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1 [Review] The Sharp Edge of Fate Chris Foster , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 168 2024;

— Review of The Sharp Edge of Fate T. F. Johnson , 2023 single work novel
1 [Review] Blitz Chris Foster , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 166 2023;

— Review of Blitz Daniel O'Malley , 2022 single work novel
1 [Review] Midnight Masquerade Chris Foster , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 164 2023;

— Review of Midnight Masquerade Greg Chapman , 2023 selected work short story novella
1 [Review] Rest in Pieces Chris Foster , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 164 2023;

— Review of Rest in Pieces : Short Stories Anthony Ferguson , 2023 selected work short story
1 [Review] Sallow Bend Chris Foster , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 160 2023;

— Review of Sallow Bend Alan Baxter , 2022 single work novel
1 [Review] Notorious Sorcerer Chris Foster , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 158 2023;

— Review of Notorious Sorcerer Davinia Evans , 2022 single work novel
1 [Review] Liminal Spaces Chris Foster , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 157 2023;

— Review of Liminal Spaces : Horror Stories Deborah Sheldon , 2022 selected work short story
1 [Review] The Chronicle of Fire and Ice Chris Foster , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 155 2022;

— Review of The Chronicles of Fire and Ice L. L. Hunter , 2012 single work novel
1 [Review] The Cat Kingdom Chris Foster , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 154 2022;

— Review of The Cat Kingdom E. C. McGrath , 2019 single work novel
1 Staying Up after Dark with Alan Baxter Chris Foster (interviewer), 2022 single work interview
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 154 2022;
1 [Review] The Queendom of the Seven Lakes Duology Chris Foster , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 153 2022;

— Review of The Queendom of the Seven Lakes Duology Alice Boer-Endacott , 2020 selected work novel
1 [Review] Tremendously Inconveniencing A Great Many Photons Chris Foster , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 156 2022;

— Review of Tremendously Inconveniencing Great Many Photons Simon Petrie , 2022 single work novel
1 [Review] The Bridge Chris Foster , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 150 2022;

— Review of The Bridge J. S. Breukelaar , 2021 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Teen Gaffe Chris Foster , Australia : Fantasy Fox Press , 2021 25485634 2021 selected work poetry young adult

'Ah, the teenage years. Angst, zits, too tight jeans and sweat. So much sweat. Suffocation from deodorant, bruises from bullies and the sense that one day you're going to be someone who changes the world. Until you end up homeless in a red station wagon, sleeping by your mother's side atop boxes of your belongs. Yes, nothing quite like those fledgling years into adulthood.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Diary of a Heartbreak Chris Foster , Australia : Fantasy Fox Press , 2021 25485596 2021 selected work poetry

'"There is no hiding my heart anymore. As confused as my head is trying to understand it, the heart bleeds ink upon these pages like some medieval doctor draining an illness. Yet it is no illness to feel. While the mind may have evolved, the heart is as primal as ever. No wild beast should be expected to heel." -Chris Foster

'Chris Foster shares the raw emotions we try to hide in his most personal collection of poetry yet.

'From the moment the world slows and the purpose of your heart becomes clear, to the devastation of watching dreams become an altered reality with someone else cast in your place, Diary of a Heartbreak describes in visceral detail the cabaret of emotion involved in relationships. Cycles of love and loss spiral sometimes upwards, sometimes downward. This book contains unabridged access to genuine entries from the poet's personal diary, to crafted lyrics, songs, quiet anxiety, bombastic confidence, poems long and short. Each chapter is themed to match the stages of a relationship, so you can find what you need when you need it most.

'The thrill of the chase, the romantic whirlwind, chemistry surging with electricity, the divorce between dream and reality, the broken heart trying to heal, trying to find balance when gravity has disappeared, noticing here comes the sun once more and then catching the eye of someone you like.... the cycle completes and repeats.' (Publication summary)

1 [Review] The Only One in the World Chris Foster , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 144 2021;

— Review of The Only One in the World 2021 anthology short story
1 Stealing Answers from Stephen Hall Chris Foster (interviewer), 2021 single work interview
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 140 2021;
1 [Review] Unnatural Order Chris Foster , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 137 2021;

— Review of Unnatural Order 2020 anthology short story
1 [Review] Shadow in the Empire of Light Chris Foster , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 136 2020;

— Review of Shadow in the Empire of Light Jane Routley , 2021 single work novel
1 [Review] Guardian of the Sky Realms Chris Foster , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 135 2020;

— Review of Guardian of the Sky Realms Gerry Huntman , 2010 single work novel
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