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Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 Victor's Quest
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'Prince Victor is on a quest to find a smart and sensible princess for him to marry. Along the way, Victor overcomes the Dolorous Mist of Tranby, and rescues a princess from a monstrous plague of chickens. But when Victor arrives back at the castle, the Queen is shocked to find that Victor has failed in his quest ... but Victor's unusual logic wins out in the end.' (Publisher's blurb)

Notes

  • Also published in sound recording format.
  • Prequel to Victor's Challenge.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Newtown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Walker Books Australia , 2008 .
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      • Publication date: 1 September 2008.
      ISBN: 9781921150319
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Works about this Work

Under Age Ruth Atkinson , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 28 September 2008; (p. 27)
— Review of Saving Mr Pinto Alison Lester , 2008 single work children's fiction ; Victor's Quest Pamela Freeman , 1996 single work children's fiction
Untitled Julia Jackson , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , June vol. 87 no. 9 2008; (p. 61)
— Review of Victor's Quest Pamela Freeman , 1996 single work children's fiction
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1997 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 41 no. 3 1997; (p. 4-13) An overview of the entries, shortlisted, and award winners for the 1997 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award
Little to Excite Little Readers Sally McInerney , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 August 1997; (p. 10)
— Review of Victor's Quest Pamela Freeman , 1996 single work children's fiction
Coming of Age Margaret Dunkle , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , June 1997; (p. 26 - 31)
— Review of Peeling the Onion Wendy Orr , 1996 single work novel ; Victor's Quest Pamela Freeman , 1996 single work children's fiction
Untitled Julia Jackson , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , June vol. 87 no. 9 2008; (p. 61)
— Review of Victor's Quest Pamela Freeman , 1996 single work children's fiction
Under Age Ruth Atkinson , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 28 September 2008; (p. 27)
— Review of Saving Mr Pinto Alison Lester , 2008 single work children's fiction ; Victor's Quest Pamela Freeman , 1996 single work children's fiction
And the Winner Is . . . Robin Morrow , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 August 1997;
— Review of Pagan's Scribe Catherine Jinks , 1996 single work novel ; DragonQuest Allan Baillie , 1996 single work picture book ; Victor's Quest Pamela Freeman , 1996 single work children's fiction ; Peeling the Onion Wendy Orr , 1996 single work novel
Coming of Age Margaret Dunkle , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , June 1997; (p. 26 - 31)
— Review of Peeling the Onion Wendy Orr , 1996 single work novel ; Victor's Quest Pamela Freeman , 1996 single work children's fiction
Little to Excite Little Readers Sally McInerney , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 August 1997; (p. 10)
— Review of Victor's Quest Pamela Freeman , 1996 single work children's fiction
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1997 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 41 no. 3 1997; (p. 4-13) An overview of the entries, shortlisted, and award winners for the 1997 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award
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