Belinda Murrell
Belinda Murrell has worked as a travel journalist, technical writer, editor and public relations consultant. Her overseas adventures inspired her work as a travel writer for the West Australian newspaper and Out & About With Kids travel magazine. Her work has also appeared in the Sun Herald, Sunday Telegraph and Sydney Morning Herald. While Belinda studied Children's Literature at Macquarie University, her passion for children's books was reignited when she had her own three children and began telling and writing stories for Nick, Emily and Lachlan. Belinda's books include the Sun Sword fantasy trilogy, Scottish timeslip tale The Locket of Dreams, French Revolution timeslip tale The Ruby Talisman, Australian timeslip tale The Ivory Rose and Australian World War II tale The Forgotten Pearl.
News and Blog
The first book in John Flanagan’s new BROTHERBAND series, THE OUTCASTS, has made the CBCA Book of the Year shortlist for Younger Readers. The CBC Awards are Australia’s most prestigious children’s book awards, honouring authors across five categories. Many Random House authors have also been recognised among the CBCA's Notable Books, which is a longer list...
Random House has an amazing 8 shortlisted titles in the 2009 Speech Pathologist – Book of the Year Awards. There are 4 titles shortlisted in the Lower Primary Section and 4 titles in the Upper Primary. This is the first nomination for a number of our 2009 titles such as THE ADVENTURES OF NANNY PIGGINS, THE LOCKET OF DREAMS and BELMONT AND THE DRAGON. Our amazing Woolshed Press also has 2...
Books by Belinda Murrell
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Sun Sword 1: Quest for the Sun Gem
by Belinda MurrellPublished: 01/06/2012
Magical and exciting, full of wonderful creatures, mysterious codes and puzzles, and with four courageous young heroes and heroines, this series will delight all 8 to 12 year olds.
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Sun Sword 2: Voyage of the Owl
by Belinda MurrellPublished: 01/06/2012
Magical and exciting, full of wonderful creatures, mysterious codes and puzzles, and with four courageous young heroes and heroines, the second book in the SUN SWORD TRILOGY will delight all 8 to 12 year olds.
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Sun Sword 3: The Snowy Tower
by Belinda MurrellPublished: 01/06/2012
The adventure is far from over as Ethan, Lily, Saxon and Roana ride for the snowy mountains to rescue a prince - and save the kingdom.
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The Forgotten Pearl
by Belinda MurrellPublished: 01/06/2012
The forgotten pearl is the key to entering an exhilarating wartime adventure from bestselling author Belinda Murrell.
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The Ivory Rose
by Belinda MurrellPublished: 02/05/2011
An ivory rose charm is the beginning of a terrifying adventure in 1890s Sydney in this gothic ghost story - another thrilling time slip tale for girls from best-loved author Belinda Murrell.
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The Ruby Talisman
by Belinda MurrellPublished: 03/05/2010
A ruby talisman is the key to entering a thrilling adventure in this timeslip tale that takes readers into one of the most dangerous periods in history: the French Revolution.
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The Locket of Dreams
by Belinda MurrellPublished: 01/04/2009
A magical timeslip adventure set in Scotland of the 1850s and present-day Sydney
