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'Dark, weird realities.
'Within these pages they discovered monuments to a dying alien race, sentient islands caught like fish, a tree that grows pencils, a baby transformed into a hummingbird, and a steampunk Maori whaling crew.
'They were afraid, as you should be afraid. They saw life, death and the space between; metamorphosis, terrible choices and bitter regrets.
Enter, if you dare.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed.
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Steampunk note: Includes David McDonald's story of heresy and steampunk, 'Her Face Like Lightning'. Also includes a story about a steampunk Maori whaling crew, by New Zealand author Dan Rabarts (not indexed on AustLit).
Contents
- 2B, single work short story science fiction (p. 1-14)
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Almost Days,
single work
short story
'In the unseen realm enfolding the world, timeless custodians maintain order and balance. However, when one custodian unexpectedly "retires", this triggers a chain of events that threatens the separation between the worlds.'
Source: Author's website.
- Collateral Damage, single work short story (p. 59-76)
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Her Face Like Lightning,
single work
short story
fantasy
Leaving an inn one night, drunk and minding his own business, Horatio is attacked by a giant–and the giant was sent by a woman who knows exactly who Horatio is.
- Beyond the Borders of All He Had Been Taught, single work short story (p. 103-120)
- Footprints in Venom, single work short story (p. 155-176)
- Salvatrix, single work short story (p. 177-196)
- Reflections, single work short story (p. 227-234)
- Sins of Meals Past, single work short story (p. 235-260)
- The Final Voyage of Saint Brendan, single work short story (p. 261-272)
- One Who Knows, single work short story (p. 273-290)
- The Last Case of Detective Charlemagne, single work short story (p. 291-316)
- The Winter Stream, single work short story (p. 317-330)
- The Falcon Races, single work short story (p. 331-348)