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20 fantastic wonder stories from 20 writers of the fantastic, this anthology, the first from Ticonderoga Publications, was released to mark its 10th Anniversary. The collection features stories from some of Australia's rising stars and a handful of contributions from respected veterans.
Notes
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Dedication: For Grant Stone and Peter McNamara who made all this, and so much more, possible.
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Fantastic Wonder Stories was nominated for Best Collected Work at the 2007 Ditmars.
'There Was Darkness' (Martin Livings) was nominated for an Australian Shadows Award.
The anthology also saw five works nominated for 2007 Aurealis Awards: 'Lonely as Life" (Simon Brown) and 'Arctica' (Cat Sparks) for Best Science Fiction Short Story; and 'A Scar for Leida' (Deborah Biancotti - winner), 'Yamabushi Kaidan and the Smoke Dragon' (Shane Jiraiya Cummings) and 'Cast Off' (Tracey Rolfe) all for Best Young Adult Short Story.
Biancotti's 'A Scar for Leida' was also nominated for that year's Ditmar Best Short Story award.
Contents
- Where There Is the Fantastic, There Is Wonder, single work essay (p. 8-10)
- Burning Bright, single work short story science fiction (p. 15-26)
- There was Darkness, single work short story horror (p. 27-34)
- Bigger Fish, single work short story fantasy (p. 35-40)
- Soul Shaper, single work short story science fiction (p. 41-58)
- Luxury Goods, single work short story science fiction (p. 59-73)
- Goon of the Month in Lagerland, single work short story science fiction (p. 74-85)
- Phantom Limbs, single work short story science fiction (p. 86-92)
- Sandcastles, Spaceships and Worms, single work short story science fiction (p. 93-100)
- Lonely as Life, single work short story science fiction (p. 101-114)
- A Scar for Leida, single work short story young adult fantasy (p. 115-132)
- 'P' Is for Power Station, single work short story science fiction (p. 133-146)
- The Colonist and the Choirmaster, single work short story science fiction (p. 147-149)
- Yamabushi Kaidan and the Smoke Dragon, single work short story fantasy (p. 150-173)
- Brolga Dreaming, single work short story fantasy (p. 174-183)
- The Wildflowers, single work short story horror (p. 184-195)
- Cast Off, single work short story fantasy (p. 196-210)
- Arctica, single work short story science fiction (p. 211-227)
- Tell Him I Too Have Known, single work short story fantasy (p. 228-240)
- Tam Likes Green Bananas, single work short story fantasy (p. 241-252)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Where There Is the Fantastic, There Is Wonder
2007
single work
essay
— Appears in: Fantastic Wonder Stories 2007; (p. 8-10)
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Where There Is the Fantastic, There Is Wonder
2007
single work
essay
— Appears in: Fantastic Wonder Stories 2007; (p. 8-10)
Awards
- 2007 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — Best Collected Work