PUBLISHER SHOWN IS THE FIRST PUBLISHER

Fantasy

THE THREE WORLDS SERIES

THE VIEW FROM THE MIRROR QUARTET (PENGUIN AUST., 1998-1999)

A Shadow on the Glass (Shortlisted, Aurealis Award, Fantasy)

The Tower on the Rift

Dark is the Moon

The Way Between the Worlds

 

THE WELL OF ECHOES QUARTET (PENGUIN AUST., 2001-2004)

Geomancer

Tetrarch

Scrutator (Honourable Mention, Aurealis Award, Fantasy)

Chimaera

 

THE SONG OF THE TEARS TRILOGY (PENGUIN AUST., 2006-2008)

Torments of the Traitor

The Curse on the Chosen

The Destiny of the Dead

 

THE TAINTED REALM TRILOGY (HACHETTE ORBIT WORLDWIDE, FORTHCOMING LATE 2011)

Vengeance (Late 2011)

Rebellion (2012)

Justice (2012 or 2013)

 

Eco-thrillers

THE HUMAN RITES TRILOGY (SIMON & SCHUSTER AUST., 2000-2004)

(Revised and updated ed. 2008-2010)

The Last Albatross

Terminator Gene (Shortlisted, Aurealis Award, SF)

The Life Lottery

 

For younger readers

THE RUNCIBLE JONES SERIES (PUFFIN AUST., 2006-2010)

Runcible Jones: The Gate to Nowhere

Runcible Jones and the Buried City

Runcible Jones and the Frozen Compass

Runcible Jones and the Backwards Hourglass

 

GRIM AND GRIMMER (SCHOLASTIC AUST., 2010-2011)

The Headless Highwayman (May 2010)

The Grasping Goblin (August 2010)

The Desperate Dwarf (March 2011)

The Calamitous Queen (June 2011)

 

For primary school readers (SCHOLASTIC AUST., 2008)

THE SORCERER'S TOWER (2008)(Shortlisted, Aurealis Award, Children's)

Thorn Castle

Giant's Lair

Black Crypt

Wizardry Crag

 

Other Writing

Novella, Poisoned Chalice, in Mystery, Magic, Voodoo and the Holy Grail, Harper-Collins, 2000.

Article, The Truth About Publishing (2^nd Ed. 2005; see Ian's website), has been widely reprinted and is on the reading list of many creative writing courses.

Chapter, The Art & Science of Book Promotion in The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction, Dragon Moon Press, Canada, 2007. Winner of the 2007 Eppie Award, best non-fiction book.

Chapter, How the Inheritance Series Differs from Previous Fantasy Epics, in Secrets of the Dragon Riders, Your favourite authors on Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Series. Borders Exclusives, Ben Bella Books, Austin, Tx, August 2008. Updated edition, February 2010.

 

Forthcoming

Tribute to Hell, in Dreamtime: Legends of Australian Fantasy, eds. Jonathan Strahan & Jack Dann, Harper-Collins, July 2010.

Introduction to A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta, by Guy Boothby. Classic Australian SF Series, Chimaera Publications, late 2010.

Essay on V for Vendetta, in Cinema Futura (essays on 50 SF movies), PS Publishing, UK, late 2010.

 

Scientific Writing

Principal author and/or editor of more than 30 published manuals, reports and multi-volume environmental impact studies, plus various scientific articles. Author, editor or contributor to more than 280 unpublished scientific reports.