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'In Your Face will be made up of original and reprinted speculative fiction stories that deal with very provocative themes. These stories will be provocative and/or confronting but with a firm purpose – they are pieces that will perhaps make readers uncomfortable because they are a bit too hard-hitting or close to the bone, but which interrogate these themes and ideas, and make a point about the world we live in.'
Source: Publisher's website (Sighted: 19/2/2016)
Contents
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No Fat Chicks,
single work
short story
In the near future, a mystery virus has rendered all women obese, and one group of male friends are not coping with the new world order at all well.
- Waters of Kati Thanda, single work short story (p. 19-38)
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Fert,
single work
short story
science fiction
Described by the author as a story 'about a generation ship, choice and power'.
Source: Author's website (http://marleejaneward.com/2016/12/14/awards-eligibility/). (Sighted: 20/03/2017)
- A House in Blue, single work short story (p. 57-78)
- The Autumn Dog Cannot Live to Spring, single work short story science fiction (p. 79-94)
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All Roll Over,
single work
short story
horror
A mattress bears witness to all manner of psychological and gothic horrors.
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Absolution,
single work
short story
science fiction
(p. 107-128)
Note: Reprint.
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The Lost Boys,
single work
short story
A take on the story of Peter Pan, which unpacks some disturbing motivations on the part of the titular character.
- Accidents Happen, single work short story (p. 139-158)
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A Pain That Must Be Suffered,
single work
short story
'"A pain that must be suffered" is about young people, self-harm and suicide in a highly connected world, about entrenched bullying you just can’t escape from, and the difference class makes to all of this.'
Source: Author's blog (http://joanneanderton.com/wordpress/2016/01/14/in-your-face/). (Sighted: 19/2/2016)
- And Now Art Thou Cursed From the Earth, single work short story (p. 173-194)
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Bodies of Evidence,
single work
short story
'The framework is a cyberpunk noir story, with a protagonist who’s a career detective on a strange murder case. Her brother has a debilitating disease and not much longer to live.'
Source: Author's blog (http://www.alanbaxteronline.com/face-genesis-story-bodies-evidence/). (Sighted: 19/2/2016)
- Cherries in Winter, Rivers in Spring, single work short story (p. 219-234)
- Lust, Entrapment, and the Matter Transmitter : A Case Study, single work short story science fiction (p. 235-240)
- No One Here Is Going to Save You, single work short story (p. 241-264)
- Letters To Cleopatra, single work short story (p. 265-270)
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Rain from the New God,
single work
short story
science fiction
(p. 271-280)
Note: Reprint.
- Tolerance, single work short story (p. 281-298)
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Home and Hearth,
single work
short story
horror
'Caroline’s son returns to home and hearth at last. She’s a good parent or so she tells herself. She did everything a mother could to bring Simon back, even lied for him. The only problem is that Caroline’s not sure she actually wants him here anymore.
'Has Simon changed? Or is he still a danger? And does it matter now that the shadows are beginning to stir in the empty rooms of Caroline’s house?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Note: Reprint. -
Zero Sum Game,
single work
short story
Concentrates on the social aspect of climate change and associated changes to funding and government.
Source: Author's blog (https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/2016/01/01/zero-sum-game-a-story-for-in-your-face/). (Sighted: 19/2/2016)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] In Your Face
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 91 2016;
— Review of In Your Face 2016 anthology short story
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[Review] In Your Face
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 91 2016;
— Review of In Your Face 2016 anthology short story
Awards
- 2017 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — Best Collected Work
- 2016 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Anthology Division