User:Rory Barnes

Rory Barnes was born in London in 1946, but has lived most of his life in Australia. He is the author, or co-author, of various novels, both mainstream and science fiction. He writes for both adults and teenagers.

Rory Barnes - bibliography

Valencies (written with Damien Broderick), UQP 1983. This title also published by Fictionwise.com 2002 as an eBook which can be downloaded.

The Bomb-monger's Daughter, Rigby 1984.

Water From The Moon (written with James Birrell), Penguin 1989.

Zones (with Damien Broderick), HarperCollins 1997.

Horsehead Boy, HarperCollins 1998.

Stuck in Fast Forward, (with Damien Broderick), HarperCollins 1999. An expanded version of this novel has been published as The Hunger of Time - see below.

Horsehead Man, HarperCollins1999.

The Book of Revelation, (with Damien Broderick), HarperCollins 1999.

Horsehead Soup, HarperCollins 2000.

The Hunger of Time, (with Damien Broderick) eReads 2003. This novel can be downloaded from either Fictionwise.com or eReads. A Print-on-Demand paperback can be ordered from eReads. Night Vision, ABC Books 2006.

''I Suppose a Root's Out of the Question? - a comedy of bad manners,'' (with Damien Broderick), PointBlank Press USA, 2006.

Stories by Barnes for primary students can also be found in the following  collections:

It Came From The Lab, Longman, Melbourne 1999 and Sundance, MA, USA 2000

School Daze, Longman 2000

Tricks and Traps, Longman 2002

Gadgets and Gizmos, Harcourt Education, UK, 2005

[Barnes's website is at http://users.bigpond.net.au/rory.barnes]