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'Shadows on the Wall contains the very best of Paulsen's dark and weird tales, plus stunning new fiction written expressly for this volume.
- Glimpse a future where population controls force families into terrible choices.
- Visit Colonial British India and experience the awakening of an eldritch horror.
- Walk the steaming jungles of Vietnam alongside the spirits of the forest.
- Light an ancient oil lamp but beware, the shadows on the wall.
'Steven Paulsen's stories have appeared in award-winning anthologies, and have been published around the world. Cover art and frontispiece by Acadamy-award winning artist, Shaun Tan.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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Foreword by Isobelle Carmody
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Victoria,:IFWG Publishing Inc
, 2018 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Black Diamond of the Elephant God, single work novella
- Ma Rung, single work short story
- Two Tomorrow, Keira McKenzie (illustrator), single work short story science fiction
- Greater Garbo, single work short story science fiction
- In the Light of the Lamp, single work short story horror
- Logic Loop, single work short story
- Harold the Hero and the Talking Sword, single work short story
- Fixed in Time, single work short story science fiction
- The Place, single work short story fantasy horror
- The Wine Cellar, single work short story
- Pest Control, single work short story horror
- Old Wood, single work short story
- The Sorcerer's Looking Glass, single work short story young adult fantasy
- Christmas Morning, single work short story horror
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Shadows on the Wall
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 117 2019; (p. 56-57)
— Review of Shadows on the Wall : Dark and Weird Stories 2018 selected work short story
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Shadows on the Wall
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 117 2019; (p. 56-57)
— Review of Shadows on the Wall : Dark and Weird Stories 2018 selected work short story
Awards
- 2018 shortlisted Australian Shadows Award — Collection
Last amended 10 Aug 2020 14:25:08