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	For everything you need to know about Quentaris, visit the Quentaris website. THE QUENTARIS CHRONICLES edited by Michael Pryor and Paul Collins Quentaris is a riverside city roughly the size of Renaissance Florence, and also has a similar population (150,000). Towering above the city are the famous caves to which adventurers flock from around the globe. Each cave contains a ‘rift’. Anyone entering one gets transported to another world. The worlds aren’t always hospitable, and adventurers are often lost or come back to Quentaris worse for wear. Some however arrive back laden with treasure like precious gems etc. Map of Quentaris, illustrated by Jeremy Maitland-Smith The Quentaris Chronicles has taken off in a big way, with several titles going into multiple reprints in the first year. Titles have also been produced by Bolinda Video into audio books. Foreign rights have sold to Russian and Thai publishers. The following authors are now writing for the series: Michael Pryor Paul Collins Sean McMullen Isobelle Carmody Gary Crew Margo Lanagan Karen Brooks Pamela Freeman Lucy Sussex Jenny Pausacker John Heffernan Sherryl Clark Justin D'Ath Anna Ciddor Alyssa Brugman James Roy In the Quentaris series so far: Series #1 Swords of Quentaris (Paul Collins) Princess of Shadows (Paul Collins) The Forgotten Prince (Paul Collins) Slaves of Quentaris (Paul Collins) Dragonlords of Quentaris (Paul Collins) Nightmare in Quentaris (Michael Pryor) Stars of Quentaris (Michael Pryor) Quentaris in Flames (Michael Pryor) Beneath Quentaris (Michael Pryor) Stones of Quentaris (Michael Pryor) Angel Fever (Isobelle Carmody) The Cat Dreamer (Isobelle Carmody) The Ancient Hero (Sean McMullen) The Mind Master (John Heffernan) Treasure Hunters of Quentaris (Margo Lanagan) Rifts through Quentaris (Karen R. Brooks) The Plague of Quentaris (Gary Crew) Stolen Children of Quentaris (Gary Crew) The Perfect Princess (Jenny Pausacker) The Revognase (Lucy Sussex) The Murderers' Apprentice (Pamela Freeman) Pirates of Quentaris (Sherryl Clark) Prisoner of Quentaris (Anna Ciddor) The Skyflower (Justin D'Ath) Vampires of Quentaris (Paul Collins) Battle for Quentaris (Michael Pryor) Quentaris - Quest of the Lost City is the second series of The Quentaris Chronicles. Whereas the first series were stand-alone titles, the second series is sequential and fully illustrated by Louise Prout. Series #2 is published by Ford Street Publishing. The Spell of Undoing by Paul Collins -- book #1 The Equen Queen by Alyssa Brugman -- book #2 The Gimlet Eye by James Roy -- book #3   The Quentaran army is off fighting the city of Tolrush. They’ve been gone a month now, laying siege to that city, at great cost to Quentaris in supplies, money and manpower. All that are left in the city are the old, the ill, the feeble, the young children and their mothers, the fakers, the disreputable (e.g. thieves and cutthroats), and a bunch of citizens rich enough to buy off their military service. Running the Quentaran City Watch (Commander Storm and her trained watchmen are with the army) is the middle-aged swindler and Chief of the Market, Tash Morley. He now spends most of his time gambling, eating, and hobnobbing with the rich. (One has to make hay while the sun shines — he’s in his element.)       Famous rift guide, Rad de La’rel, comes back from his rift travels and is crest-fallen when he learns of the war with Tolrush. He has his own terrible news. Over the years entire rift towns have been ravaged — their citizens slaughtered. But recently, more and more signs of devastation are evident — and close to home! Rad must do something about it, otherwise Quentaris could be next on the list.       Rad rescues someone from a vicious attack down an alleyway. He follows the attacker only to be led to an unknown rift cave. Following the assailant, he slips and comes to in a cavern. He is quickly surrounded by a squad of Vampiri. They use the Common Tongue of the rifts, so he can understand them (Rad knows many languages with the help of his famous bracelet).       Rad appeals to anyone who will listen. Most mock him. Time is running out. Rad considers leaving Quentaris, but decides he can’t. He must stay on and defend the city. Calamity has befallen the city of Quentaris! Due to a vengeful plot by warlike Tolrush (which backfires), Quentaris is uprooted — city, cliff-face, harbour and all — and hurled into the uncharted rift-maze. Lost and adrift in this endless labyrinth of parallel universes, encountering both friend and foe and facing unknown dangers, Quentaris must somehow forge a new identity and find its way home.       But there are other surprises too. When Quentaris gets over its shock, it discovers that it’s not only lost in some other universe, but now it is a floating city, adrift high above some unknown land, at the mercy of the winds.       Quentaris must somehow forge a new identity and find its way home. Other authors commissioned Best-selling and award-winning authors Isobelle Carmody (Obernewtyn Chronicles and many others) and Alyssa Brugman (Finding Grace, Walking Naked & Being Bindy).    Thieves' Guild apprentice Crocodile Sal is sitting her prac exam, Deceit and Daring 101. her goal is to find a job and stay in it for at least three months. During this time, she has to steal something really valuable and use it in a successful, diabolical crime. Simple enough. But she hasn't reckoned on royal and political intrigue, assassins, shape-shifters, betrayal, kidnapping gypsies, rift-world travel, trolls and murderous swamp creatures. Can anything else go wrong? Paul's fifth Quentaris novel, The Forgotten Prince, was launched at the Williamstown Literary Festival in May alongside Sherryl Clark's Pirates of Quentaris. Pictured at the launch: Paul Collins, Sherryl Clark, Meredith Costain and Andy Griffiths. Yukin and his mate, Yulen, flee their campsite when the Akcarum slave-traders attack. Unable to escape, they are caught and transported to Quentaris. On their journey through the rift caves Yukin discovers a power that taps into the senses of insects and animals. But can it save them in time? Chosen as an entry in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. Princess of Shadows is Paul's fourth Quentaris book. It was launched in May 2005, along with Isobelle Carmody's The Cat Dreamer. Rad de La'rel is about to sign a trade agreement with the devious Fendoni when he is captured by sky pirates. Sold into slavery, he becomes a pawn to the all-conquering dragonlords of Udari. When he returns to Quentaris, it has been invaded by the very creatures Rad has excaped from. Worse — nearly every citizen is wearing a slave's neck collar. Can the famous Quentaran rift guide release his people from the grip of the invaders? SWORDS OF QUENTARIS Rad de la Rel has aspirations of joining the Thieves’ guild. He would much prefer to be a rift guide like his ancestor, the famous Nathine, but he has no guiding talent whatsoever. By chance, he boards a pirate skyship and steals a map to a famous cave called the Scar.       He tries to sell the map on Fences Lane, but discovers the fence is dead and his killers are lying in wait for him. Rad flees for his life, but gets caught by the fiery stablehand, Tulcia.       Rad has no option but to join Tulcia, who now has the map. They go adventuring to the Scar cave where they discover a high tech rift which was once inhabited by the Hamil. But they’re not alone. They face the ‘magic’ of the rift, three members of the Thieves’ guild, and an arch enemy, Vindon Nibhelline.