John Marsden





John Marsden

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September 27, 1950

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His first book, So Much To Tell You, was published in 1987. This was followed by Take My Word For It, a half-sequel written from the point of view of another character. His landmark Tomorrow series is recognized as the most popular book series for young adults ever written in Australia. The first book of this series, Tomorrow When The War Began, has been reprinted 26 times in Australia. The first sequel of a new series of books featuring Ellie Linton from the Tomorrow series (The Ellie Chronicles) was published in 2003, with the second novel and third novels released in November 2005 and November 2006 respectively.


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Refugee Week is coming up very soon, but it's in danger of being crowded out by other slightly less worthwhile campaigns, like Avocado Awareness month, Painted Toenails Day, and Don't Take Your Hamster to School Week.
I don't mean to devalue avocados or hamsters — oh dammit, let's not beat around the bush, yes I do. Compared to avocados and hamsters, refugees are a global challenge on a vast sca...

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Average rating: 4.05 · 71,934 ratings · 3,669 reviews · 67 distinct works · Similar authors
Tomorrow, When the War Bega...
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 15,499 ratings — published 1995 — 55 editions
The Dead of Night (Tomorrow...
4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 7,970 ratings — published 1993 — 46 editions
A Killing Frost (Tomorrow, #3)
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 6,989 ratings — published 1995 — 43 editions
Darkness, Be My Friend (Tom...
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 6,433 ratings — published 1996 — 32 editions
Burning For Revenge (Tomorr...
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 6,162 ratings — published 1997 — 31 editions
The Night is For Hunting (T...
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 5,816 ratings — published 1998 — 30 editions
The Other Side of Dawn (Tom...
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 5,559 ratings — published 1999 — 28 editions
While I Live (The Ellie Chr...
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 2,872 ratings — published 2003 — 22 editions
So Much to Tell You (So Muc...
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 2,372 ratings — published 1987 — 22 editions
Letters From the Inside
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 2,075 ratings — published 1992 — 22 editions
More books by John Marsden…
Tomorrow, When the War Began The Dead of Night A Killing Frost Darkness, Be My Friend Burning For Revenge The Night is For Hunting The Other Side of Dawn
Tomorrow (7 books)
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4.145389027798205 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 54,392 ratings
While I Live Incurable Circle of Flight
The Ellie Chronicles (3 books)
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3.77137740635726 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 6,701 ratings
So Much to Tell You Take My Word for It
So Much to Tell You (2 books)
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3.7470049330514446 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 2,838 ratings

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“We kill all the caterpillars, then complain there are no butterflies.”
John Marsden, The Dead of Night

“Some people wake up drowsy. Some people wake up energized. I wake up dead.”
John Marsden, Tomorrow, When the War Began

“The only true test of friendship is the time your friend spends on you.”
John Marsden, Circle of Flight

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