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Australian Children's Books : A Bibliography.Volume Three (2004) states these 3 books listed were ' first published as science fiction novels for adults as part of the Torin trilogy and reprinted in the young adult series, Moonstone.
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yThe Luck of Brin's FiveCherry Wilder,
New York (City):Atheneum,1977Z9243301977single work novel young adult science fiction On a cold winter night in the ancient land of Torin, a messenger from Earth fell from the sky. Discovered by Dorn, eldest son of the family of Brin's Five, earthling astronaut Scott Gale was taken under the wing of Dorn's family and called Diver, the Luck of Brin's Five.(Publisher's blurb)
2
yThe Nearest FireCherry Wilder,
New York (City):Atheneum,1980Z9224621980single work novel young adult science fiction With the help of two refugees from a penal colony, three earthmen, separated from a fourth on the planet Torin, elude capture by the Great Elder and gain cooperation for their mission.(Libraries Australia record).
'Having been absorbed into the traditional life of the Moruia, four Earth people live peacefully on the planet Torin until an unscrupulous diviner tries to seize power.' (Publication summary)
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