at all good book shops and on-line!
The much-anticipated
Moonshadow:
The Wrath of Silver Wolf
Both a sequel to Moonshadow: Eye of the Beast and a stand-alone adventure, Moonshadow: The Wrath of Silver Wolf promises to satisfy existing fans of the unfolding ninja saga and to snare even more!
Moonshadow: The Wrath of Silver Wolf is published by Random House Australia and again features brilliant anime artwork by Ari Gibson and The People’s Republic of Animation. The novel has been nominated for an Aurealis Fantasy Award.
Author Simon Higgins says ’this outing promises yet more cunning shinobi spycraft, accurate traditional swordplay, and a nail-biting plunge into the supernatural world of the ancient Japanese yokai!’
Download your free TEACHER’S NOTES here! Teachers outside Australia & New Zealand please note; the US title of Moonshadow: The Wrath of Silver Wolf will be Moonshadow: The Nightmare Ninja (publication 2011).
First Review
‘…delivers the thrilling, stylish fight sequences that today’s young anime-literate readers demand…its foundation in authentic Japanese mythology, history and culture…Moonshadow is a terrific hero…a perfect formula for boys and girls aged 12 plus, mixing the best elements of anime, fantasy, spy thrillers and medieval action.’
Australian Bookseller + Publisher, October 2009
Meanwhile, Moonshadow: Eye of the Beast, which was short-listed for an Aurealis Fantasy Award, has become the Number 3 book on Angus & Robertson’s national Australian Top 5 for 10 Years & Over chart. Eye of the Beast has also just been published in Germany, the US edition with Twilight publisher Little, Brown is only months away, and the Indonesian translation is set to appear shortly…
German Edition
‘Moonshadow-Das Schwert Des Grauen Lichts’ (Sword of the Grey Light) cbt / Random House Germany
Indonesian Translation
‘The Young Ninja: Dia Yang Tak Tersentuh Maut’ (Eye of the Beast) Bentang Pustaka
A Busy Twelve Months!
Moonshadow’s author enjoyed a busy year including literature festivals, residencies and school visits all over Australia, travel for research (and an international Iadio contest!) to Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia, teaching creative writing in an international school in Singapore, training for a national competition and Black Belt grading before visiting masters from the All Japan Iaido Federation, planning and charting Moonshadow 3 and beyond, and finally, having fun ‘teaching’ Iaido to the fabulous Shae Brewster on Saturday Disney! For more on that, including pix, please see the Author page, and to view the actual SD segment, please visit the Cinema page.
Saturday Disney TV shoot