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Tessa Kum Tessa Kum i(A71202 works by)
Born: Established: 1981 ;
Gender: Female
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1 Two Bees Dancing Tessa Kum , 2018 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Mechanical Animals 2018;

'A nameless government drone pilot on permanent disability is kidnapped and forced to fly a reprogrammed bee for criminal purposes. Instead, the reprogramming puts him into mental contact with the HiveAI and into a whole new world.'

Source: Review for Dogpatch Press.
1 The Fate of All Wens Tessa Kum , 2014 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Review of Australian Fiction , vol. 12 no. 3 2014;
1 y separately published work icon Review of Australian Fiction vol. 12 no. 3 Kirstyn McDermott , Tessa Kum , 2014 8113326 2014 periodical issue short story
1 Acception Tessa Kum , 2010 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Baggage : Tales of Speculative Fiction 2010; (p. 121-153) The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2010 2011; (p. 141-170)
1 The Mona Lisa Tessa Kum , Jeff VanderMeer , 2009 single work short story science fiction horror
— Appears in: Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe 2009; (p. 223-343)

The seventh and longest story in Halo : Evolutions, 'The Mona Lisa' is set in the Soell System during the period between Halo 1 and Halo 2. The narrative follows the crew of the UNSC Red Horse who are on a recon mission to investigate the fate of the UNSC Mona Lisa, which has mysteriously come to rest near the destroyed Alpha Halo Installation. After they discover an escape pod with a survivor in it Sergeant Lopez and her team of marines board the Mona Lisa. It is only after she arrives on the ship that Lopez realises that all of her team had been exposed to the survivor. So begins a parasitic nightmare and desperate struggle for survival.
1 Last Drink Bird Head Tessa Kum , 2009 single work short story
— Appears in: Last Drink Bird Head : Flash Fiction for Charity 2009; (p. 68-69)
1 Bitter Elsie Mae Tessa Kum , 2008 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , no. 34 2008; (p. 76-82)
1 One Night on Tidal Rig #13 Tessa Kum , 2007 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Daikaiju! 3 : Giant Monsters vs the World 2007; (p. 21-41) The Mammoth Book of Kaiju 2016;
1 Made from Real Blue Pixies Tessa Kum , 2005 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: The CSFG Gastronomicon 2005; (p. 77-78)
1 Hero and the Swordsmith Tessa Kum , 2003 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Elsewhere : An Anthology of Incredible Places 2003; (p. 191-195)
1 Techgod Tessa Kum , 2002 single work short story
— Appears in: Machinations : An Anthology of Ingenious Designs 2002; (p. 164-178)
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