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A Piper at the Gates: Book One of The Children of Hamelin(1 The Children of Hamelin)

A Piper at the Gates: Book One of The Children of Hamelin(1 The Children of Hamelin)


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"Twisting, tumbling through the endless black, the boy pursed his lips, and with his last breath, he whistled." - from A Piper at the Gates A song is haunting the children of starship Hamelin. They hear it everywhere-in their VR chambers, in their dreams, even through the locked doors of their family cabins. The melody calls to them. Beckons them. Especially Jack and Lucy. Lucy lives under the eye of her military mother, dreaming of escape. Jack builds strange instruments out of salvaged code and sorrow. Neither of them knows who The Piper is... but both know they're being called. As the Fleet drifts through deep space-fleeing a dying Earth, bound for a planet they'll never live to see-Jack and Lucy begin to unravel the mystery behind the song. What they discover will tear their lives apart... and offer a chance to become something more than the system ever allowed. Piper at the Gates is a lyrical sci-fi coming-of-age novel about love, rebellion, and the music that frees us. For readers who love... - Lyrical speculative fiction exploring grief, identity, and imagination - Stories like A Monster Calls, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, and Lanny - Quiet revolutionaries, mythic echoes, and the haunted edges of technology Aboard the starship Hamelin, families live isolated lives, policed by strict hierarchy and digital illusion. Children study in immersive VR chambers, cut off from their parents and each other. But something has slipped through the system: a song, ancient and impossible, leaking through code and memory. Told through dual perspectives and set against a backdrop of interstellar exile, Piper at the Gates blends sci-fi, surrealism, and psychological realism in the first novel of The Children of Hamelin trilogy.

About the Author :
Stuart Orr began his writing career in Melbourne's independent theatre scene. His first play, Telefunken, a solo show which he also performed, was selected to open The Malthouse Theatre Company's Tower Theatre, where it won the inaugural Melbourne Fringe Touring Award. His second play, La Rejectamenta, another solo which he performed, was staged at La Mama Courthouse.Since La Rejectamenta, Stuart has written three novels: Ocean of Noise, A Piper at the Gates, and its sequel, The Piper's Apprentice. His story Voodoo Child won the Vocal Media "Melodic Milestones Playlist" Award.Stuart teaches Literature and Philosophy in The Macedon Ranges, where he lives with his wife and their two children.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781764088329
  • Publisher: Civilised Ape
  • Publisher Imprint: Civilised Ape
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 378
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Weight: 557 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1764088328
  • Publisher Date: 15 May 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Series Title: 1 The Children of Hamelin
  • Sub Title: Book One of The Children of Hamelin
  • Width: 152 mm


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