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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Bone Chime Song
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'Zvonimir creates wind chimes that can summon the shadowy spirit of whatever they are made of. His old friend, war hero, and city Watchman, Casimir arrives at his door with the body of a murder victim, and asks him to build a wind chime from their bones. The city Necromancers have been unable to raise the victim’s spirit, and plagued by his own demons and doubts, Casimir turns again to his oldest friend — as he always does in his times of need. But Zvonimir can not foresee the song the bone chime will sing, or the impact it will have on both of them' (Joanne Anderton: Blog, Publications, Miscellany).

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Light Touch Paper - Stand Clear Simon Petrie (editor), Edwina Harvey (editor), Maroubra : Peggy Bright Books , 2012 Z1872123 2012 anthology short story science fiction fantasy

    'Matchless prose to fire your imagination! Offering 13 wonderous works of fiction from Joanne Anderton, Adam Browne, Sue Bursztynski, Brenda Cooper, Katherine Cummings, Thoraiya Dyer, Kathleen Jennings, Dave Luckett, Ian McHugh, Sean McMullen, Ripley Patton, Rob Porteous and Anna Tambour' (publisher's blurb).

    Maroubra : Peggy Bright Books , 2012
    pg. 3-20
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Bone-chime Song and Other Stories Joanne Anderton , FableCroft Publishing , 2013 6359984 2013 selected work short story fantasy science fiction horror

    'Enter a world where terrible secrets are hidden in a wind chime’s song.

    Where crippled witches build magic from scrap.

    And the beautiful dead dance for eternity.

    The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories collects the finest science fiction and horror short stories from award-winning writer Joanne Anderton. From mechanical spells scavenging a derelict starship to outback zombies and floating gardens of bone, these stories blur the lines between genres. A mix of freakish horror, dark visions of the future and the just plain weird, Anderton’s tales will draw you in – but never let you get comfortable' (publisher website).

    FableCroft Publishing , 2013
    pg. 1-16
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