{"id":189,"date":"2012-02-19T10:01:28","date_gmt":"2012-02-18T23:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joanneanderton.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2026-03-06T14:15:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T03:15:54","slug":"novels","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joanneanderton.com\/wordpress\/novels\/","title":{"rendered":"Novels and Novellas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pixerina: A Haunting<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Something about the old house on the hill has always intrigued Rebecca Bell, but she\u2019s resisted its pull until now. An artist by trade, Rebecca has been blocked and uninspired for three years. Given the art world, she\u2019s at risk of being forgotten if she doesn\u2019t come up with something soon. And while that might fit with her husband\u2019s changing life plans, it doesn\u2019t fit with Rebecca\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Immediately the house inspires her<\/strong> and she becomes obsessed with the building, its history, its inhabitants, and especially in the little girl <\/strong>who\u2019s spirit seems to linger in the house and on its grounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angelica has been waiting patiently for someone to notice her. For someone to befriend her. For someone to care. Even after her passing. Her living days were spent with the occasional doting on by her father, but mostly staying hidden from his fans and patrons. So meeting Rebecca is a boon for both of them. But Angelica thinks she\u2019s gaining a friend. And Rebecca\u2026well, Rebecca is gaining a muse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set in the Australian suburbs, Pixerina<\/em> is a stunning novella about what society demands of women and how much we\u2019re willing to sacrifice to escape those expectations. It\u2019s a story of grief, of wrenching back control when your life has been derailed, and the obsessive need to create art.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Debris, Suited and Guardian<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Veiled Worlds Trilogy<\/strong>
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In a far future where technology is all but indistinguishable from magic, Tanyana is one of the elite. She can control pions, the building blocks of matter, shaping them into new forms using ritual gestures and techniques. The rewards are great, and she is one of most highly regarded people in the city. But that was before the \u201caccident\u201d. Stripped of her powers, bound inside a bizarre powersuit, she finds herself cast down to the very lowest level of society. Powerless, penniless and scarred, Tanyana must adjust to a new life collecting \u201cdebris\u201d, the stuff left behind by pions. But as she tries to find who has done all of this to her, she also starts to realize that debris is more important than anyone could guess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortlisted for the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chosen for the Locus Best First Novel of 2011 list<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortlisted for the Ditmar award for Best Novel<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA compelling first novel.\u201d
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\u201cAustralian first-time novelist Anderton has created a refreshingly original and complex far-future society and uses Tanyana\u2019s fall, and subsequent investigation into who was behind it, to examine issues of privilege and poverty, loyalty and betrayal. The first book in The Veiled Worlds trilogy marks an accomplished debut.\u201d
\n– Eric Brown, The Guardian<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnderton demonstrates a mastery of storytelling and world building in this series opener that is reminiscent of the visionary works of China Mi\u00e9ville. This accomplished debut novel should enjoy a wide readership.\u201d
\n– Library Journal<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Pixerina: A Haunting Something about the old house on the hill has always intrigued Rebecca Bell, but she\u2019s resisted its pull until now. An artist by trade, Rebecca has been blocked and uninspired for three years. Given the art world, she\u2019s at risk of being forgotten if she doesn\u2019t come up with something soon. And … <\/p>\n

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