Best Selling Books by Victor Kelleher

Reissue of a novel first published in 1992 dealing with a series of incidents in the lives of an unhappy and wild Irish family living in poverty in London, seen through the eyes of a young grandson.

SUMMARY: From captivity, two baboons are returned to their natural environment but they are unable to cope and must flee to survive.

Where does God live? Peter asked. His big sister, Janet, pointed to the ceiling. Up there. D you mean in the attic? Peter wants to know where God lives, but no one seems to be able to give him an answer. He s looked everywhere; in the house, in the backyard, in the sky, but he can t see God anywhere. Not even the postie knows his address! When he decides to wander around his neighbourhood to try to find Him, Mrs Patel tells him that there s more than one god, and that confuses him even more! Where s God? is a humorous look at a boy trying to understand the concept of God.

The story of Emma Wilhelm, an idealistic young woman, starts in SW Africa at the turn of the century, and is recorded 60 years later by her granddaughter.

The disturbing and awesome Beast of Heaven wanders a ruined Earth, destroyed long before by an atomic holocaust. He shares the land with the Gatherers, a gentle nomadic tribe, sensitive to the spirits of those long dead. Also present is the legacy of the project A2Z, an intricate computer debate with terrifying implications.Winner- Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award.

When her father is thrown from their boat during a storm, Claire spends days and night alone at sea, injured and feverish, with only the whales as companions and protectors.

Devastatingly sinister, and uncomfortably familiar, the truth about Parkland is yet to be revealed ... Parklandis the first title in a loosely linked trilogy (including Earthsongand Fire Dancer) exploring themes of humanity, responsibility and freedom.

Novel by the prize-winning author dealing with racial, spiritual and sexual conflict in Australia in 1988. Jack Rudd is caught between his fixation with an Aboriginal activist and his guilt feelings over Benny who lies in hospital in a coma.

After a mysterious flash of light in the night sky, strange music drifts from the woodland. To begin with the soft haunting melody entices only birds and animals. But then, three of the townsfolk - Angie, Ross and Mad Jack - are affected. Alone, unaided, they investigate.

Somewhere within the great forest of Thual, the Wise Ones lie hidden. And Quen alone has been chosen to seek their help. A fast, exciting, intensely readable story. Paperback

The great dome of the sky, black, star-sprinkled, arched above him, appearing at that moment so limitless, so vast and free, that the fences and cages of Taronga were dwarfed, reduced to the point where they barely seemed to exist . . . Every so often, there comes a story so brilliant and lively and moving that it cannot be left in the past. Rediscover the magic of our country''s most memorable children''s books in the Penguin Australia Children''s Classics series of stories too precious to leave behind.

Reissue of a novel for teenagers first published in the Viking imprint in 1999. 15-year-old Jamie Hassan has been chosen by a Sufi of old Alexandria to step into the realms of the dead and follow the ivory trail through four continents, six generations, and five diverse cultures. As a channeller, Jamie can speak to the dead and relive their lives, but will he deny his remarkable power? Award-winning author''s other publications include ''Taronga'', ''Slow Burn'' and ''Fire Dancer''.

After freeing two ailing baboons from a research station in Africa, David and Jess are unexpectedly caught up in a struggle for survival in the bush.

Who are we, really, and what might we one day become?the seemingly endless war between humans and their robot creations is at a crossroads.A successful military commander, Michael Shaw, changes the stakes for both sides and the bitter conflict enters a new phase. But Michael compromises his career by taking in a Rob ''child'' who bears an uncanny resemblance to his lost daughter, Ellen.Inevitably, the child grows up, and the woman he calls his daughter reverts to her robotic origins. Michael is left with a terrible choice, a choice which leads father to track daughter through a war-torn land, and to question everything he has believed about himself and his world.Victor Kelleher is one of Australia''s finest writers. His books have won numerous awards, including the Ditmar Australian Science Achievement Award and the Peace Literature Award.

Enjoy more of Gibblewort''s capers in this new collection of three of his memorable adventures in Australia.

Derin sets out to look for his missing father after their home is destroyed in an attack and is caught up in a war between the people of the mountains and the people of the plains, leading to a confrontation with the Master of the Grove.

The Grimes are a really grimy bunch. Yet they all seem happy enough. Until one day their dog, Rotten Rex, decides they''re too disgusting even for him. So he runs away...and that''s when their problems begin. Ages 6-9.

Dramatic novel for teenagers about a boy whose life is dominated by the desire for revenge, following his mother''s death from asbestosis. The author''s other publications include ''Taronga'', ''Master of the Grove'' and ''The Red King''. His novels have received many awards and commendations including the Australian Book of the Year Award and the Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award.

Given to the Great Father on the night of his birth, Boy is reared by a dog in a village whose people barely tolerate him, despite signs that he is favored, then travels far, striving to find his rightful place in the brutal world of humans.

Futuristic novel for teenage readers. Nat is journeying to find his uncle, Jack Curtis, who reigns supreme in the Promised Land. The journey is challenging and dangerous, but promises the possibility of finding the truth and release. Prolific author''s previous titles include ''The Red King'' and adult novel ''Into the Dark''.

Irian and Ulana and their clan have made the cave their home since they drove off the savage sabre-toothed tiger they know as the Beast, with fire granted to them by the Sky Spirit one wild stormy day. That fire has burned bright at the cave mouth for a long time, protecting them from the depredations of the Beast. But one dark night, that protection fails?and what happens then destroys the young people''s firelit world and drives them, wounded and traumatised, as far away from the cave as they can. But in a prehistoric landscape haunted by soft-footed predators who consider humans their prey, it is a dangerous undertaking. Then they meet a solitary, prickly old woman named Trug who has precious gifts of healing and fire, and plans that don''t necessarily include an injured girl and a boy who''s lost all power of speech. But with her somewhat reluctant agreement, Ulana and Irian join her on a journey that will not only take the two young people to very different worlds than the one they have known but also full circle, back to the cave, and unexpected revelations?An exciting story set in a richly-recreated Paleolithic past, this novel for middle-grade readers is both an extraordinary adventure and a moving exploration of loss, survival and courage.

Jenny finds a big, egg-shaped thing down by the river. When she brings it home it hatches and out pops a baby dinosaur. It''s very hungry - and that''s when the problems start. A dinosaur is not the best animal to keep as a pet, as Jenny finds out!

When Jimbo plays the violin, the noise is terrible! In the end the violin decides to take charge . . .

Reissue of a children''s novel, first published in 1988, which was shortlisted for the 1989 NSW Premier''s Literary Award, and joint runner-up in the 1990 SA Festival Award. An adventure set in the New England tablelands concerning the secret of a convict''s remains.

Rabon and his monstrous brother Lal journey to the twin cities to discover their destiny at the hands of the Sun Lord and the Night Lord.

First Australian edition of a novel originally published in 1979. The author is a well-known children''s writer and has won many literary prizes, including the CBC Book of the Year Award in 1983. This story is set in Central Africa and explores the colonial experience through the lives of twins who are the adopted sons of a missionary.

Tal, a boy possessed with a mysterious gift, sets out on a perilous journey through Greenlands to find the legendary Argalna, who he believes can save the Clan from the evil that threatens to overwhelm it.

Nonsensical children''s picture book for younger readers. Billy loves baked beans and eats them constantly. When Mum gives him four huge helpings for his birthday treat, the consequences are both funny and surprising. Both author and illustrator have produced many children''s books.

First published in 1999, this dramatic novel deals with issues of friendship, passion and betrayal. A young man known as the Ox is summoned to Castle Dracula where he enters the service of the Count. The two become locked in a passionate duel when a woman they both want is seduced into a life she does not want. The author''s other publications include ''Taronga'', ''Earthsong'', ''The Red King'' and ''Brother Night''.

''What is it, Gran?'' Peter demanded, pulling urgently at her sleeve. ''What''s the matter?'' Meg didn''t answer. She was staring down at the book they had been reading together, a shocked expression on her face. For there on the page she had just turned was a picture of the thing itself. Not a photograph, naturally, that would have been impossible. This was merely an artist''s impression. Still, there was no mistaking what she was looking at: the self same creature she had encountered all those years before, when she had been not much older than Peter. What a long time ago that was! Over forty years, and in all that time she hadn''t mentioned what she had seen to anyone. She had thought about it often enough, though. And now, confronted by the creature once more, here in the pages of a book, she almost felt that the long years had never passed. Those ancient eyes, gazing up at her from the painting, seemed to plunge her back in time, back to the lonely country road which ran between school and her grandmother''s farm. It was as if she were actually there, surrounded by the sounds and smells of the bush; as if she were a fourteen-year-old girl once more, hurrying through the dusk towards that first unsettling moment of contact ... The ''creature'' referred to here is a marsupial leopard. Is it real, or a figment of the imagination?

In a new, primitive society of the distant future a young cadet warrior seems loyal to the god-like mutant Makers, but situations occur which cause him to question his humanity and in his search for understanding he discovers his mutant mother and another perspective of life.