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'The disturbing and awesome Beast of Heaven wanders a ruined earth, destroyed long before by an atomic holocaust. He shares the land with the Gatherers, a gentle nomadic tribe, sensitive to the spirits of those long dead.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille, sound recording, large print.
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 9 no. 1 1995; (p. 19-20)
— Review of The Beast of Heaven 1984 single work novel -
An Interview with Victor Kelleher
Steven Paulsen
(interviewer),
1994
single work
interview
— Appears in: Sirius , February no. 4 1994; (p. 24-29) -
Alternative Routes
Rosemary Sorensen
(interviewer),
1992
single work
interview
biography
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 145 1992; (p. 8-12) -
Continuities of Conviction
1992
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 145 1992; (p. 4-6) -
Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 150-151)
— Review of The Beast of Heaven 1984 single work novel
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Untitled
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Centre Broadsheet , May - June vol. 3 no. 3 1984; (p. 7)
— Review of The Beast of Heaven 1984 single work novel -
Untitled
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 9 no. 1 1995; (p. 19-20)
— Review of The Beast of Heaven 1984 single work novel -
Current Trends
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , March no. 106 1987; (p. 80-82)
— Review of Warm Bodies 1986 single work novel ; The Adventures of Christian Rosy Cross 1986 single work novel ; Night Animals 1986 selected work short story ; A Horse of Air 1970 single work novel ; Love Child 1986 single work novel ; The Beast of Heaven 1984 single work novel -
Ends and Beginnings
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 April 1984; (p. 19)
— Review of The Beast of Heaven 1984 single work novel ; Island in the Stream : Myths of Place in Australian Culture 1988 anthology criticism prose -
Beastly Nature of Man's Destiny
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 March 1984; (p. 17)
— Review of The Beast of Heaven 1984 single work novel ; Walking the Dog and Other Stories 1984 selected work short story -
The Beast of Heaven: Debate Continues
1985
single work
column
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 7 no. 3 (Issue 21) 1985; (p. 82-87) -
An Interview with Victor Kelleher
Steven Paulsen
(interviewer),
1994
single work
interview
— Appears in: Sirius , February no. 4 1994; (p. 24-29) -
Continuities of Conviction
1992
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 145 1992; (p. 4-6) -
Alternative Routes
Rosemary Sorensen
(interviewer),
1992
single work
interview
biography
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 145 1992; (p. 8-12) -
Tutor's Desk
1984
single work
column
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 6 no. 2 (Issue 17) 1984; (p. 36-40)
Awards
- 1985 winner Ditmar Awards — Best Novel
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