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Agog! Smashing Stories features 20 stories by 20 authors.
Notes
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The artwork by Cat Sparks was also a short-list nominee.
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Two of the stories featured in the anthology won an Aurealis Award, these being Brendan Duffy's 'Come to Daddy' (2004 Award for Best Science Fiction Short Story) and Louise Katz's 'Weavers of Twilight' (2004 Award for Best Fantasy Short Story). Four other stories were also short-list nominees and the Ditmar Awards and the Aurealis Awards – Richard Harlan's 'The Border' was a finalist for the Aurealis Award for best horror short story, Simon Brown's "Water Babies" was nominated for the 2005 Ditmar Award for best novella or novelette, and Ben Peek's 'R' and Deborah Biancotti's 'Number 3 Raw Place' were both short-list nominees for the 2005 Ditmar Award for best short story.
Contents
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Regolith,
single work
short story
horror
Bridging the present and the future and the Earth and the Moon, the story concerns two archaeologists who find the burial chamber of an aristocratic scholar and kabbalist who sought the secret of eternal life. Meanwhile a worker on the moon is part of a project to bring water back to the moon.
- Warchalking, single work short story horror (p. 27-46)
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Humosity,
single work
short story
science fiction
A story about being genetically inhuman, the narrative concerns a man obsessed with ladybirds and compasses.
- Number 3 Raw Place, single work short story fantasy (p. 53-66)
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Gaslight à Go-Go,
single work
short story
horror
Flinthart playfully combines time travel with Sherlock Holmes and other favourite characters from Baker Street.
- The Cascade, single work short story science fiction (p. 90-104)
- Seven Wives, single work short story science fiction (p. 105-13)
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Where Did You Sleep Last Night?,
single work
short story
fantasy
A haunting urban fantasy which sees an Earth girl sleep with an alien.
- Temenos, single work short story (p. 122-128)
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Maelstrom,
single work
short story
horror
When Voight has to identify the body of an acquaintance who died in mysterious circumstances it becomes clear that there are larger forces at work. Before the night is over he and his partner Niall will risk their lives more than once in their attempt to neutralise creatures which might look human but are much more than that.
- They Say it's Other People, single work short story horror (p. 155-167)
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Inside the Mountain,
single work
short story
science fiction
fantasy
Myth vs technology and unrequited love.
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R,
single work
short story
horror
The story of a man who gets his eventual comeuppance from a government that’s taken ratings systems a little too far.
- Gin Jackson : Neophyte Ranger, single work short story science fiction fantasy (p. 189-200)
- The Border, single work short story horror (p. 201-207)
- Water Babies, single work short story horror (p. 208-235)
- Weavers of the Twilight, single work short story fantasy (p. 236-249)
- Endure, single work short story fantasy horror (p. 250-258)
- Come to Daddy, single work short story science fiction (p. 259-284)
- Porn Again, single work short story (p. 285-291)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Australian Science Fiction, as Showcased by Australian SF Anthologies
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)
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Science Fiction
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 14 November 2004; (p. 19)
— Review of Encounters : An Anthology of Australian Speculative Fiction 2004 anthology short story ; Agog! Smashing Stories : New Australian Speculative Fiction 2004 anthology short story
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Science Fiction
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 14 November 2004; (p. 19)
— Review of Encounters : An Anthology of Australian Speculative Fiction 2004 anthology short story ; Agog! Smashing Stories : New Australian Speculative Fiction 2004 anthology short story -
Australian Science Fiction, as Showcased by Australian SF Anthologies
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)
Awards
- 2005 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — Best Collected Work