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Source: HarperCollins.
y separately published work icon Legends of Australian Fantasy anthology   novella   short story   fantasy  
Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 Legends of Australian Fantasy
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:HarperCollins Australia , 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction, Jonathan Strahan , Jack Dann , single work essay (p. ix)
To Hold the Bridge : An Old Kingdom Story, Garth Nix , single work novella fantasy young adult

'This is a masterful short story collection including a rarely seen Old Kingdom novella. Garth Nix proves he is a master of the short story with this intriguing collection of tales. Leading with the novella to hold the bridge, fans of Garth Nix will be more than satisfied with the richly detailed and thrilling tale of Charter Magic and a deathly duel. Fans new and old will delight in the subsequent tales, including fantasy and science fiction, with witches, vampires, strange worlds and stranger creatures making their appearance.' (Publication summary)

 (p. 1-45)
The Mad Apprentice : A Black Magician Story, Trudi Canavan , single work novella fantasy young adult (p. 46-80)
'Twixt Firelight and Water : A Tale of Sevenwaters, Juliet Marillier , single work novella fantasy young adult (p. 81-130)
The Dark Road : An Obernewtyn Story, Isobelle Carmody , single work novella fantasy young adult (p. 131-157)
Crown of Rowan : A Tale of Thyrsland, Kim Wilkins , single work novella fantasy (p. 158-204)
The Spark (A Romance in Four Acts) : A Tale of the Change, Sean Williams , single work novella fantasy young adult (p. 205-261)
The Corsers' Hinge : A Lamplighter Tale, David Cornish , single work novella fantasy children's adventure (p. 262-330)
Tribute to Hell : A Tale of the Tainted Realm, Ian Irvine , single work novella fantasy
Tribute to Hell is set in the Elder Days of a new fantasy world explored in detail in the trilogy, The Tainted Realm.
 (p. 331-367)
A Captain of the Gate, John Birmingham , single work novella fantasy historical fiction (p. 368-388)
The Magic Word, Jennifer Fallon , single work novella fantasy

' A fabulous story of what happens when certain worlds collide!

'Princess Adrina, Damin Wolfblade, the High Prince of Hythria, and Tarja, the Lord Defender seem to be experiencing a time loop ... reliving the same day constantly. In the dungeons being held prisoner is a young man by the name of Dirk Provin from the world of Ranadon ... he has an alarming message about the breakdown of the veil between their worlds. And when they set off to find the truth, they also find a crashed machine and tide Lords ... and a leipreachan. All they have to do to make everything right is find the 'magic word' ...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

 (p. 389-443)
The Enchanted : A Tale of Erith, Cecilia Dart-Thornton , single work novella fantasy (p. 444-546)
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