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y separately published work icon The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 3 anthology   short story   fantasy   science fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 3
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Provoking and inventive, this third annual edition of the Best of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy includes talented newcomers as well as established professionals at the peak of their form. The contributors are Simon Brown, Deborah Biancotti, Terry Dowling, Margo Lanagan, Geoffrey Maloney, Lee Battersby, Chris Lawson, Alistair Ong, Ben Peek, Kim Westwood and Kaaron Warren.

Notes

  • Dedication: This book is dedicated to Bill's two older brothers who live in England; Graham Congreve and Ian Congreve.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Chatswood, Chatswood - Gordon - Castlecrag area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:MirrorDanse Books , 2007 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Dead Sea Fruit, Kaaron Warren , single work short story horror (p. 17-29)
The Cup of Nestor, Simon Brown , single work short story fantasy

A review in Strange Horizons describes its 'its plot of journeying up an Amazonian river with resulting madness'.

Source: Strange Horizons. (Sighted: 12/6/2014)

 (p. 29-56)
Hero Vale, Margo Lanagan , single work short story fantasy (p. 57-72)
When the World Was Flat, Geoffrey Maloney , single work short story fantasy

An absurd take on an alternate sixteenth century England.

 (p. 73-96)
La Profonde, Terry Dowling , single work short story horror (p. 97-107)
The Dying Light, Deborah Biancotti , single work short story horror

Tribal life in this fantasy world revolves around the unique premonitions that individuals have of their own deaths.

 (p. 108-130)
Father Muerte and the Flesh, Lee Battersby , single work short story science fiction (p. 131-149)
The Souls of Dead Soldiers are For Blackbirds, Not Little Boys, Ben Peek , single work short story science fiction fantasy horror (p. 150-172)
Hieronymous Boche, Chris Lawson , single work short story fantasy (p. 173-188)
Terning tha Wheel, Kim Westwood , single work short story science fiction (p. 189-204)
Note: Title as 'Terning Tha Weel'.
The Legend of Greatmother June, Alistair Ong , single work short story fantasy (p. 205-218)
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Works about this Work

Untitled Shane Symonds , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 22 no. 1 2008; (p. 51)
— Review of The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 3 2007 anthology short story
Pullman and Comrades in Younger Days Colin Steele , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 May 2008; (p. 19)
— Review of The Changeling Sean Williams , 2008 single work novel ; The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 3 2007 anthology short story
Electric Rain, Dark Sorcery ... and Holy Hens Van Ikin , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 February 2008; (p. 36)
— Review of The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 3 2007 anthology short story
[Review] The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 3 Lucy Sussex , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 27 January 2008; (p. 25)
— Review of The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 3 2007 anthology short story
Sci-Fi/Fanstasy Terry Dowling , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 January 2008; (p. 15)
— Review of Saturn Returns Sean Williams , 2007 single work novel ; The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 3 2007 anthology short story
Sci-Fi/Fanstasy Terry Dowling , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 January 2008; (p. 15)
— Review of Saturn Returns Sean Williams , 2007 single work novel ; The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 3 2007 anthology short story
[Review] The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 3 Lucy Sussex , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 27 January 2008; (p. 25)
— Review of The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 3 2007 anthology short story
Electric Rain, Dark Sorcery ... and Holy Hens Van Ikin , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 February 2008; (p. 36)
— Review of The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 3 2007 anthology short story
Pullman and Comrades in Younger Days Colin Steele , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 May 2008; (p. 19)
— Review of The Changeling Sean Williams , 2008 single work novel ; The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 3 2007 anthology short story
Untitled Keith Stevenson , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction , no. 40 2007; (p. 106-107)
— Review of The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 3 2007 anthology short story
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