Story By Clare Rhoden
author-avatar

Clare Rhoden

bc
How to Survive Your Magical Family
Updated at Feb 5, 2023, 18:05
Toby’s family is not an ordinary family.They are magical, talented, and special. His father is a twin and works at the hospital. His older sister wants to be a lawyer. But his dad is also a renowned wizard, as is his uncle, and his sister can influence people. His mum was special too, but she had to leave… Toby isn’t any of those things. The only special thing he can do is pretty useless. Toby can talk with cats. When Toby and his sister rescue a family of abandoned cats on the side of the road and Toby spots a mysterious silver bangle in the gutter, everything changes. Mia is Toby’s best friend. She’s not magical either – she doesn’t even know magic exists! But when she watches Toby get on the wrong bus to school and a ferocious bus driver screams away with Toby on board, Mia’s world is about to change too. How to Survive Your Magical Family is an exciting adventure filled with mystery, cats, friendship, and of course, magic!
like
bc
The Chronicles of the Pale Books 1-3
Updated at Jan 14, 2023, 00:28
The Outside can be a dangerous place.But so can the inside. It’s been years since the original cataclysm, but life has been structured, peaceful, and most of all uneventful in the Pale. The humachine citizens welcome the order provided by their ruler, the baleful Regent. However, when one of their own rescues a human boy, Hector, from ravenous ferals on the Outside, their careful systems are turned upside down. As Hector grows more and more human-strange, the citizens of the Pale grow uneasy. What will happen when the Outside tries to get in? This book bundle of The Chronicles of the Pale contains: The Pale, Broad Plain Darkening, and The Ruined Land
like
bc
The Stars in the Night
Updated at May 21, 2020, 01:42
Harry Fletcher is a confident young man. Harry’s sure that he will marry Nora MacTierney, no matter what their families say. He’s certain that he will always be there to protect Eddie, the boy his father saved from the gutters of Port Adelaide. Only the War to End All Wars might get in the way of Harry’s plans… From the beaches of Semaphore to the shores of Gallipoli, the mud of Flanders to the red dust of inland South Australia, this is a story of love, brotherhood, and resilience.
like
bc
The Pale
Updated at Apr 13, 2020, 18:00
"A gripping tale of resilience, survival, and how we define the ‘other’ — this is intelligent SF that speaks to our time." – Jennifer Mills, author of Dyschronia The Outside can be a dangerous place.But so can the inside.It’s been years since the original cataclysm, but life has been structured, peaceful, and most of all uneventful in the Pale. The humachine citizens welcome the order provided by their ruler, the baleful Regent.However, when one of their own rescues a human boy, Hector, from ravenous ferals on the Outside, their careful systems are turned upside down.As Hector grows more and more human-strange, the citizens of the Pale grow uneasy.What will happen when the Outside tries to get in?
like
bc
Broad Plain Darkening
Updated at Apr 13, 2020, 18:00
The safe world of the Pale is under threat. Inside the policosmos, the new Regent Adaeze strives for dominance over the all-powerful Senior Forecaster, but the Pale’s humachine citizens are unaware that their city is close to collapse. Outside on Broad Plain, the exiled human Hector undertakes a dangerous trek to find a safe haven for the orphaned twins.  How can anyone survive as their world shifts underneath them?
like
bc
The Ruined Land
Updated at Apr 13, 2020, 18:00
Exiled from the Pale, humachine Hector has found a home with the tribes Outside. Or has he? While the canini struggle to care for the human twins, Feather travels Broad Plain to reunite them with their father. But his own family is scattered as the Pale sends out its terrifying army and the land itself buckles beneath them. Can anyone survive the ruination of the land?
like