Obernewtyn
In a world struggling back from the brink of apocalypse, life is harsh. And for Elspeth Gordie, it is also dangerous. That's because Elspeth has a secret: she is a Misfit, born with mysterious mental abilities that she must keep hidden under threat of death. And her worries only multiply when she is exiled to the mountain compound known as Obernewtyn, where — for all her talents — Elspeth may finally and truly be out of her depth. Then she learns she’s not the only one concealing secrets at Obernewtyn.
Shortlisted for the The Children's Book Council of Australia Award for Book of the Year for Older Readers (1988)
About the Obernewtyn Chronicles Series
Books in series order
- 1.Obernewtyn(1987)
- 2.The Farseekers(1990)
- 3.Ashling(1995)
- 4.The Keeping Place(1999)
- 5.The Stone Key(2008)
- 6.The Sending(2011)
- 7.The Red Queen(2015)
Reading age: 12+ years
This series should be read in order.
The Obernewtyn Chronicles is a science fiction and fantasy series set in a post apocalyptic world, long after a global nuclear holocaust, called the 'Great White', has scourged the land. There are no machines, cars, computers, or planes, and in their place are horses and carts. Modern technology and information have been lost. The 'Great White' didn't only bring a reign of primitive technology: it brought mutants, those with extrasensory powers. A new government - the Council - orders these mutants, called Misfits, to be burned, and has appointed a religious authority, the Herder Faction, to hunt them down. This is the world that orphaned mutant teen Elspeth Gordie lives in. The novels deal with themes of responsibility, duty, prejudice, discrimination, tolerance, and human and animal rights.