Dawn Meredith - Author

Just saw these recent reviews of my novel for older readers LETTERS FROM THE DEAD and was blown away! 5.0 out of 5 stars I was not expecting that! Reviewed in Australia on 22 July 2023 Grabbed this book from the authors stall yesterday, thinking it would be a nice little ghost whisperer type cosy read. I did not expect to power through this book in a day, switching between my kindle and the physical copy along the way. The way that the story managed to completely suck me in, to the point I was sobbing for a moment there (if you know, you know). Definitely recommend this read. 5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this cosy mystery story!   Reviewed in Australia on 15 April 2021 I loved this book! So many interesting characters, interesting cases, some of them connected rather cleverly. Delia is very likeable as a character. And then - the surprise twist really got me! I liked how she finally solved the case of her brother's death. I would recommend this to anyone actually. Th...

  RUNAWAY is finally here! The sequel to REBEL, the first in this epic fantasy story, is finally born!  BUY HERE    Sye, a girl of secrets, is tormented by a fierce, thundering voice in her head, which turns out to be an angry dragon trying to communicate with her. As The Golden One she has been told she has a destiny, as the bringer of turmoil and change to her people, Dragonkind, who have been under the oppressive rule of the Meer for a hundred years. But the burden of this destiny feels too heavy. The dragon demands she help him find long lost kin in the frozen northern kingdom of Shagrath, a place of unknown dangers. And for what? What is this dragon, Ballickh Ry, to her? And yet the thrill of a new challenge, far away from her home and all its responsibilities is appealing. Sye is torn between duty, her love of two brothers, and her destiny. The only option is to run away from it all.   Included in the back of the book is an updated Dictionary of...

  buy here GREAT NEWS! The second edition of my 2020 novel, Rebel, is now live!    This is a new, improved version, with internal drawings by yours truly and an updated Avendor dictionary of the three languages in the book. Isn't it stunning? I am very happy with what the book designer, Peter L has come up with - even better than last time! So, what is it about? Dragonkind are humans with glorious wings, but as a slave race to the invading Meer, are forbidden to fly. Reeve is a born rebel, son of the Supreme Commander. As a half-blood, he has certain privileges, but after he hurls himself off a cliff and flies over Avendor, he is arrested and tortured. What follows is a war between Dragonkind and Meer and his homeland, his family and his friends are never the same again. Can a rebel with a broken wing lead his people to freedom from a hundred years of slavery and despair? It's going to take something special. Prepare yourself for ridiculous stunts and crazy humour as Reev...

My newest book, Secrets of the Water Meadow , published by Forty South, is now available here: buy here   So, what is this story about? I based this story upon my own experiences as a young girl, who moved to Norway, aged twelve. From Western Australia to one of the coldest countries in Europe, it was a big change! And learning a new language was also a challenge. My younger sister and I lived with our family on a small island, in an old wooden house, facing the magnificent Romsdals fjord. It was like my favourite TV show of all time - 'Little House on the Prairie! Secrets. .. is told by the younger sister, Freya, who is an adventurous but quite lonely girl in some ways. She has a best friend at school, but her family live and work on a dairy farm on a small island, so going to school means travelling by mini bus and ferry, twice a day. Freya lives in a stunningly beautiful place and spends a lot of time outdoors. One day, she meets a strange but beautiful creature she calls Lorele...

  LOOK!!!!   My new novel for 13yrs+ is finally here! I started writing this story in 2006. Can you believe it? It was one of my early works and had a long genesis as I was learning my craft. I never gave up on it, though and am SO HAPPY that it is finally born! Imagine being haunted by your twin; the twin brother you didn't know you had...   Buy here: The Whispering Stone   So, what's it about? A circle of salt on the ground, a wooden talisman and the ravings of an ancient mad woman – is it enough to free him from being haunted by his dead twin brother? Only the Whispering Stone, the sentinel, high up on Damage Cliffs, has the answer. It’s happened before. It will happen again. There is a debt to pay. A beautiful, sad-eyed girl says she’s his cousin. His best friend says he’s a selfish jerk and the girl he’s in love with won’t speak to him. Welcome to Harry’s world. What about my other books? Here is a list of my other books so far: Junior fiction: The Wobbly ...

  My newest book, ELKWOOD, is available now! It's an urban science fiction novel exploring the idea of transhumanism. Does that sound a bit mad? Well, it may not be that far into the future. What does an ordinary teenage girl have to do with transhumanism, the evolution of the human species into something new? Well, you'll have to read the book to find out!  Charlotte is an unusual heroine because she is not that likeable at first. She is all about faking it - being popular, high fashion and keeping her underlings under control. But when she uncovers a secret about herself, the facade plummets and her carefully constructed world shatters. She is not who she always thought she was. It's going to take guts and sheer force of will to fix this gigantic shift in her life. But at what price? Her beloved father is in danger. A ruthless organisation, Elkwood, is after her DNA. Is she strong enough to do the unthinkable?     Check it out here:  Amazon   Barnes and N...