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Young Australian cellist Maisie Fielding leaves for England in search of her roots and to find out more about her grandmother, a 'white witch'. Soon she discovers that the bleak village she has come to possesses an unnatural presence which preys on the lives of its people, past and present. (Source: LibrariesAustralia)
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Dedication: For Elaine and Stella: angels earthly and heavenly
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Epigraph: In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, / Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; / Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, / In the bleak midwinter, long ago. Christine Rossetti
The dead have exhausted their power of deceiving. Horace Walpole
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
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Reviews
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Writing Queensland , August no. 221 2012; (p. 37)
— Review of The Resurrectionists 2000 single work novel -
The Australian Horror Novel Since 1950
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 112-127) According to James Doig the horror genre 'was overlooked by the popular circulating libraries in Australia.' In this chapter he observes that this 'marginalization of horror reflects both the trepidation felt by the conservative library system towards 'penny dreadfuls,' and the fact that horror had limited popular appeal with the British (and Australian) reading public.' Doig concludes that there is 'no Australian author of horror novels with the same commercial cachet' as authors of fantasy or science fiction. He proposes that if Australian horror fiction wants to compete successfully 'in the long-term it needs to develop a flourishing and vibrant small press contingent prepared to nurture new talent' like the USA and UK small presses.' (Editor's foreword xii) -
The Resurrectionists
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 27-28 2001; (p. 227-228)
— Review of The Resurrectionists 2000 single work novel -
Influences : Kim Wilkins
2001
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 2 December 2001; (p. 10) The West Australian , 3 August 2002; (p. 15) -
[Review] The Resurrectionists
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , vol. 13 no. 2 2001; (p. 115-117)
— Review of The Resurrectionists 2000 single work novel
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Reviews
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Writing Queensland , August no. 221 2012; (p. 37)
— Review of The Resurrectionists 2000 single work novel -
Scaring Up a Chilling Tale
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 18 November 2000; (p. 23)
— Review of The Resurrectionists 2000 single work novel -
Horror
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 24 December 2000; (p. 35)
— Review of The Resurrectionists 2000 single work novel ; Blackwater Days 2000 selected work short story -
[Review] The Resurrectionists
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , vol. 13 no. 2 2001; (p. 115-117)
— Review of The Resurrectionists 2000 single work novel -
The Resurrectionists
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 27-28 2001; (p. 227-228)
— Review of The Resurrectionists 2000 single work novel -
The Australian Horror Novel Since 1950
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 112-127) According to James Doig the horror genre 'was overlooked by the popular circulating libraries in Australia.' In this chapter he observes that this 'marginalization of horror reflects both the trepidation felt by the conservative library system towards 'penny dreadfuls,' and the fact that horror had limited popular appeal with the British (and Australian) reading public.' Doig concludes that there is 'no Australian author of horror novels with the same commercial cachet' as authors of fantasy or science fiction. He proposes that if Australian horror fiction wants to compete successfully 'in the long-term it needs to develop a flourishing and vibrant small press contingent prepared to nurture new talent' like the USA and UK small presses.' (Editor's foreword xii) -
Influences : Kim Wilkins
2001
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 2 December 2001; (p. 10) The West Australian , 3 August 2002; (p. 15) -
Horror She Wrote
2000
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 7 October 2000; (p. 4-5)
Awards
- 2000 winner Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Horror Division — Best Novel
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