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Legends of Australian Fantasy
| Author: | Jack Dann Jonathan Strahan |
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HarperCollins Australia, 2010 |
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| Book Type: | Anthology |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
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Synopsis
From two of the best editors working today ... These are the legends of Australian fantasy - eleven of Australia's best-loved and most widely read writers ... Gathered together by equally legendary editors Jack Dann and Jonathan Strahan to produce an entirely original compilation ...
Celebrate the legends of Australian fantasy. Extraordinary voices ... extraordinary worlds. Come to Erith, to a faerie tale with a sting, or to Obernewtyn, long before the Seeker was born. Revisit a dark pocket of history for the Magician's Guild or get caught up in the confusion of an endlessly repeating day in the Citadel. Cross the wall, where Charter magic is all that lies between you and death. A trip with a graverobber can be gruesome, and it's hard to share the fear of a woman who must kill her husband if her child is to rule ... A mysterious tale plays out in Sevenwaters. Catch up with Ros and Adi as they prepare for the greatest change of all. Other twists in these fabulous tales bring us to demonic destiny and an alternate WWII. these eleven short novels will take you on amazing new journeys with favourite characters from the worlds you know and love ...
Contents
- To Hold the Bridge: An Old Kingdom Story • novelette by Garth Nix
- The Mad Apprentice • novelette by Trudi Canavan
- 'Twixt Firelight and Water • novelette by Juliet Marillier
- The Dark Road: An Obernewtyn Story • novelette by Isobelle Carmody
- Crown of Rowan: A Tale of Thrysland • novelette by Kim Wilkins
- The Spark (A Romance in Four Acts) • novella by Sean Williams
- The Corsers' Hinge: A Lamplighter Tale • novella by D. M. Cornish
- Tribute to Hell: A Tale of the Tainted Realm • short story by Ian Irvine
- A Captain of the Gate • short story by John Birmingham
- The Magic Word • novelette by Jennifer Fallon
- The Enchanted: A Tale of Erith • novella by Cecilia Dart-Thornton
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