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Winner of the Victorian Prize for Literature, Australia’s richest literary award, No Friend but the Mountains is Kurdish Iranian journalist and refugee Behrouz Boochani’s account of his detainment on Australia’s notorious Manus Island prison - a work that represents the harrowing experience of the many stateless and imprisoned refugees and migrants around the world.

In 2013, Kurdish journalist Behrouz Boochani sought asylum in Australia but was instead illegally imprisoned in the country’s most notorious detention centre on Manus Island. He has been there ever since. This book is the result. Behrouz Boochani spent nearly five years typing passages of this book one text at a time from a secret mobile phone in prison. Compiled and translated from Farsi, they form an incredible story of how escaping political persecution in Iran, he ended up trapped as a stateless person.

The CyBio Corporation has always been on the cutting edge of augmentation development for the Neon Boulevard, and with its latest technology set to be announced, they aim to change the world once more. The day before the announcement, CyBio's CEO is murdered, triggering events that put a rogue AI and a serial killer on a collision course that could destroy life in the city forever.

In 2013, Kurdish journalist Behrouz Boochani was illegally detained on Manus Island. He has been there ever since. This book is the result. Laboriously tapped out on a mobile phone and translated from the Farsi. It is a voice of witness, an act of survival. A lyric firsthand account. A cry of resistance. A vivid portrait through five years of incarceration and exile.

The first stand-alone short story based in the Neon Helix Universe. Salem had quit the world six years ago. His unique skills forcing him to escape the reality of the Neon Boulevard and into the complete isolation of a virtual world. Until, an old debt forces him back into the world, kicking and screaming, to repay a debt and find the missing daughter of an old friend. Along with his assigned guardian Bella, Salem will have to throw himself back into the gritty world of the Boulevard to pay off his debts.

What Made Jolie Run is the story of a young horse who always wanted to be a race horse, but was considered too small to be a serious contender. Nobody took his ambitions seriously and he was never given the chance. That is until one day when his owner was pushed into entering him into the big race. What really make this charming tales special, is that the story is told by Jolie's father, from the horse's point of view. We invite you to listen to a sample of the audio and hope your family enjoys the wonderful tale.

Gale force wind pelted rain down upon the Firebreathing Kittens guild hall. Suddenly, the guild's door burst open. Injured people rushed in and exclaimed, "There are monsters outside!" Join four real people and a game master as they fight zombies and get to the bottom of this mystery. Because this book is an adaptation of the Firebreathing Kittens podcast, not one author creating words for four characters, the decision making is real and the banter is, too.