The Curwood Chronicles Reading Order
The Curwood Chronicles are connected novels by Australian author Alexandra Manfield: Australian nature fantasy with mystery, supernatural elements and a strong sense of place, moving between inner-city Melbourne and the Australian bush. Each book tells a complete story, and characters carry over between them.
Where to start
- The Walkers of Curwood (2022). Contemporary nature fantasy set in Melbourne and the fictional Curwood Forest, for readers aged 15 and up. Childhood friends Cassie and Julian are separated by loss, until Cassie's parents vanish and she is drawn into an adventure stranger than any story. A great place to start the series.
- Son of Shadow (coming soon). The direct follow-on to The Walkers of Curwood: contemporary fantasy, returning to inner-city Melbourne, for readers aged 15 and up. Read The Walkers of Curwood first.
The prequel
The River Daughter (2020). A prequel to The Walkers of Curwood and Son of Shadow: contemporary nature fantasy with touches of urban fantasy, set in inner-city Melbourne and the Australian bush, for adults and older teens (16+). When her father's old sketchbook is stolen, Alisa is drawn into a series of strange and magical events, and towards the truth about who, or what, she really is. Read it before or after the others to discover Alisa and Tomas's story.
Read at any time
Orion's Web (2022). Near-future science fiction fantasy set in an altered, futuristic Melbourne, written for adult readers. In a climate-changed Australia where humanity lives under domes, a family races across the New Desert to save their daughter, pursued by a hunter who has never missed a target. It stands alone, sharing the series' magic of shapeshifters and those who can weave the world around them.
Formats
Every book is available as an ebook, paperback and hardback. Browse the Curwood Chronicles.