Gary Crew Books In Order

Extinction Books In Order

  1. I Saw Nothing (2003)
  2. I Did Nothing (2003)

Sam Silverthorne Books In Order

  1. Quest (2011)
  2. Menace (2011)
  3. Victory (2011)

Novels

  1. The Inner Circle (1986)
  2. Strange Objects (1990)
  3. No Such Country (1991)
  4. The House of Tomorrow (1992)
  5. Lucy’s Bay (1992)
  6. Angel’s Gate (1993)
  7. Inventing Anthony West (1994)
  8. The Lost Diamonds of Killiecrankie (1995)
  9. The Blue Feather (1997)
  10. Mama’s Babies (1998)
  11. Dear Venny, Dear Saffron (2000)
  12. Edward Britton (2000)
  13. Cruel Nest (2000)
  14. Gothic Hospital (2000)
  15. Force of Evil (2002)
  16. The Diviners Son (2004)
  17. In the Wake of the Mary Celeste (2004)
  18. Me and My Dog (2005)
  19. The Saw Doctor (2006)
  20. The End of the Line (2007)
  21. The Truth About Emma (2008)
  22. The Children’s Writer (2010)
  23. The Visions of Ichabod X (2015)
  24. Voicing the Dead (2015)
  25. Leaving the Lyrebird Forest (2018)

Collections

Picture Books

  1. The Watertower (1994)
  2. Gulliver in the South Seas (1994)
  3. Tracks (1994)
  4. First Light (1995)
  5. Caleb (1996)
  6. Bright Star (1996)
  7. The Figures of Julian Ashcroft (1996)
  8. Tagged (1997)
  9. The Viewer (1997)
  10. Memorial (1999)
  11. Gino the Genius (2000)
  12. Valley of the Bones (2000)
  13. The Kraken (2000)
  14. The Rainbow (2000)
  15. Arno the Garbo (2001)
  16. The Wreck of the Quetta (2002)
  17. Pig On the Titanic (2005)
  18. The Mystery of the Eilean Mor (2005)
  19. Cat on the Island (2008)

Novellas

  1. Timing the Machine (2016)

Anthologies edited

  1. Dark House (1995)

Extinction Book Covers

Sam Silverthorne Book Covers

Novels Book Covers

Collections Book Covers

Picture Books Book Covers

Novellas Book Covers

Anthologies edited Book Covers

Gary Crew Books Overview

I Saw Nothing

Rosie witnessed the capture of the last thylacine. Could she have done anything to save it, and save the species from extinction? This is the first story in the ‘Extinct’ series, dealing with the Tasmanian ‘tiger wolf’ or thylacine.

Strange Objects

During a school field trip, Steven discovers some gruesome relics from a seventeenth century shipwreck and massacre including the diary of a convicted murderer and soon becomes obsessed with the past.

Angel’s Gate

When a gold digger is murdered in Kimmy’s small Australian town, one of the man’s wild children comes to live in Kimmy’s home, and the two children build a friendship that will change them both.

Mama’s Babies

‘By the time I was nine years old I had begun to doubt that Mama Pratchett, the woman with whom I had lived for as long as I could remember, was in fact my mother…
‘ So begins Gary Crew’s chilling fictionalized account of a ‘baby farmer’ who, for profit, takes in unwanted children that later mysteriously disappear. Based on the facts revealed at the criminal trials of three women during the 1890s, Crew presents the story of young Sarah and her horrific realization. Sarah is the eldest child in the Pratchett family and finds herself treated more as a maid than as a daughter. She looks after her younger brothers and sisters all under the age of five cooking their meals, washing their diapers, and generally keeping them out of the way of Mama Pratchett. Mama is a stern woman and doesn’t like children who are ‘all full of beans.’ She guards her family closely from the prying eyes of strangers, moving from town to town every few months. Her meager earnings as a seamstress do little to keep the children fed and clothed, and they often go to bed with rumbling tummies, their mattresses padded with old newspaper to keep out the drafts. Mama, however, always seems to have enough for her own little luxuries. Sarah is made suspicious by the sudden appearance of a new baby following one of Mama’s visits to the train station. Shortly afterwards, young Robbie, only a toddler himself, falls mysteriously ill and dies while Sarah and her siblings are away on a rare outing from the house. But Robbie is not the only child of Mama Pratchett’s to disappear. With the help of her friend Will, Sarah finds the courage to testify in court against Mama Pratchett on the charge of murder. In a simple and telling introduction, Gary Crew describes the social background of the late nineteenth century that led unwed mothers to give up their babies to unscrupulous strangers. Tragically, Crew’s story is derived from real events: in the 1890s, Amelia Dyer in England, Minnie Dean in New Zealand, and Frances Knorr in Australia were sentenced to death for murder, following the testimony of teenage girls.

The End of the Line

Janet never had a friend before Lola came along. When Lola asks her to sleep over, Janet jumps at the chance. She takes the bus to the Half Moon Bridge, where Lola promised to meet her. Lola doesnt show up…
but a strange dog does.

The Watertower

On a scorching hot summer day in Preston, Australia, Spike and Bubba go for a swim in the old water tower which casts a long dark shadow across everything in the area.

Tracks

Joel discovers the origin of the shiny silver Tracks that he sees one night on a camping trip and then again later in his own backyard.

First Light

A young boy, who would rather spend time with his model airplanes, reluctantly accompanies his father on a fishing trip that starts before the First Light of day.

The Viewer

For Tristan, the city dump was a treasure trove full of history. He would take each sad, broken, and dirty thing apart to see how each could be made to tick, whir, or ring. Then he found the box. It was filled with lenses, a microscope, a monocle, a magnifying glass, and a Viewmaster. What Tristan saw through the dark orbs as he clicked The Viewer was like nothing he had ever seen before. He clicked more slowly, then crept into bed, trembling…
Afraid, Tristan tried to pull The Viewer from his eyes, but he could not. He tried to look away, but he could not. Something compelled him to keep looking, to try against his own wishes to actually enter this thing, this machine. In the morning when Tristan had not come down, his mom called him. There was no answer. She went to his bedroom, knocked and went in. Tristan’s bed was empty, but on his desk was a box, its lid closed, its latch firmly locked. Which was curious…
very curious indeed.

Memorial

A Moreton Bay Fig tree, planted as a Memorial to Australian soldiers killed in World War I, is slated to be cut down by the local council. A young boy tells the moving story of the tree, as related by his great grandfather, grandfather, and father, each of whom has participated in wars over the years. Interweaving themes of war, memory, and conservation, this book blends a sensitive text with brilliantly original collage art by Shaun Tan to bring an important lesson to young readers.

The Rainbow

Gary Crew and Gregory Rogers come together for the first time since the highly acclaimed Lucy’s Bay to create this poetic picture book. For Audrey, the journey ‘down the creek’ in her tiny boat is one that marks not only the myriad changes to the physical environment she pas*ses, but a journey within herself. She comes face to face with death, the challenges of growing up and the need to accept and move on from loss.

The Wreck of the Quetta

The true tale of the shipwreck of the Quetta and the extraordinary custody battle for a baby girl survivor. Award winning author Gary Crew and illustrator Bruce Whatley pair up to bring to life this 19th Century drama.

Pig On the Titanic

A pig on a passenger liner? Impossible! No! No! It’s me…
Maxixe, the music box pig! Everyone knows the story of the night the great ship Titanic sank. But few know the story of Maxixe, one of the unsung heroes of that night, and how this small musical pig soothed the fears of a lifeboat full of children. Based on true events, this dramatic story by author Gary Crew is told through the charming and compassionate voice of Maxixe, and is brought to life by the stunning artwork of illustrator Bruce Whatley.

Related Authors

Leave a Comment