Hightor: 3 books

In his life as a miner, Colin Archbold has seen many changes below ground in the coalmining industry. In his memoirs he describes the mines where he worked; the techniques, the unions, the bosses and the disasters. He gives an insight into the mining community of Kurri Kurri, Australia where he grew...

Rolanz is a Royal Shaman entrusted with preparing Prince Tauritor of the planet Zoltaire for the Caninga Games, but while on a holiday to the Earth Tauritor's parents are attacked and killed by Reltig the rebellious Prince of Dracala. Rolanz and Tauritor are rescued by the Earth boy Caelin who takes...

Like many women uprooted from their homeland and thrown into a strange land Elizabeth Watkins and Mary Roberts face the difficulties of living in a land gone crazy for gold. In 1853 gold fever grips Melbourne in the new British colony of Victoria. Ships are deserted in the harbour and officials have...