Lian Tanner
Lian Tanner is a children's author and playwright. She has worked as a teacher in Australia and Papua New Guinea, a tourist bus driver, a freelance journalist, a juggler, a community arts worker, an editor and a professional actor. It took her a while to realise that all of these jobs were really just preparation for being a writer. Nowadays she lives by the beach in southern Tasmania, with a small tabby cat and lots of friendly neighbourhood dogs. She has not yet mastered the art of Concealment by the Imitation of Nothingness, but she is quite good at Camouflage.
Books by Lian Tanner
A Clue for Clara
Published: August 2020
Can a scruffy chicken crack a crime? Perhaps, if she's a genius like Clara. An egg-cellent novel about a small chook and a big crime by the highly-acclaimed author of Ella and the Ocean
Haunted Warriors: The Rogues 3
Published: October 2019
Magic, mayhem and a ruthless, ghost-eating demon feature in this exciting conclusion to The Rogues from the award-winning author of the highly-acclaimed Keepers series.
Secret Guardians: The Rogues 2
Published: September 2019
From the author of the wonderful Keepers series, here is a vividly exciting new trilogy for 9 to 13 year olds, set in the same world as the Keepers, with all new characters, in a brilliant fantasy-adventure.
Ella and the Ocean
Published: August 2019
A very Australian story of drought and renewal, of family, of imagination and of the power of hope.
Secret Guardians: The Rogues 2
Published: September 2018
From the author of the wonderful Keepers series, here is a vividly exciting new trilogy for 9 to 13 year olds, set in the same world as the Keepers, with all new characters, in a brilliant fantasy-adventure.
Accidental Heroes: The Rogues 1
Published: June 2018
From the author of the bestselling Keepers series, here is a vividly exciting new fantasy-adventure for 9 to 13 year olds, set in the same world as the Keepers.
Accidental Heroes: The Rogues 1
Published: October 2017
The Rogues is a vividly exciting new trilogy set in the same world as the best-selling Keepers, with all new characters. A brilliant fantasy-adventure for 9 to 13 year olds.
Sunker's Deep: Hidden Series 2
Published: December 2016
The second book in The Hidden series, magnificent fantasy-adventure from the bestselling author of The Keepers.
Fetcher's Song: The Hidden Series 3
Published: November 2016
The thrilling conclusion to The Hidden series: a vividly exciting fantasy-adventure by a master storyteller.
Ice Breaker: The Hidden Series 1
Published: November 2016
From the author of the wonderful Keepers series comes a vividly exciting fantasy-adventure, the first in The Hidden series.
Fetcher's Song: The Hidden Series 3
Published: January 2016
The thrilling conclusion to the Hidden series: a vividly exciting fantasy-adventure by a master storyteller.
The Path of Beasts: The Keepers 3
Published: June 2013
The final heart-stopping adventure in the Keepers series, following Museum of Thieves and City of Lies. When all is nearly lost, Goldie must walk the secret and perilous Beast Road .
City of Lies: The Keepers 2
Published: July 2012
A gripping fantasy adventure: the exciting sequel to Museum of Thieves. Six months have passed since the Great Storm, and Goldie Roth is trapped at home again, this time by the invisible chains of love and guilt. But when Toadspit's sister Bonnie is abducted by a mysterious criminal called Harrow, Goldie must leave home in a bold attempt to rescue her friends .
City of Lies: The Keepers 2
Published: October 2011
A gripping fantasy adventure: the exciting sequel to Museum of Thieves. Six months have passed since the Great Storm, and Goldie Roth is trapped at home again, this time by the invisible chains of love and guilt. But when Toadspit's sister Bonnie is abducted by a mysterious criminal called Harrow, Goldie must leave home in a bold attempt to rescue her friends .
Museum of Thieves: The Keepers 1
Published: July 2011
In the city of Jewel, impatience is a sin and boldness is a crime. Goldie Roth is impatient and bold. When she escapes the clutches of the Blessed Guardians to find haven at the Museum of Dunt, an unforgettable adventure begins that will unlock hidden mysteries, dark secrets and awaken dangerous enemies. The thrilling first book in The Keepers trilogy.
