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'Sopwith Hammil might be the nation's top chat-show host but his peace of mind is shattered when a time traveling bureaucrat lands on his couch. To save his life and the human race (They're turning the Sun off!), Sopwith must find a wife inside three hours. Turns out it's not that easy, Soppy.
'Meanwhile, popular astrologer and certified lifesaver O'Flaherty Gribble, a favorite guest on Sopwith's show, has discovered the Callisto Effect and how to build striped holes. And in a future that makes Nineteen Eighty-Four look like Brave New World or vice versa, beautiful Hsia Shan-Yun is about to have her brain scrubbed for knitting one of those striped holes, with frightful consequences. But luckily, O'Flaherty finds himself seated on a plane next to God. Tighten your belt, it's that kind of novel.'
Source: Publisher's blurb (Gateway edition).
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Striped Holes
1986
Australia
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ABC Radio National
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1986
9424044
1986
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'Hilarity ensues when a time traveler arrives with grim news in the luxury bachelor apartment of TV interviewer, Sopwith Hammil: the Sun is about to be turned off. Sopwith can be saved from Earth's big freeze only if he brings his lawfully wedded spouse. Will the charismatic nitwit find a mate in time?'
Source: Gaia to Galaxy.
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The Fiction of the Future : Australian Science Fiction
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 128-140) 'According to Russell Blackford 'commercial science fiction is the most international of literary forms.' He observes that 'Australian SF continues to flourish, even if it trails heroic fantasy in mass-market appeal.' Australian SF writers although published internationally, with a dedicated fan followings in USA, UK and Europe, were overlooked for a very long time by Australian multinational publishers. The international editions had to be imported and were then distributed in Australia (Congreve and Marquardt 8). Blackford in his chapter throws light on the history of Australian SF and observes how Australian SF writers, with their concern for the future, achieved a powerful synthesis in form and content. The progress of Australian SF, maturity of style in the work of younger writers, and massive worldwide sales make Blackford optimistic as he asserts that 'the best Australian writers in the genre will be prominent players on the world stage.' (Editor's foreword xii-xiii) -
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Hyperdreams: Damien Broderick's Space/ Time Fiction
New Lambton
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Nimrod Publications
,
1998
Z422966
1998
single work
criticism
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Time Travel: How and Why To Do It
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 6 October 1990; (p. 9)
— Review of Striped Holes 1988 single work novel ; The Judas Mandala 1982 single work novel ; Sorcerer's World 1970 single work novel -
Illusions of Infinity, Infinity of Illusion
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 123 1990; (p. 38-39)
— Review of Striped Holes 1988 single work novel ; The Judas Mandala 1982 single work novel ; Sorcerer's World 1970 single work novel -
Stricken Sydney Remains Commercial
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 27-28 October 1990; (p. 5)
— Review of Salt 1990 single work novel ; The Judas Mandala 1982 single work novel ; Striped Holes 1988 single work novel
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Stricken Sydney Remains Commercial
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 27-28 October 1990; (p. 5)
— Review of Salt 1990 single work novel ; The Judas Mandala 1982 single work novel ; Striped Holes 1988 single work novel -
Illusions of Infinity, Infinity of Illusion
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 123 1990; (p. 38-39)
— Review of Striped Holes 1988 single work novel ; The Judas Mandala 1982 single work novel ; Sorcerer's World 1970 single work novel -
Time Travel: How and Why To Do It
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 6 October 1990; (p. 9)
— Review of Striped Holes 1988 single work novel ; The Judas Mandala 1982 single work novel ; Sorcerer's World 1970 single work novel -
The Fiction of the Future : Australian Science Fiction
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 128-140) 'According to Russell Blackford 'commercial science fiction is the most international of literary forms.' He observes that 'Australian SF continues to flourish, even if it trails heroic fantasy in mass-market appeal.' Australian SF writers although published internationally, with a dedicated fan followings in USA, UK and Europe, were overlooked for a very long time by Australian multinational publishers. The international editions had to be imported and were then distributed in Australia (Congreve and Marquardt 8). Blackford in his chapter throws light on the history of Australian SF and observes how Australian SF writers, with their concern for the future, achieved a powerful synthesis in form and content. The progress of Australian SF, maturity of style in the work of younger writers, and massive worldwide sales make Blackford optimistic as he asserts that 'the best Australian writers in the genre will be prominent players on the world stage.' (Editor's foreword xii-xiii) -
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Hyperdreams: Damien Broderick's Space/ Time Fiction
New Lambton
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Nimrod Publications
,
1998
Z422966
1998
single work
criticism
Awards
- 1989 winner Ditmar Awards — Best Novel
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