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Six writers: no rules. Six journeys beyond the borders of the real. The Unknown raised to the sixth power (publisher's blurb).
X6 is a collection of novella-length journeys beyond the borders of the real from six of the most exciting speculative fiction authors working in Australia today - Margo Lanagan, Terry Dowlng, Cat Sparks, Paul Haines, Trent Jamieson and Louise Katz.
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Book launched by Richard Harland at Berkelouw Books, Leichhardt, 12 November 2009.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Croydon Park,
Ashfield - Burwood area,
Sydney Inner West,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Coeur de Lion
, 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Sea-Hearts, single work novella fantasy (p. 11-83)
- Iron Temple, single work novella science fiction (p. 87-170)
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Wives,
single work
novella
horror
In a future Australia ruled by criminal cartels, women are vastly outnumbered by men, leading men to go to haunting lengths to procure (and subsequently utterly control) a wife. One of Paul Haines's most anthologised works, 'Wives' is also rather contentious for the brutality of the world that it shows.
- Heart of Stone, single work novella science fiction detective (p. 307-364)
- The Absent Men, single work novella fantasy (p. 367-504)
- The Library, single work novella science fiction (p. 507-636)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Small is Beautiful : Novel vs Short Fiction
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Writing Queensland , February no. 192 2010; (p. 13) -
[Review] X6 : A Novellanthology
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher , November vol. 89 no. 4 2009; (p. 36)
— Review of X6 : A Novellanthology 2009 anthology novella
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[Review] X6 : A Novellanthology
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher , November vol. 89 no. 4 2009; (p. 36)
— Review of X6 : A Novellanthology 2009 anthology novella -
Small is Beautiful : Novel vs Short Fiction
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: Writing Queensland , February no. 192 2010; (p. 13)
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