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Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Matilda at the Speed of Light : An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction
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Notes

  • Dedication : To Leigh Edmonds and Valma Brown for The Notional.

Contents

* Contents derived from the North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Matilda at the Speed of Light : Introduction, Damien Broderick , single work criticism (p. ix-xv)
A Dragon Between His Fingers, Terry Dowling , single work short story science fiction (p. 1-20)
Mind Vampires, Greg Egan , single work short story horror

'An investigator faces a vampire clutch who have infested a US girls boarding house' (Jason Nahrung, 'Vampires in the Sunburnt Country,' 2007, p.51).

(p. 21-28)
It's Not What You Say -, Freda McLennan , single work short story science fiction (p. 29-55)
Fairytalei"once upon a time there was a king he had three daughters one was very", Ania Walwicz , single work poetry (p. 57-58)
Odd Man Search, Cherry Wilder , single work short story science fiction (p. 59-75)
The Truth About Oscar, Yvonne Rousseau , single work short story science fiction (p. 77-84)
Creator, David J. Lake , single work short story science fiction (p. 85-114)
Stiletto Inheritance, Humphrey McQueen , single work short story science fiction (p. 115-125)
Albert's Bellyfull, Francis Payne , single work short story science fiction (p. 127-150)
Not In Front of the Children, George Turner , single work short story science fiction (p. 151-174)
Things Fall Apart, Philippa Maddern , single work short story science fiction (p. 175-197)
Thy Sting, Damien Broderick , single work short story science fiction (p. 199-204)
My Lady Tongue, Lucy Sussex , single work short story science fiction (p. 205-250)
On the Turn, Leanne Frahm , single work short story science fiction (p. 251-263)

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)
Transvestites, Vampires and Iconoclasts Van Ikin , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 February 1989; (p. 86)

— Review of Matilda at the Speed of Light : An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction 1988 anthology short story criticism ; More Australian Tales of Ghost and Fantasy Dorothy Michell , 1988 selected work short story
The Christmas Bundle Margot Luke , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , December vol. 3 no. 12 1988; (p. 14-15)

— Review of The Motorcycle Cafe Matthew Condon , 1988 single work novel ; Matilda at the Speed of Light : An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction 1988 anthology short story criticism ; Running Up a Dress : A Mother and Daughter Dialogue Suzanne Spunner , 1988 single work drama ; Save Me, Joe Louis Kate Jennings , 1988 selected work autobiography ; That Fierce Virgin Gerard Windsor , 1988 single work novel ; Regards to the Czar Margaret Coombs , 1988 sequence short story ; The Ticket in Tatts D. H. Souter , 1988 single work novel
New Paperbacks Robin Lucas , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 July 1988; (p. 76)

— Review of Matilda at the Speed of Light : An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction 1988 anthology short story criticism
The Christmas Bundle Margot Luke , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , December vol. 3 no. 12 1988; (p. 14-15)

— Review of The Motorcycle Cafe Matthew Condon , 1988 single work novel ; Matilda at the Speed of Light : An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction 1988 anthology short story criticism ; Running Up a Dress : A Mother and Daughter Dialogue Suzanne Spunner , 1988 single work drama ; Save Me, Joe Louis Kate Jennings , 1988 selected work autobiography ; That Fierce Virgin Gerard Windsor , 1988 single work novel ; Regards to the Czar Margaret Coombs , 1988 sequence short story ; The Ticket in Tatts D. H. Souter , 1988 single work novel
Great Australian Fictions Revisited Bill Tully , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: Blast , Winter no. 6/7 1988; (p. 32-33)

— Review of Matilda at the Speed of Light : An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction 1988 anthology short story criticism ; The Reading Group Amanda Lohrey , 1988 single work novel
Odd Futures Rosaleen Love , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Age Monthly Review , December-January (1988-1989) 1988; (p. 8-9)

— Review of Matilda at the Speed of Light : An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction 1988 anthology short story criticism
Ghosts of Matilda Bruce Gillespie , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 April 1988; (p. 16)

— Review of Matilda at the Speed of Light : An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction 1988 anthology short story criticism
New Paperbacks Robin Lucas , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 July 1988; (p. 76)

— Review of Matilda at the Speed of Light : An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction 1988 anthology short story criticism
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)
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