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- ↑ "Cat Royal – Julia Golding". juliagolding.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ↑ Golding, Julia (2006). Secret of the Sirens. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-275460-8.
- ↑ Golding, Julia (2007). The Gorgon's Gaze. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-275461-5.
- ↑ Golding, Julia (2007). Mines of the Minotaur (New ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-275462-2.
- ↑ Golding, Julia (2008). The Chimera's Curse . Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-275463-9.
- ↑ "Water Thief". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
