Sophie Masson

A retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" finds Natasha forced to wait out a blizzard in a sumptuous mansion, where she incurs the wrath of the house's terrifying master when she plucks one red rose from the garden.

Scarlet in the Snow

In a novel based on the Cinderella fairytale, Selena, who began life as a wealthy aristocrat and is now working as a servant girl, takes charge of her destiny and finds romance, magic, and adventure.

Moonlight and Ashes

Army conscript Kasper Bator is assigned to guard a dangerous witch, but he discovers that she is really Princess Izolda, a hostage from a rival kingdom, who she must die on her eighteenth birthday, and he determines to help her escape.

Crystal Heart, The

Louis Jullian and his older brother Thomas are on holiday in Sarajevo, enjoying the privileges of life in a diplomat's family. But the peace is shattered as a bomb explodes and the heir to the Austrian Empire is assassinated in front of their eyes. As Europe descends into war, Louis convinces his parents to let him go to the front as a war correspondent. Sent to northern France, Louis witnesses the war's first battles and the beginning of trench warfare. His friends - from Australia, England, France, Austria, Russia - join the war effort too, with - and against - each other.

Nineteen Fourteen

Imagine a world where all seems normal and yet nothing is - a world very much like our own, yet jarringly unlike. A world where two clandestine organisations, the Ghost Squad and the Base, are engaged in a secret battle for control of information so dangerous it could literally change life as humans have always known it?A bold, exciting novel with thrilling twists and turns, The Ghost Squad is a novel that will keep readers guessing - and keep them awake at night!

The Ghost Squad

Presents a collection of fourteen stories imagining the childhoods of the characters in Arthurian romances, including Merlin, Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Morgana, and Gawain, as they progress toward their destiny in Camelot.

The Road to Camelot

Jenny and her parents are boggle hunters. They scour the streets for the savage pests, sent to plague humans by an evil Faery race. Jenny's cousin Sam knows nothing of the family's dangerous calling, but he has his own dark secret... When Sam logs on to a mysterious online game called Grim's Castle, he's hurled into a thrilling world of beasts and battles. Will he master the game, or will his next move be his last?

Boggle Hunters

I am in a world deeply strange and strangely deep, a world as different from my old life as it's possible to be, and it feels completely natural. An unexpected encounter with a handsome stranger in a Russian wood changes the life of 22-year-old traveler Helen Clement forever, catapulting her into a high-stakes world of passion, danger, and mystery. Tested in ways she could never have imagined, she must keep her own integrity in a world where dark forces threaten and ruthlessness and betrayal haunt every day. Set against a rising tide of magic and the paranormal in a modern Russia where the terrifying past continually leaks into the turbulent present, Trinity: The Koldun Code is a unique and gripping blend of conspiracy thriller, erotically charged romance and elements of the supernatural, laced with a murderous dose of company politics. With its roots deep in the fertile soil of Russian myth, legend, and history, it is also a fascinating glimpse into an extraordinary, distinctive country and amazingly rich culture. The Koldun Code is the first book in the Trinity series by Sophie Masson.

Trinity 1: The Koldun Code

1910. A miserable New Year's Eve in deepest Louisiana. Everything goes wrong for Toby and his Uncle Theo's down-at-heel troupe of travelling actors. Then chance brings them to the ruined mansion of Illyria - but nothing is as it seems. This is a world of magic, murder and mystery.

Malvolio's Revenge

"Bianca Dalmatin wants for nothing. As the heir to a department store empire and stepdaughter of the beautiful Lady Belladonna, the only thing Bianca longs for is a friend. It seems that her wish is granted at the Duke's Presentation Ball when she meets the handsome, mysterious Lucian Montresor. But after the Mirror newspaper names Bianca as Lepmest's new Fairest Lady, the true nature of her stepmother is revealed. Belladonna tells Bianca the shocking news that Bianca's father is dying and, when Bianca races to be by his side, Belladonna sends her faithful servant to kill her. Who is friend and who is enemy? Plunged into a terrifying world that will turn her from a daughter of privilege to a hunted creature in fear of her life, Bianca must find allies if she is to survive and if she is to expose Belladonna for who she really is."

Hunter's Moon

'Every morning on our walk we see an amazing zoo, full of astonishing animals. Come and see them too!' A sister, brother and grandpa walk through town on their way to school, passing lots of construction sites as they go, seeing all the busy machines. They imagine that each one is an animal - the concrete mixer's big round belly is like a hippo's, the digger stretches its long neck like a giraffe, and the jackhammer hops up and down like a kangaroo. Vibrant and engaging whimsical fun for machine-mad kids.

Building Site Zoo

YA. Aust. Deals with issues of problems at school, friendship and romance. Dale is a good student until Alex comes along! 10 yrs+

The Troublemaker

Snow White, as you’ve never heard it before. Bianca and her glamorous model stepmother are preparing for Bianca’s Presentation Ball. Bianca is so looking forward to it. She only wishes her father could be here with her, instead of away on business. When she hears after the ball that her father is ill, she doesn’t notice that newspaper The Mirror has summed up the ball guests with this fatal sentence: ‘Lepmest has a new Fairest Lady, and her name is – Bianca.’ But though Bianca doesn’t notice, her stepmother certainly does. And very soon Bianca will learn the true nature of the woman whom she trusted and who she thought loved her and her father. Plunged into a terrifying world that will turn her from a daughter of privilege to a hunted creature in fear of her life, Bianca must find allies if she is to survive . . . Dark secrets. Darker magic. Sophie Masson's reimagined Snow White will leave you breathless.

It was meant to be the experience of a lifetime, for Australian twin sisters Helen and Alex Dorian, to walk the famous Camino from Saint Jean Pied de Port in the French Basque country, to Santiago del Compostella in Spain. But Helen injures her leg on the very day they arrive in Saint Jean and has to stay behind in the town while Alex goes on alone. A disappointed Helen tries to make the best of things and keep up with Alex via phone calls and blog posts, but it's not easy. But an unexpected meeting with Tony Garcia, an old schoolmate who is in Saint Jean to explore his Basque ancestral roots, begins to change things for Helen, as she and Tony investigate the mysteries surrounding his family's past. And then Alex goes missing... A lively, thoughtful short novel by award-winning writer Sophie Masson, A Hundred Words for Butterfly explores family relationships and the past's effect on the present, with a light touch and a vivid sense of place.

A Novella

A Hundred Words for Butterfly

'The Firebird is a spellbinding story set in the splendours and savageries of old Russia.' -- Libraries AustraliaOn the night of her engagement, Princess Tamara is caught in the palace garden with her fiancé's brother, Ivan. They claim to have been watching a firebird, a rare and wonderful creature--and it's true: the bird has left a feather. The Tsar, desperate for the bird, promises half his kingdom to whoever finds it. This might just give Princess Tamara and Ivan the chance to live happily ever after.First published in 2001, The Firebird was shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards Science Fiction and Fantasy that same year.Sophie Masson is an award-winning author of over 70 books for children, young adult and adults across a range of genres including fantasy, mystery, history, thrillers, ghost stories and fairy tales. Her most recent books include the YA speculative fiction novel, The Ghost Squad (2021), and Magical Tales from French Camelot (2021). In 2019 she was awarded AM (General Division) in the Order of Australia 'For significant service to literature as an author, publisher, and through roles in industry organisations'. For more information visit sophiemasson.org.

The Firebird

When Daisy Miller accepts an exciting new job in London with the mysterious Mrs Peabody, her old friend George Dale is more than a little jealous. But all is not quite as it seems and Daisy soon realises that there's more to this job than meets the eye. Before long the two friends find themselves in Paris and on the tail of daring jewel thief, the Shadow. Full of the glamour and daring of the 1930s, the Golden era of detective fiction, the Case of the Diamond Shadow will enchant young and older readers alike.

The Case of the Diamond Shadow

Every year the medieval village of Crundall has a fair. This year there's a new attraction: a merman. When Jack Fisher sees him, he's as surprised as everyone else, but unlike the others, Jack doesn't just see a mythical sea creature--and stranger still, looking back at him, the merman doesn't just seem to see an ordinary teenager. So begins Jack's discovery of his real origins and the watery green kingdom where all is not well...First published in 2000, the following year The Green Prince was adapted for the stage and shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy.Sophie Masson AM is an award-winning author of over 70 books for children, young adult and adults across a range of genres including fantasy, mystery, history, thrillers, ghost stories and fairy tales. Her most recent books include the YA speculative fiction novel, The Ghost Squad (2021), and Magical Tales from French Camelot (2021). She was awarded AM (General Division) in the Order of Australia in 2019 'For significant service to literature as an author, publisher, and through roles in industry organisations'. For more information visit sophiemasson.org

The Green Prince

Revenge, magic, love and hatred - and a curse so powerful it has lasted for centuries. Revenge, magic, love and hatred - and a curse so powerful it has lasted for centuries. In the desert kingdom of Ameerat, the al-Farouk family lives in luxury in a beautiful palace. But their great wealth comes at a terrible price - the curse of Zohreh, laid on the family 100 years earlier by another merchant who was cheated of her riches, and manifesting itself in a horrible death by fire that strikes certain members of the family. Khaled al-Farouk, the eldest son of the family, is desperate to make amends for the wrong done by his ancestor, but Zohreh's descendants are nowhere to be found. Or so they think. For far away in Parsari, Soheila, one of the younger members of Zohreh's clan, has vowed to revenge her ancestor. She leaves her home early one morning, dressed as a boy, and makes the long journey across land and sea to Ameerat, where she manages to inflitrate the al-Farouk household to await her moment of retribution. And so begins an amazing, exciting, moving, scary, and humorous adventure that will take Khaled and Soheila right into the heart of the Arabian Nights, into the strange world of the jinns as well as dangerous human intrigues, to great danger, suspense, and a stunning climax.

The Curse of Zohreh

Three short stories, linked through the experiences of the battling O'Connors family who win an Art Union prize and find themselves transported from a shabby caravan park to a Gold Coast mansion. For readers of 9-14 years.

Lucky Break

A fabulous anthology of twelve entertaining seasonal tales, featuring the special Christmassy magic of toys, by twelve Australian authors, both established and emerging. Illustrated throughout in full colour.

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