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y separately published work icon The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 2 anthology   short story   fantasy   science fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 2
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Chatswood, Chatswood - Gordon - Castlecrag area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:MirrorDanse Books , 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Running, Martin J. Livings , single work short story science fiction horror (p. 13-34)
Matricide, Lucy Sussex , single work short story science fiction (p. 35-55)
The Passing of the Minotaurs, Rjurik Davidson , single work short story fantasy (p. 56-81)
Dreaming with the Angels, Jack Dann , single work short story science fiction (p. 82-96)
Johnny Cash (A Tale in Questionnaire Form), Ben Peek , single work short story horror

The protagonist answers a series of questions, on a written questionnaire, about the events surrounding the end of Reagan's presidency.

(p. 97-101)
The Red Priest's Homecoming, Dirk Flinthart , single work novella fantasy (p. 102-152)
Once Giants Roamed the Earth, Rosaleen Love , single work short story fantasy (p. 153-160)
Fresh Young Widow, Kaaron Warren , single work short story horror

A recently bereaved widow 'holds a revered position in a mythical village: her all-important task is to sheath the newly dead in clay, so that they can be built into the wall that surrounds the village. This morbid but honourable task is reflected in Warren’s own writing: she’s taken a potentially gruesome topic and rendered it in such beautifully crafted prose that it becomes a work of art. Her juxtaposition of the villagers — with their religious fervour and long-held traditions — and her grieving central character’s budding cynicism, creates a poignant, melancholy dichotomy' (Tim Kroenert, Australian Speculative Fiction in Focus).

(p. 161-180)
Watch, Stephen Dedman , single work short story horror (p. 181-187)
Riding the Crocodile, Greg Egan , single work short story science fiction (p. 188-247)
Skein Dogs, Leanne Frahm , single work short story science fiction (p. 248-259)
Leviathan, Simon Brown , single work short story young adult (p. 260-280)
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