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Lee Battersby Lee Battersby i(A69160 works by)
Born: Established: 1970 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1975
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1 4 y separately published work icon Magrit Lee Battersby , Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2016 8551504 2016 single work single work children's fiction children's fantasy

'Magrit lives in an abandoned cemetery with her friend and advisor, Master Puppet, whom she built from bones and bits of graveyard junk. She is as forgotten as the tiny graveyard world that surrounds her. One night as Magrit and Master Puppet sit atop of their crumbling chapel, a passing stork drops a baby into the graveyard. Defying Master Puppet's demands that the baby be disposed of, and taking no heed of his dire warnings, Magrit decides to raise the baby herself. She gives him a name: Bugrat. Magrit loves Bugrat like a brother, friend and son all rolled into one. But Master Puppet and the newly discovered skeleton girl know all too well what will happen when Bugrat grows up - that the truth about them all will be revealed. Something Magrit refuses to face.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 The Smell of Wet Grass Lee Battersby , 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: SQ Mag , November no. 23 2015; Star Quake 4 : SQ Mag's Best of 2015 2017;

'Mimi shouldn’t be walking; androids on their own, without a distinct purpose, frighten humanity. From one misadventure to another, Mimi brings out the best and worst in people. A poignant look at humanity and its fears in a time of technology.'

Source: Magazine blurb.

1 A Suitable Level of Reward Lee Battersby , 2015 single work short story crime
— Appears in: The Canary Press Story Magazine , December no. 6 2015;
1 The Glow of His Eyes, the Depth of His Gaze Lee Battersby , 2015 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Cosmos , January 2015;
1 The Canals of Anguilar Lee Battersby , 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: Review of Australian Fiction , vol. 5 no. 5 2013;
1 y separately published work icon Marching Dead Lee Battersby , Nottingham Long Island : Angry Robot , 2013 Z1924187 2013 single work novel fantasy horror Find the dead a King, save himself, win the love of his life, live happily ever after. No wonder Marius dos Helles is bored. But now something has stopped the dead from, well, dying. It’s up to Marius, Gerd, and Gerd’s not-dead-enough Granny to journey across the continent and put the dead back in the afterlife where they belong. [From the publisher's website]
1 Disciple of the Torrent Lee Battersby , 2013 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Tales of Australia : Great Southern Land 2013; The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2013 2014;
1 Ghosts of You Lee Battersby , 2012 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Midnight Echo : The Magazine of the Australian Horror Writers Association , May no. 7 2012;
1 y separately published work icon The Corpse-Rat King Lee Battersby , Nottingham Long Island : Angry Robot , 2012 Z1913108 2012 single work novel fantasy 'Marius don Hellespont and his apprentice, Gerd, are professional looters of battlefields. When they stumble upon the corpse of the King of Scorby and Gerd is killed, Marius is mistaken for the monarch by one of the dead soldiers and is transported down to the Kingdom of the Dead. Just like the living citizens, the dead need a King — after all, the King is God's representative, and someone needs to remind God where they are. And so it comes to pass that Marius is banished to the surface with one message: if he wants to recover his life he must find the dead a King. Which he fully intends to do. Just as soon as he stops running away. (Publisher's blurb)
1 Comfort Ghost Lee Battersby , 2012 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , no. 56 2012; (p. 14-18) The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2012 2013;
1 Europe After The Rain Lee Battersby , 2011 single work short story horror
— Appears in: After the Rain 2011; (p. 99-) After the Rain : The After the Floods Limited E-book Edition 2011; The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2011 2012; (p. 345-355)
1 At the End There Was a Man Lee Battersby , 2011 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Anywhere but Earth : New Tales of Outer Space 2011; (p. 63-87)
1 Macabre: The Interview Lee Battersby (interviewer), 2010 single work interview
— Appears in: Midnight Echo : The Magazine of the Australian Horror Writers Association , June no. 4 2010; (p. 23-25)
1 y separately published work icon Midnight Echo : The Magazine of the Australian Horror Writers Association no. 4 June Lee Battersby (editor), 2010 Z1889785 2010 periodical issue horror
1 Plot or Pants? Two Paths to Novel Writing Lee Battersby , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Writing Queensland , February no. 192 2010; (p. 5)
1 In From the Snow Lee Battersby , 2010 single work short story podcast
— Appears in: In From the Snow [and] Undead Camels Ate Their Flesh 2010;
1 y separately published work icon Father Muerte and the Flesh Lee Battersby , Croydon Park : Coeur de Lion , 2010 19939461 2010 single work short story podcast
1 Alchymical Romance Lee Battersby , 2009 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Through the Clock's Workings 2009; (p. 7-15)
1 Smuggler's Moon Lee Battersby , 2009 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: New Ceres Nights 2009; (p. 194-212)
1 The Cars That Ate the Picnic at Wolf Creek: A Symposium on Australian Horror Films David Carroll , Lee Battersby , Robert Hood , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Studies in Australian Weird Fiction , no. 3 2009; (p. 147-166)
Critics David Carroll, Robert Hood and Lee Battersby answer several questions posed by Studies in Australian Weird Fiction and provide fans of the genre with personal insights and interpretations never before discussed, spotlighting a variety of old and modern films.
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