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Bio: Laraine has been writing fantasy for young readers since 1987, when she started The Obsidian Quest, which was a finalist in the YA division of the Dream Realm Awards in 2001 and was also published in Swedish (paperback) in December 2005. Fantasy has been Laraine's favourite reading genre since she discovered the Lord of the Rings trilogy back in the seventies. She and her husband live in a dairy- farming community near Rotorua, one of New Zealand's most well-known tourist destinations. They have five acres, on which Laraine's husband farms beef cattle, and they share their home with three long-haired miniature Dachshunds.
Sujad Cariotis has stolen the refashioned Obsidian Orb and made himself Lord of Obsidian--a very powerful enemy who is yet only a servant to the real Enemy. But, unknown to Sujad, Peter has made an unusual secret friend to help the Earthlight in its continuing fight against the evil that threatens to swamp the planet. (Published: 2004)
A newspaper report, followed by a knock on her door, forces Matlin to recall a terrifying time in her past and plunges her right back into that terror. (Published: 2008)
Still I heard those footsteps. I couldn't be imagining it. The sound was far more real than the echoes in the house. I took another look. And my heart did a double leap. For a black figure was running furiously down the side of the house. It burst into the sunshine--the very essence of what I had imagined crouching behind the kitchen door--my nightmare become reality. As if it isn't enough to wake up in unfamiliar surroundings, being cared for by a man named Raoul who must be her husband but see... more info>> (Published: 2005)
When Peter comes to stay with his dead mother's twin sister and her husband while his stepfather is away on business, he is immediately plunged into a chain of frightening and bizarre events that can't possibly have anything to do with him--an ordinary, somewhat solitary boy. But then, is he really so ordinary? Is his uncle--a complete stranger--as ordinary as he at first appears? As for the retired scientist, what ordinary man has the type of power he seems to wield? (Published: 2003) Dream Realm Award Finalist
With the enemies of the Earthlight continuing to grow in both numbers and power, Peter's final quest becomes more difficult and confusing. He discovers the dreadful truth only when it is too late and, in his mind-numbing horror, he seems to be about to lose the final battle. (Published: 2004)
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