• Space Demons (1987)
• Skymaze (1989)
• 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)
• The Tales of the Otori series under her Lian Hearn pseudonym.
• Across the Nightingale Floor (2002)
• Grass for His Pillow (2003)
• Brilliance of the Moon (2004)
• The Harsh Cry of the Heron (2006)
• Heaven's Net is Wide (2007)

• Blossoms and Shadows (2010) under her Lian Hearn pseudonym.

Compilations

• After Dark: seven tales to read at night (Omnibus/Puffin, 1988)
• Before Dawn: more tales to read at night (Omnibus/Puffin, 1988)

Stories G.M. Hanson

• "See Nikko and Die", in Love Lies Bleeding, edited by Jennifer Rowe

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.