Justine Larbalestier

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  • Bibliography:
    10 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2002
  • Latest Book:
    November 2016
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Full Series List in Order

Magic or Madness

1 - Magic or Madness (Mar-2005)
2 - Magic Lessons (Mar-2006)
3 - Magic's Child (Apr-2007)

Book List in Order: 10 titles

  • The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction

    Runner-up for the Hugo Best Related Book Award (2003)

    The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction is a lively account of the role of women and feminism in the development of American science fiction during its formative years, the mid-20th cent...

  • Magic or Madness

    Magic or Madness - 1

    For fifteen years, Reason Cansino has lived on the run. Together with her mother, Sarafina, she has moved from one place to another in the Australian countryside, desperate not to be found by Reason’s grandmother Esmeralda, a dangerous woman who be...

  • Magic Lessons

    Magic or Madness - 2

    Fifteen-year-old Reason Cansino has learned the painful truth that she--like her mother, grandmother, and new friends Tom and Jay-Tee--must face a choice between using the magic that lives in her blood and dying young, or refusing to use the magic an...

  • Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century

    Women's contributions to science fiction over the past century have been lasting and important, but critical work in the field has only just begun to explore its full range. Justine Larbalestier has collected 11 key stories―many of them not easily ...

  • Magic's Child

    Magic or Madness - 3

    In the third installment in the Magic or Madness trilogy, the people Reason Cansino loves most are all in danger. Reason's mother, Sarafina, has disappeared from the mental hospital in Sydney with Reason's evil grandfather, Jason Blake. Jay-Tee, the ...

  • How to Ditch Your Fairy

    If you lived in a world where everyone had a personal fairy, what kind would you want? * A clothes-shopping fairy (The perfect outfit will always be on sale!) * A loose-change fairy (Pretty self-explanatory.) * A never-getting-caught fairy (you can ...

  • Thinner Than Water

    in Love Is Hell

    Sure, love is hell. But it,s totally worth it.

    In these supernatural stories by five of today's hottest writers—Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely), Scott Westerfeld (Specials), Justine Larbalestier (Magic or Madness), Gabrielle Zevin (El...

  • Liar

    The ultimate unreliable narrator takes readers on a thrill ride in this highly acclaimed novel. Prepare to grasp for truth until the very last page.

    Micah is a liar. That's the one thing she won't lie about. Over the years, she&#...

  • Razorhurst

    The notoriously bloody history of a mob-run Sydney, Australia neighborhood is fertile ground for this historical thriller with a paranormal twist: two girls' ability to see the many ghosts haunting Razorhurst. Sydney’s deadly Razorhurst neigh...



  • My Sister Rosa

    What if the most terrifying person you know is your ten-year-old sister? Seventeen-year-old Aussie Che Taylor loves his younger sister, Rosa. But he’s also certain that she’s a psychopath -- clinically, threateningly, dangerously. Recently Ros...

Award-Winning Books by Justine Larbalestier

Magic or Madness
2006 Nebula Award -- Andre Norton Award


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Justine Larbalestier has published 10 books.

Justine Larbalestier does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, My Sister Rosa, was published in November 2016.

The first book by Justine Larbalestier, The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction, was published in June 2002.

Yes. Justine Larbalestier has 1 series.
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