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Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 Strange Attractors : Original Australian Speculative Fiction
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Notes

  • Dedication : For Ursula Le Guin and Gene Wolf : Honoured Guests.
  • includes brief biographical notes on the authors, pp. 235-237.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger , 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction, Damien Broderick , single work criticism (p. 7-13)
The Lipton Village Society, Lucy Sussex , single work short story (p. 14-28)
Time and Flowers, Anthony Peacey , single work short story science fiction (p. 29-42)
A Step in Any Direction, Timothy Dell , single work short story science fiction (p. 43-50)
The Way She Smiles, the Things She Says, Greg Egan , single work short story science fiction (p. 51-61)
Mr Lockwood's Narrative, Yvonne Rousseau , single work short story science fiction (p. 62-74)
Glass Reptile Breakout, Russell Blackford , single work short story science fiction (p. 75-91)
After the Beowulf Expedition, Norman Talbot , single work short story science fiction (p. 92-102)
Precious Bane, Gerald Murnane , single work short story (p. 103-111)
The Ballad of Hilo Hill, Cherry Wilder , single work short story fantasy (p. 112-131)
The Elixir Operon, David Foster , single work short story (p. 132-150)
The Sanctuary Tree, John Playford , single work short story science fiction (p. 151-163)
On the Nursery Floor, George Turner , single work short story science fiction (p. 164-192)
Cave Amantem, Carmel Bird , single work short story (p. 193-197)
Jagging, Anthony Peacey , single work short story science fiction (p. 198-225)
The Interior : A Tale of Outback Rapture, Damien Broderick , single work short story science fiction (p. 226-233)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Australian Science Fiction, as Showcased by Australian SF Anthologies Stephan Kraitsowits , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , Special Issue vol. 11 no. 1 2011; (p. 1-11)
'An apparently convenient way of studying Australian science fiction is to analyse the contents of ready-made anthologies of Australian science fiction. In doing so, the researcher discreetly circumvents the thorny issue of 'What is Australian?' and also 'What is science fiction?' by taking for granted that the texts within collections of Australian sf necessarily are Australian science fiction. Things, however, are never quite so simple and before being able to add to the debate as to what Australian science fiction truly is, it is necessary to overview the 50 odd years separating the most recent sf anthologies from the very first anthology showcasing Australian science fiction and to plot the meandering course of the genre's commercial development.' (Author's abstract)
Australian Science Fiction : In Search of the 'Feel' Dorotta Guttfeld , 2007-2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Zeitschrift fur Australienstudien , no. 21-22 2007-2008; (p. 65-72)
Winds of Criticism Van Ikin , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 9 no. 1 (Issue 25) 1987; (p. 31-32)
Summaries of newspaper and magazine reviews of these two science fiction anthologies.
The Zeitgeist Machine Runs Out of Steam David King , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 8 no. 1 (Issue 22) 1986; (p. 11-15)

— Review of Strange Attractors : Original Australian Speculative Fiction 1985 anthology short story
Australian Writing, Speculative Style D. J. O'Hearn , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 February 1986; (p. 14)

— Review of Strange Attractors : Original Australian Speculative Fiction 1985 anthology short story
The Zeitgeist Machine Runs Out of Steam David King , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 8 no. 1 (Issue 22) 1986; (p. 11-15)

— Review of Strange Attractors : Original Australian Speculative Fiction 1985 anthology short story
Sci-fi Earns its Holy Grail Van Ikin , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 19 July 1986; (p. 6)

— Review of The Duplicate Arthur Mather , 1985 single work novel ; Strange Attractors : Original Australian Speculative Fiction 1985 anthology short story
Shedding Light on Australian SF Colin Steele , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 October 1985; (p. B2)

— Review of Strange Attractors : Original Australian Speculative Fiction 1985 anthology short story ; Urban Fantasies 1985 anthology short story
Snapping the Wineglass Stem : Recent Australian SF Bruce Gillespie , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 76 1985; (p. 6-8)

— Review of Strange Attractors : Original Australian Speculative Fiction 1985 anthology short story ; The Transing Syndrome Kurt Von Trojan , 1985 single work novel ; Contrary Modes : Proceedings of the World Science Fiction Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 1985 1985 anthology criticism
Australian Writing, Speculative Style D. J. O'Hearn , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 February 1986; (p. 14)

— Review of Strange Attractors : Original Australian Speculative Fiction 1985 anthology short story
Winds of Criticism Van Ikin , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 9 no. 1 (Issue 25) 1987; (p. 31-32)
Summaries of newspaper and magazine reviews of these two science fiction anthologies.
Australian Science Fiction : In Search of the 'Feel' Dorotta Guttfeld , 2007-2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Zeitschrift fur Australienstudien , no. 21-22 2007-2008; (p. 65-72)
Australian Science Fiction, as Showcased by Australian SF Anthologies Stephan Kraitsowits , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , Special Issue vol. 11 no. 1 2011; (p. 1-11)
'An apparently convenient way of studying Australian science fiction is to analyse the contents of ready-made anthologies of Australian science fiction. In doing so, the researcher discreetly circumvents the thorny issue of 'What is Australian?' and also 'What is science fiction?' by taking for granted that the texts within collections of Australian sf necessarily are Australian science fiction. Things, however, are never quite so simple and before being able to add to the debate as to what Australian science fiction truly is, it is necessary to overview the 50 odd years separating the most recent sf anthologies from the very first anthology showcasing Australian science fiction and to plot the meandering course of the genre's commercial development.' (Author's abstract)
Australian SF Bids for Lift-Off Stuart Sayers , 1985 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 24 August 1985; (p. 16)
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