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y separately published work icon Dreaming Down-Under : Book Two anthology   short story   science fiction   fantasy   horror  
Issue Details: First known date: 2000... 2000 Dreaming Down-Under : Book Two
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Notes

  • Each story in the collection is prefaced by a brief introduction to the author and followed by a short author afterword.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Voyager , 2000 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
What Stands for a Preface What Passes for a Preface, Harlan Ellison , single work column
Ellison gives an account of his strong desire in the 1980s to edit an anthology of science fiction writing to showcase the talents of emerging Australian writers in the genre. While he regrets his failure to produce this book, he acknowledges the outstanding development of Australia's sci fi writers in the following decade and commends Dann and Webb's successful compilation in Dreaming Down-Under.
(p. xi-xiv)
Introduction Dreaming Down Under : Introduction, Jack Dann , Janeen Webb , single work criticism
Provides an overview of the development of the science fiction genre in Australia, including reference to early works set in Australia and written by overseas authors.
(p. 1-10)
The Evil Within, Sara Douglass , single work short story fantasy (p. 12-50)
The Soldier in the Machine, Russell Blackford , single work short story science fiction (p. 54-89)
Matilda Told Such Dreadful Lies, Lucy Sussex , single work short story fantasy
The 'true' account of the events that led to the story recounted in Waltzing Matilda by A. B. Paterson. The story is told through the voice of the bunyip who inhabits the billabong at which the events are said to have unfolded.
(p. 93-106)
Unborn Again, Chris Lawson , single work short story science fiction (p. 109-130)
The Latest Dream I Ever Dreamed, Norman Talbot , single work short story science fiction (p. 135-150)
The Truth About Weena, David J. Lake , single work short story science fiction (p. 154-205)
Two Recipes for Magic Beans, Rosaleen Love , single work short story science fiction (p. 210-219)
Wired Dreaming, Paul Collins , single work short story science fiction crime (p. 222-234)
Descent, Cecily Scutt , single work short story fantasy (p. 237-242)
Tamed, Robert Hood , single work short story fantasy horror (p. 245-268)
And Now Doth Time Waste Me, George Turner , single work novella science fiction (p. 274-357)
Note: The story is followed by two afterwords, one by Judith Raphael Buckrich (p.358-359) and the other by Turner's literary executor, Bruce Gillespie (360-362).
Jetsam, Kerry Greenwood , single work short story science fiction fantasy
A futuristic re-casting of the Greek myth of Dionysus rescuing Ariadne on the island of Naxos. In Greenwood's version, the characters' roles are reversed.
(p. 364-377)
Prelude to a Nocturne, Rowena Cory Daniells , single work short story science fiction
A story based on the premise of a drug that could delay the onset on puberty, causing a disruption for human society between those who choose to take the drug and those who remain permanently childlike.
(p. 380-413)
The Third Rail, Aaron Sterns , single work short story horror (p. 416-428)
The Last Dance, Ian Nichols , single work short story horror (p. 431-441)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Notes:
Dedication: In memory of George Turner.
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Voyager , 2000 .
      person or book cover
      Source: Internet Speculative Fiction Database (http://www.isfdb.org)
      Extent: xiv, 449p.p.
      ISBN: 073226412X

Works about this Work

Australian Science Fiction : In Search of the 'Feel' Dorotta Guttfeld , 2007-2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Zeitschrift fur Australienstudien , no. 21-22 2007-2008; (p. 65-72)
Untitled Christian Mondeil , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 15 no. 1 2001; (p. 49-50)

— Review of Dreaming Down-Under : Book Two 2000 anthology short story
Untitled Christian Mondeil , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 15 no. 1 2001; (p. 49-50)

— Review of Dreaming Down-Under : Book Two 2000 anthology short story
Australian Science Fiction : In Search of the 'Feel' Dorotta Guttfeld , 2007-2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Zeitschrift fur Australienstudien , no. 21-22 2007-2008; (p. 65-72)
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