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Fake Geek Girl single work   short story  
Is part of Belladonna University Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2015 series - author novella (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 Fake Geek Girl
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'Meet Fake Geek Girl, the band that plays nerdy songs at the university bar every Friday night, to a mixture of magical and non-magical students: lead singer Holly writes songs based on her twin sister Hebe's love of geek culture though she doesn't really understand it; drummer Sage is an explosive sorcerous genius obsessing over whether Holly's about to quit the band to go mainstream; shy Juniper only just worked up the nerve to sing her own song in public and keeps a Jane Austen themed diary chronicling the lives and loves of her friends. When the mysterious, privileged Ferd joins their share house, everything starts to unravel...'

Source: Publisher's blurb (from Sheep Can Fly podcast re-publication).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Review of Australian Fiction vol. 14 no. 4 2015 8640931 2015 periodical issue 2015
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Unreal Alchemy Tansy Rayner Roberts , Australia : Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2020 20168181 2020 selected work short story

    'Unreal Alchemy is a light-hearted urban fantasy about a group of friends at a university for the magical, and unmagical.

    'Hebe wants her sister’s band to stop writing songs about her life. Sage wants to kiss boys and make music. Jules wants Sage. Holly wants to be famous. Juniper wants Holly to notice her. Ferd wants his magic back. Viola wants her best friend to stop ditching her for some geeky rock band!

    'Welcome to Belladonna U, where Australian student witches study the Real and the Unreal. On a Friday night, they drink hard and play hard down the local pub.

    'Roll the dice. Fight the troll. Let’s make magic.'

    Source : publisher's blurb

    Australia : Tansy Rayner Roberts , 2020
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