Rod McLary of the Queensland Reviewers Collective has reviewed Eta Draconis.
It is a beautifully realised story of the importance of family and the need for us to shape our own future regardless of any threats which may stand in our way.
A story of hope in the face of potential destruction – well-written with engaging protagonists. Recommended to all readers.
Rod McLary, Queensland Reviewers Collective
An article on Brendan Ritchie’s talk at the Margaret River Library was published in today’s Augusta-Margaret River Mail.
Cowaramup local and award winning novelist Brendan Ritchie will share the creative process behind his work and his latest book, Eta Draconis, at a free event on Thursday.
Nicky Lefebvre, Augusta-Margaret River Mail
Brendan Ritchie is scheduled to host an author talk at the library in Margaret River on July 27th, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.
“Brendan will treat guests with an insight into the creative process behind his work and talk about his latest offering. Light refreshments will be provided after the talk.”
Reserve your (free) spot through Eventbrite or phone 9780 5600 or email amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au.
Eta Draconis has been reviewed by Sheree of Keeping Up With The Penguins.
Eta Draconis is like an upper-YA Australian take on The Grapes Of Wrath, complete with the misery spiral and messy teenage relationships (that Ritchie absolutely nails, by the way). You won’t be able to help glancing up at the night sky after you’re done, wondering whether the stars might actually fall someday.
Keeping Up With The Penguins
Duncan Strachan has reviewed Eta Draconis for Kill Your Darlings.
… Eta Draconis brilliantly questions how we deal with life-altering change on a global scale. How Elora and Vivienne keep moving when all is seemingly lost is ultimately a story for our time.
Dundan Strachan, Kill Your Darlings
“We can’t wait to welcome author Brendan Ritchie to our next YA Club on Tuesday, July 4th!
Brendan will be in-conversation to discuss his new book Eta Draconis, followed by a book signing.
Places are limited, book your (free!) spot here: Eventbrite“
5:45pm – 7:00pm, Dymocks Joondalup
Gemma Nisbet has reviewed Eta Draconis in Saturday’s print issue of The West Australian. The review can also be found on The West’s website:
Book Review: Eta Draconis by Perth author Brendan Ritchie
Throughout, Ritchie ably builds both the authenticity of his world and the tension of his plot, but it’s the emotional acuity of this complex sisterly bond that’s the novel’s clear highlight.
Gemma Nisbet, The West Australian
The Sydney Morning Herald book reviews are in, and Eta Draconis is their Fiction Book of the Week! You can read the review on The Sydney Morning Herald’s website:
A vital handbook on the Voice and unnerving dystopian fiction
It’s a tense tale of two young women coping with constant and implacable threat, daring to imagine a future for themselves in a world where precarity reigns.
Jason Steger, The Sydney Morning Herald
Ned Hirst at ArtsHub has given Eta Draconis 4/5 stars, discussing the ‘cli-fi’ aspects of the book. You can read the full review on the ArtsHub website:
Book review: Eta Draconis, Brendan Ritchie
The novel’s most moving passages are those that vindicate what I take to be its central theme: a defence of the role of art in a world on the brink of catastrophe.
Ned Hirst, ArtsHub
Brendan Ritchie’s third novel Eta Draconis, winner of the 2022 Dororthy Hewett Award, is out now thanks to UWA Publishing.
Available through all good bookstores or online:
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