Foreign Devil (Harris novel)

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Foreign Devil
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Foreign Devil first edition cover.
Author Christine Harris
Cover artist Reece Scannell
Country Australia
LanguageEnglish
Genre Horror
Publisher Random House
Publication date
1999
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages302 pp (first edition)
ISBN 978-0-09-183899-7

Foreign Devil is a 1999 young adult horror novel by Christine Harris. It follows the story of Tyler Norton who is abducted by pirates from the past and faces a bid for freedom. [1]

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Background

Foreign Devil was first published in Australia in 1999 by Random House in trade paperback format. [2] It won the 1999 Aurealis Award for best horror novel and a travel grant from the Department for the Arts and Cultural Development. [1] [3]

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References

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  2. "Bibliography: Foreign Devil". ISFDB . Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  3. "aurealis awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2010-01-03.