FETCHER'S SONG

Gwin is a Fetcher. With her Papa and her twin brother Nat, she travels the countryside, bringing moments of joy to its downtrodden people through song and story. But ever since her mama died, it’s been hard to keep the joy alive.

In a world where any sort of frivolity or entertainment is forbidden, a small but courageous number of people travel the countryside, singing the old songs and telling the old stories. Constantly at risk of betrayal, they call themselves Fetchers. Over the centuries, the Anti-Machinists known as the Devouts have done their utmost to wipe out both the submersibles and the storytellers. They have almost succeeded. Of the original submersibles, there’s only the giant Rampart and the tiny Claw left, and the Fetchers are down to a single family. None of them realise just how much is at stake. But they’re about to find out ... Lian Tanner is a children’s author and playwright. Her award-winning Keepers trilogy has sold 60,000 copies in Australia, and rights have been acquired in many territories.