Publish & Release Date: 3 March 2026
ISBN: 9780645404173
Imprint: Story Playscapes
Pages: 82
Categories: Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / General
Juvenile Fiction / Visionary & Metaphysical
Juvenile Fiction / Stories in Verse
Trim Size: 203mm x 127mm (5 x 8 inch)
Reviews:
“Princess Zyra is an unforgettable, heroic protagonist, who journeys through a mystical, magical and whimsical world that is loveable. To take this journey, is to immerse oneself in breath-taking poetic verse, awe-inspiring moments and beautiful, full colour illustrations that echo timelessly for the reader with their heartfelt meanings. It is a complete escape into a wondrous, emotionally connective and environmentally conscious, mythical world.”
-Maggie Vasalla, Independent Reviewer.
“Susan Marshall is a master at making metaphysical literature relatable to us in our real world. In Princess Zyra’s Lost Storm: An Australian Childhood Myth, Susan’s wondrous combination of refined poetic verse and beautiful illustrations, work to transcend the reader into an emotionally resonant, mythical and enchanting world that exists far beyond the page. Princess Zyra is a wonderful protagonist, who is easily reachable and inspirational for young children. Her myth is one that will pull at the heart strings and stand the test of time.”
Hendrick Jorgensen, Independent Reviewer.
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Princess Zyra’s Lost Storm
An Australian Childhood Myth
Susan L. Marshall
Format & Edition:
3 March 2026
“Starry sparks rest your shine,
light will travel through its times.
Love will clear the lost storm,
bringing the clear sky back home.”
History-making theatre practitioner and Amazon best-selling author, Susan Marshall, celebrates Australian childhood and its uniqueness in this captivatingly epic, metaphysical myth in verse for children.
Princess Zyra has inherited arid Australian land by the sea, perpetually lit by moonlight. As its new ruler, hoping to keep the land alive, she transforms it into the mystical cosmos of Sea Castle.
As Princess Zyra creates Sea Castle’s mystical flora and fauna, she discovers that her beloved native Birri are missing. Working with her sister, Jara the Magician and their magical friends, Princess Zyra must save Sea Castle’s environment, find the Birri and defeat the unnatural force that plagues her world. As time closes in, Princess Zyra realises that the success of her mission greatly depends on her ability to discover the deeper mystery of being surrounding her own lost storm.
Award-winning Susan Marshall’s epic, metaphysical myth in verse, Princess Zyra’s Lost Storm: An Australian Childhood Myth, is a lyrical narrative and visual feast, enhanced by her distinctively unique illustrations. It is a tale of childhood heroism, adventure and the quest for being and existing as Australia faces drought. Inspired by classical metaphysical philosophies and theories, the moonlit cosmos of Sea Castle transcends the fierce beauty of Australian land and sea, empowering our hero, Princess Zyra as its original mystic, pioneer and adventurer. A captivating tale fuelled by vivid moments of childhood growth, perception, discovery, desire, dreams and imagination to enthrall generations to come.
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