Writing as Gillian Rubinstein •
Space Demons (1987) •
Beyond the Labyrinth (1988) •
Skymaze (1989) •
At Ardilla (Omnibus Books, 1991) •
Answers to Brut (Omnibus Books, 1991) •
Galax-Arena (Hyland House, 1992) (2nd edition 2001) • ''Mr Plunkett's pool'' (Random House Australia, 1992), illustrated by Terry Denton •
Keep Me Company (Viking, 1992), illustrated by Lorraine Hannay •
Dog in, Cat Out (Ticknor & Fields, 1993), illustrated by Ann James •
Foxspell (Hyland House, 1994) •
Jake and Pete (Random House Australia, 1995), illustrated by Terry Denton • ''The Giant's Tooth'' (Puffin, 1995), illustrated by Craig Smith •
Peanut the ponyrat (Heinemann, 1995) • ''Annie's Brother's Suit'' (Hyland House, 1996) •
Witch Music and other stories (Hyland House, 1996) •
Shinkei (Omnibus Books, 1996) •
Sharon, keep your hair on (Random House Australia, 1996), illustrated by David Mackintosh • ''Under the Cat's Eye'' (Hodder Headline, 1997) •
Jake and Pete and the stray dogs Random House Australia, 1997), illustrated by Terry Denton •
Each beach (Box Press, 1998) illustrations by Mark Sofilas •
Hooray for the Kafe Karaoke (Random House Australia, 1998), pictures by David Mackintosh • ''The Pirates' Ship'' (Puffin Books, 1998), illustrated by Craig Smith • ''The Fairy's Wings'' (Puffin Books, 1998), illustrated by Craig Smith •
Pure Chance (Walker Books, 1998), illustrations by Caroline Binch • ''Ducky's nest'' (Random House Australia, 1999), illustrated by Terry Denton •
The Mermaid of Bondi Beach (Hodder Children's Books, 1999), illustrated by Anna Pignataro •
Jake & Pete and the Catcrowbats (Random House Australia, 1999), illustrated by Terry Denton • ''Jake and Pete and the magpie's wedding'' (Random House Australia, 2000), with
Terry Denton •
Terra-Farma (Viking, 2001) •
Prue Theroux : the cool librarian (Random House Australia, 2001), illustrated by David Mackintosh • ''The Whale's Child'' (Hodder Headline Australia, 2002)
Writing as Lian Hearn ====
Tales of the Otori====
Main sequence •
Across the Nightingale Floor (2002) •
Grass for His Pillow (2003) •
Brilliance of the Moon (2004) •
The Harsh Cry of the Heron (2006)
Prequel • ''
Heaven's Net is Wide'' (2007)
Other works • "His Kikuta Hands" (2016) is a short story expanding on a scene in
Brilliance of the Moon Children of the Otori •
Orphan Warriors (2020) •
Sibling Assassins (2020) • "Wine, Knife, Sword - A Tale from the Eight Islands" (2018, free ebook), short story, background to
Orphan Warriors The Tale of Shikanoko •
Emperor of the Eight Islands (April 2016) •
Autumn Princess, Dragon Child (June 2016) •
Lord of the Darkwood (August 2016) • ''The Tengu's Game of Go'' (September 2016) The
Tale of Shikanoko series is set in the Otori universe, several centuries prior to the
Tales of the Otori.
Stand-alone novels •
The Storyteller and His Three Daughters (2013) •
Blossoms and Shadows (2014)
Writing as G.M. Hanson • "See Nikko and Die", story in
Love Lies Bleeding: A Crimes for Summer Anthology, edited by
Jennifer Rowe Anthologies edited by Gillian Rubinstein •
After Dark: Seven Tales to Read at Night (Omnibus/Puffin, 1988) •
Before Dawn: More Tales to Read at Night (Omnibus/Puffin, 1988)
Contributions • New introduction as Lian Hearn for
Japan and Her People, by
Anna Hartshorne, Jetlag Press, 2007. Edited by Brent Massey and Christopher E. West. == Awards ==