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Emily Rodda


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Pseudonym for Jennifer Rowe.

Emily Rodda grew up with her two younger brothers on Sydney's North Shore and graduated from the University of Sydney in 1973 with an MA (Hons) in English Literature. Always an avid reader, she moved naturally into a career in publishing, first as a book editor, and finally as a publisher at Angus & Robertson. Emily Rodda’s first book, Something Special, was published in 1984. It marked the beginning of a career that has seen her become one of the most successful, prolific and versatile writers in Australia. She has written or co-authored well over fifty books for children, and as Jennifer Rowe (her real name) she writes popular mystery novels for adults. Her children’s books range from picture books to YA novels, and include the award-winning Rowan series and the outstandingly successful Deltora Quest fantasy series. Winner of the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year (Younger Readers) Award a record five times, she seems to kn

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Jennifer Rowe

Australian writer of crime & children's fiction (born 1948)

This article is about the Australian author. For the British civil servant, see Jenny Rowe.

Jennifer June Rowe, AC (born 2 April 1948), is an Australian author. Her crime fiction for adults is published under her own name, while her children's fiction is published under the pseudonyms Emily Rodda and Mary-Anne Dickinson.[1][2]

She is well known for the children's fantasy series Deltora Quest, Rowan of Rin, Fairy Realm, Teen Power Inc., the Rondo trilogy and The Three Doors trilogy, and her latest His Name Was Walter. Her crime fiction includes the Verity Birdwood and Tessa Vance series.

Biography

Jennifer Rowe was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 2 April 1948, and raised with two younger brothers in Sydney's North Shore. Her father was Jim Oswin, the founding general manager of ATN7 in Sydney, and was responsible for classic 1960s TV shows such as My Name's McGooley, What's Yours? and The Mavis Bramston Show.[3] She attended Abbots

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Emily Rodda

The Forests of Silence (Deltora Quest, #1)
3.94 avg rating — 17,034 ratings — published 2000 — 62 editions
The Lake of Tears (Deltora Quest, #2)
3.97 avg rating — 11,644 ratings — published 2000 — 50 editions
City of the Rats (Deltora Quest, #3)
3.97 avg rating — 11,148 ratings — published 2000 — 48 editions
The Shifting Sands (Deltora Quest, #4)
3.98 avg rating — 10,415 ratings — published 2000 — 48 editions
The Valley of the Lost (Deltora Quest, #7)
4.09 avg rating — 9,795 ratings — published 2001 — 49 editions
Dread Mountain (Deltora Quest, #5)
4.02 avg rating — 9,958 ratings — published 2000 — 49 editions
Return to Del (Deltora Quest, #8)
4.14 avg rating — 9,605 ratings — published 2001 — 51 editions
The Maze of the Beast (Deltora Quest, #6)
3.99 avg rating — 9,568 ratings — published 2001 — 46 editions
Dragon's Nest (Dragons of Deltora, #1)
3.96 avg

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