Obernewtyn

 
First Published:
Australia: Penguin, 1987 (ISBN-10: 0140178546; ISBN-13: 9780140178548)
UK: Penguin, 1993 [Out of Print]
US: Tor, 1999 [Out of Print]
US/Canada: Random House, 9 Dec 2008 [also available in the UK through Amazon.co.uk]
 

In a world struggling back from the brink of apocalypse, life is harsh. But for Elspeth Gordie, born with enhanced mental abilities that would see her sterilised or killed if discovered, it is also dangerous.
Sent to the remote mountain institution of Obernewtyn, where escape is impossible, she soon discovers that all is not as it seems...

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"I dream of those other worlds and other places where life is enchantingly complicated, more honourable, and where there is still room for noble deeds and great quests; a world in which even a misfit might become a hero."
~ Isobelle Carmody
  
 
Review/s: 
"A brave, multi-talented girl, her interesting friends, and animal characters with minds of their own – this book is a dream date for me."
~ Tamora Pierce
 
"Through the breadth of her vision, the depth of her characters, and the strength of her language, Isobelle Carmody has created a world completely realized in all its details and completely persuasive. Multi-levelled, multi-dimensional, the Obernewtyn Chronicles promise to be a major work of fantastic imagination..."
~ Lloyd Alexander