P. M. Freestone P. M. Freestone i(A139787 works by) (a.k.a. Peta Freestone)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

P.M. Freestone writes YA fiction. She is a graduate of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop (San Diego) and holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne.

She worked as editor of Scape, an ezine of speculative fiction for young-adult readers, before its closure.

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y separately published work icon The Darkest Bloom Shadowscent 1 : The Darkest Bloom United Kingdom (UK) : Scholastic UK , 2019 18961194 2019 single work novel fantasy young adult

'In the empire of Aramtesh, there is power in scent. Seventeen-year-old Rakel has a talent for fragrances, but her scentlore skills aren’t good enough to save her dying father. She travels from her desert village to the city in a desperate gamble to raise funds, but instead finds herself indentured to the head priestess at the temple. 

'Not long after, the temple’s precious scented flowers are set ablaze, and the imperial prince is found poisoned. Rakel and the prince’s bodyguard, Ash, realize they are the prime suspects, and the unlikely pair go on the run, racing across the empire to save themselves, the prince, and the empire itself.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2019 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Fantasy Division Novel
2019 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Young Adult Division Novel
Neverspring 2011 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: M-Brane SF : The Magazine of Astounding Science Fiction , February vol. 25 no. 2011;
2012 shortlisted Chronos Awards Best Short Fiction
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