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form y separately published work icon Spellbinder series - publisher   film/TV   children's   fantasy   young adult  
Issue Details: First known date: 1995... 1995 Spellbinder
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After a prank at a school camp goes horribly wrong, Sydney schoolboy Paul finds himself transported into a parallel world where the Industrial Revolution never took place and where power is wielded by the Spellbinders, whose power suits allow them to manipulate and create static electricity. Though the Spellbinders are largely benevolent, Paul and Riana (the inhabitant of the Spellbinder world who aids Paul) manage to cross Ashka, an ambitious Spellbinder who craves absolute power.

The series is evenly split between Paul's experiences in Riana's world and Riana's confusion when she crosses over to Paul's world.

Spellbinder was another program to arise from the collaboration of Mark Shirrefs and John Thomson, who had previously worked together on The Girl from Tomorrow, The Girl from Tomorrow Part II, and Mission Top Secret.

Adaptations

y separately published work icon Spellbinder 2 Mark Shirrefs , John Thomson , Jill Wayment , Sydney : Hodder Headline , 1997 Z192850 1997 selected work novel young adult science fiction Kathy and Ashka are taken to parallel world - the Land of the Dragon Lord, which is ruled by Sun, a spoilt 10 year old and an ancient computer.

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Works about this Work

Untitled Francoise Purdue , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 2 2004; (p. 52)

— Review of Spellbinder John Thomson , Mark Shirrefs , 1995 series - publisher film/TV
Untitled Francoise Purdue , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 18 no. 2 2004; (p. 52)

— Review of Spellbinder John Thomson , Mark Shirrefs , 1995 series - publisher film/TV
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