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y separately published work icon The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing : A Fifty Year Collection anthology   short story   novella  
Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing : A Fifty Year Collection
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2004 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Australian Science Fiction: A Feast of Wonder, Russell Blackford , single work criticism (p. xiii-xx)
Infant Prodigy, Frank B. Bryning , single work short story science fiction

Dr James Ballantine continues to work with a young girl, Joan, who has telepathic powers. They run through tests confirming the extent of her abilities. The source of her power is unknown, but may be linked to the radioactivity overexposure that also gave her her albinism and lack of vocal cords.

 (p. 1-11)
The Cage, A. Bertram Chandler , single work short story science fiction

After landing safely on an unexplored planet the 53 surviving crew members of the Lode Star find themselves trapped when their space ship's atomic reactors explode. It is then that they are forced to confront not only their immediate survival but the long-term future of their new civilisation. Fundamental objectives like food, clothing and shelter become scarce, while relationships between men and women are made on grounds other than love. Complicating matters is the fact that the men outnumber the women. And then they encounter the planet's original inhabitants... a species which wants to 'scientifically' examine these newcomers.

 (p. 12-22)
Debt of Lassor, N. K. Hemming , single work short story science fiction (p. 23-37)
The Doorway, Wynne Whiteford , single work short story science fiction (p. 38-54)
Parky, David Rome , single work short story science fiction (p. 55-61)
All Laced Up, A. Bertram Chandler , single work short story science fiction (p. 62-72)
The Case of the Perjured Planet, Martin Loran , single work short story science fiction (p. 73-114)
There is a Crooked Man, Jack Wodhams , single work short story science fiction crime (p. 115-165)
The Final Weapon, Damien Broderick , single work short story science fiction (p. 166-177)
Dancing Gerontius, Lee Harding , single work short story science fiction (p. 178-191)
The Man of Slow Feeling, Michael Wilding , single work short story science fiction (p. 192-197)
Re-Deem the Time, David J. Lake , single work short story science fiction satire (p. 198-210)
In a Petri Dish Upstairs, George Turner , single work short story science fiction (p. 211-238)
The Chance, Peter Carey , single work short story science fiction (p. 239-268)
The Paradigm, Randal Flynn , single work short story science fiction (p. 269-298)
Inhabiting the Interspaces, Philippa Maddern , single work short story science fiction (p. 299-312)
Odd Man Search, Cherry Wilder , single work short story science fiction (p. 313-325)
The Government in Exile, Paul Collins , single work short story science fiction (p. 326-334)
The Total Devotion Machine, Rosaleen Love , single work short story science fiction (p. 335-341)
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