viking, 1995. |
| ©1995 |
| Description |
523 pages : 1 map ; 19 cm. |
| Notes |
First published: Penguin, 1995. |
| Summary |
An ashling is a message or "dream that calls" in the mental language of the beasts, "beastspeaking" being one of the talents Elspeth possesses. Among her companions are Maruman, a large cat, and Gahltha, a horse. She and the animals, who are considered equals, belong to the Obernewtyn community of Misfits, a mountain retreat developed from an ancient experimental laboratory. Recognising that their mental talents set them apart, the Misfits, unable to obtain a Certificate of Normalcy, must flee the established religious powers. |
| Target audience note |
12-17 years old. |
| Reading Program Note |
Premier's Reading Challenge 9+. |
| Subjects |
Nuclear winter -- Juvenile fiction |
| Nuclear warfare -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile fiction |
| Dystopias -- Juvenile fiction |
| Youth fiction |
| Premier's Reading Challenge 9+ |
| Genre |
Fantasy fiction |
| Dystopian fiction |
| Series |
Obernewtyn chronicles 03. |
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