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Dedication: For Jonathan Strahan
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Contents indexed selectively.
Contents
- Nobody's Fool, single work short story science fiction (p. 1-61)
- Shatterwrack at Breaklight, single work short story science fiction romance (p. 63-77)
- Scaring the Train, single work short story horror (p. 79-111)
- The Ichneumon and the Dormeuse, single work short story horror (p. 113-130)
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The Robot Is Running Away from the Trees,
single work
short story
science fiction
In a fictional future where spiritual and religious culture is the norm, robots have been outlawed with great prejudice for being able to see the spiritual world. Captain Tom comes across an antique robot harbored by his elderly friend, who needs Tom's help to reach a stone of spiritual significance.
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The Man Who Lost Red,
single work
short story
science fiction
Most criminals punished by the seven masked aliens who rule the Earth must accept their fate and get on with their lives. Yet Eric Andlan needs more. What was his crime? Who or what are the iquiri overlords? More importantly, why are they here? Andlan desperately needs to know.
- Jenny Come to Play, single work short story science fiction horror (p. 209-242)
- The Last Elephant, single work short story horror (p. 243-256)
- The Quiet Redemption of Andy the House, single work short story horror (p. 257-280)
- Spinners, single work short story science fiction (p. 281-303)
- A Deadly Edge Their Red Beaks Pass Along, single work short story science fiction (p. 305-343)
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Beckoning Nightframe,
Shaun Tan
(illustrator),
single work
short story
horror
Corinne's just published her book on how she profiled the Harbourside Killer, and she holds a combined launch and thank-you party. Invited are her consulted psychiatrists, editors, close friends, and George Faye, who had reviewed her first book.
As the evening progresses, Corinne finds herself captivated by the house across the street's curtains, which seemed to beckon as they moved in the breeze. George comes to find her and notices them, too, which Corinne resents, wanting some privacy, especially as she and George had unresolved romantic tension.
Finally alone after the party, Corinne finds herself comparing her nightly routine to the neurosis the Killer had been victim to; she wakes in the middle of the night and sees the curtains again. Despite her attempts to ignore it, over the next few days, her attention is drawn back to them again and again. Eventually she pretends she is looking for a lost cat, wanders up to the shed, and touches the curtains.
Even so, she can't shake the feeling of being watched.
- Time of the Star, single work short story science fiction (p. 369-404)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] The Lady of Situations [et al]
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Foundation : The International Review of Science Fiction , Spring no. 78 2000; (p. 122-125)
— Review of The Lady of Situations 1999 selected work short story ; Antique Futures : The Best of Terry Dowling 1999 selected work short story ; New Adventures in Sci-Fi 1999 selected work short story
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[Review] The Lady of Situations [et al]
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Foundation : The International Review of Science Fiction , Spring no. 78 2000; (p. 122-125)
— Review of The Lady of Situations 1999 selected work short story ; Antique Futures : The Best of Terry Dowling 1999 selected work short story ; New Adventures in Sci-Fi 1999 selected work short story