2021 Aurealis Awards Shortlist
We are delighted to announce that the following titles have been shortlisted for the 2021 Aurealis Awards!
BEST CHILDREN'S FICTION
The Boy Who Stepped Through Time by Anna Ciddor
Dragon Skin by Karen Foxlee
BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL/ILLUSTRATED WORK
Treasure in the Lake by Jason Pamment
BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
Waking Romeo by Kathryn Barker
Aurora's End: The Aurora Cycle 3 by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix
It's Not You, It's Me by Gabrielle Williams
BEST FANTASY NOVEL
Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat
BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL
Waking Romeo by Kathryn Barker
Aurora's End: The Aurora Cycle 3 by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
SARA DOUGLASS BOOK SERIES AWARD
Unearthed series (Unearthed and Undying) by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Lifelike series (Lifel1k3, Dev1at3 and Truel1f3) by Jay Kristoff
The winners will be announced later this year.
The rest of the shortlists and more information can be found here.
The Boy Who Stepped Through Time
by Anna Ciddor
An accidental trip back to the Roman Empire sets off a race against time to save a friendship - and a life. A thrilling time-slip adventure from a much-loved Australian author.
Dragon Skin
by Karen Foxlee
From the bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Lenny's Book of Everything comes a magical tale about a girl who saves a dragon and rescues her family.
Treasure in the Lake
by Jason Pamment
A fantasy-adventure graphic novel about two best friends and their discovery of a mysterious village, perfect for fans of Kazu Kibuishi's Amulet or Raina Telgemeier's Ghost.
Waking Romeo
by Kathryn Barker
What if Juliet Capulet met someone who made her doubt true love? What if Wuthering Heights was a message to a time traveller? A cosmic reimagining of Romeo and Juliet and homage to two literary classics in a compelling novel about fate, love and time travel from an award-winning author.
Aurora's End: The Aurora Cycle 3
by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
The thrilling finale to the internationally bestselling Aurora Cycle series sees the return of Squad 312 in an explosive battle across time and space. By the award-winning authors of the Illuminae Files.
Terciel and Elinor
by Garth Nix
Bestselling novelist Garth Nix returns to the Old Kingdom for the never-before-told love story of Sabriel's parents, Terciel and Elinor, and the charter magic that brought them together - and threatened to tear them apart. A long-awaited prequel to a classic fantasy series.
It's Not You, It's Me
by Gabrielle Williams
A literally life-changing novel about time travel, soulmates and serial killers that asks a very big question: Can you ever change your fate? This is award-winning YA author Gabrielle Williams' most surprising, ambitious and dexterous book yet.
Dark Rise: Dark Rise 1
by C.S. Pacat
The first book in a brilliant YA fantasy trilogy from internationally acclaimed Australian author CS Pacat.
Unearthed
by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
Lara Croft and Indiana Jones join forces - in space! This December, discover the newest series from New York Times bestselling duo, Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner. Jules Addison and Amelia Radcliffe join forces in a tomb-raiding race on a newly-discovered planet to unravel the secrets of an ancient, long-extinct civilization--only to uncover a revelation that could spell the end of the human race...
Undying
by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
The earth's fate rests in Mia and Jules's hands in the epic conclusion to New York Times best-selling authors Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner's tomb-raiding sci-fi duology.
Dev1at3: Lifel1k3 2 (Deviate: Lifelike 2)
by Jay Kristoff
The explosive sequel to Lifel1k3 that 'reads like a crazed mash up of Blade Runner, Paradise Lost, X-Men, Mad Max and everything in between' from the author of the Nevernight Chronicles and co-author of the New York Times bestselling Illuminae Files.
Truel1f3: Lifel1k3 3 (Truelife: Lifelike 3)
by Jay Kristoff
From the bestselling co-author of the Illuminae Files comes the thrilling conclusion to the award-winning LIFEL1K3 trilogy.
Lifel1k3: Lifel1k3 1 (Lifelike: Lifelike 1)
by Jay Kristoff
The first in the thrilling trilogy of this epic post-apocalyptic journey from the bestselling author of The Nevernight Chronicle and The Illuminae Files that's part Romeo and Juliet, part Terminator, and all adrenaline.
Dev1at3: Lifel1k3 2 (Deviate: Lifelike 2)
by Jay Kristoff
Book two of the thrilling post-apocalyptic series by the internationally bestselling author of The Nevernight Chronicle and The Illuminae Files.
Truel1f3: Lifel1k3 3 (Truelife: Lifelike 3)
by Jay Kristoff
The thrilling finale of the LIFEL1K3 trilogy from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Nevernight Chronicle and The Illuminae Files.
