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Tony Shillitoe is an Australian fantasy writer. His first novel ''Guardians'' was published in 1992 by Pan Macmillan. It was the first part of the Andrakis trilogy, soon followed by ''Kingmaker'' and ''Dragonlords'' in 1993. The trilogy was partially rewritten for the 2006 edition. In 1995 Shillitoe published a teenage fantasy, ''The Last Wizard'', which was shortlisted in the inaugural Aurealis Awards for Best Fantasy Novel. Several short stories and a play monologue were published in various anthologies between 1996–1998. In 1999, Shillitoe published his first young adult novel, ''Joy Ride'' with Wakefield Press. Set in Adelaide in the mid-1990s, and inspired by a real news story in which two boys stole a bus and drove it up the South Eastern Freeway. The novel was popularly received by teenagers and young adults, but despised by most older readers, and did not receive positive publicity. It has been used in schools, and also in correctional institutions as a text for rehabilitating young males. Shillitoe returned to the fantasy genre in 2002 when HarperCollins released ''Blood'', the first book in the Ashuak Chronicles. ''Blood'' was also short-listed for Best Fantasy Novel in the Aurealis Awards in 2002. ''Passion'' and ''Freedom'' completed the Ashuak Chronicle trilogy in 2003. 2003 also saw the release of Shillitoe's second young adult novel, ''Caught in the Headlights'', which was listed as a "Notable Book for Older Readers" by the Children's Book Council, and it has subsequently appeared on Premier's Reading Lists in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. In contrast with the previous novel ''Joy Ride'', this novel espouses a more conventional moral attitude. ''Caught in the Headlights'' has been successful. It also reflects the author's zero tolerance for drugs, drawn from the experiences of several close friends who fell victim to drug use. In 2006 Shillitoe released the first novel in a new fantasy series, the Dreaming in Amber quartet, published by Harper Collins. The second book, A ''Solitary Journey'', was also released in 2006. ''Prisoner of Fate'' followed in June 2007 and the final book, ''The Demon Horsemen'', was published in July 2008. ==Body of Works== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tony Shillitoe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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