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Sylvia Kelso

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Townsville, North Queensland, Australia
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Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Sylvia Kelso lives in North Queensland, Australia. She writes fantasy and SF set in analogue or alternate Australian settings. She has published six fantasy novels, two of which, The Moving Water (2006) and Amberlight (2007) were finalists for best fantasy novel of the year in the Australian Aurealis genre fiction awards.
Her most recent work is a two-volume contemporary fantasy, the Blackston Gold series, The Solitaire Ghost, and The Time Seam.
She has also published short stories in Australian and US anthologies, including "The Cretaceous Border" in Neverlands from Susurrus Press, "The Sharp-Shooter" in New Ceres Nights from 12th Planet Press, and "An Offer You Couldn't Refuse" in Love and Rockets from DAW. She lives in a house with a lot...more


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Third Table Round One, Travelling Guest Fantasy Blog
Yes, after some discussion, we're back, with slightly changed personnel, for a third Round of the Table! Topic for May is/was "Shades of Fantasy" and the posts will be up over on Deborah J. Ross's blog - in the meantime, here's my effusion for the month. Enjoy!

Originally I meant to talk about sub-genres on this, but I’ve done that before, so instead I’ll look at shades in (mostly) high fantasy,... Read more of this blog post »
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Amberlight (Riverworld, #1)
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions
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Riversend (Riverworld, #2)
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009
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Everran's Bane
3.1 of 5 stars 3.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions
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The Solitaire Ghost
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011
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4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2008
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The Time Seam
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011
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The Moving Water (Book Two ...
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions
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5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 — 3 editions
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The Red Country
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Amberlight Riversend Source
Riverworld (3 books)
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Everran's Bane The Moving Water (Book Two ... The Red Country
Rihannar Chronicles (3 books)
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The Solitaire Ghost The Time Seam
Blackston Gold (2 books)
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"Another one who only reads this for BHavers. Lynley leaves me cold and the plots are as labyrinthine and glum as that other UK "queen of crime P. D. J...more "
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Unnatural Causes by P.D. James
Unnatural Causes (Adam Dalgliesh, #3)
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I read 6 James books trying to get on friendly terms with this writer and her detective, Inspector/Chief Inspector/Commander Dalgliesh, and failed. A lot of that failure I set at said detective's door: if I'm going to read a detective series using a...more
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The Perfect Murder by H.R.F. Keating
The Perfect Murder (Inspector Ghote, #1)
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After a 6-book attempt to get on terms with P. D. James, Inspector Ghote came as welcome relief. A human being! A person involved with other people and not ashamed of it! A person with so many neighbours he doesn't have time to worry about "privacy"...more
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Inspector Ghote Trusts the Heart by H.R.F. Keating
Inspector Ghote Trusts the Heart (Inspector Ghote, #8)
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Inspector Ghote Goes By Train by H.R.F. Keating
Inspector Ghote Goes By Train (Inspector Ghote, #7)
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Inspector Ghote Hunts the Peacock by H.R.F. Keating
Inspector Ghote Hunts the Peacock (Inspector Ghote, #4)
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Inspector Ghote Breaks an Egg by H.R.F. Keating
Inspector Ghote Breaks an Egg (Inspector Ghote, #6)
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A Mind To Murder by P.D. James
A Mind To Murder (Adam Dalgliesh, #2)
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