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'In a future world of extreme climate change, Perth, Western Australia's capital city, has been abandoned. Most people were evacuated to the East by the late '30s and organised infrastructure and services have gone.
A few thousand obstinate and independent souls cling to the city and to the southern towns. Living mostly by night to endure the fierce temperatures, they are creating a new culture in defiance of official expectations. A teenage girl stolen from her family as a child; a troupe of street actors who affect their new culture with memories of the old; a boy born into the wrong body; and a teacher who is pushed into the role of guide tell the story of The Nightside.' -- From the publisher's website.
Notes
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A series of four interlinked stories.
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Dedication: For the Greens, who helped me to be aware of what could happen to our world. My stuff-ups and exaggerations are not their fault!
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Yokine,
Stirling area,
Northern Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Twelfth Planet Press
, 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Painted Girl, single work short story young adult science fiction (p. 3-29)
- Nation of the Night, single work short story young adult science fiction (p. 31-87)
- Paper Dragons, single work short story young adult science fiction (p. 89-111)
- The Schoolteacher's Tale, single work short story young adult science fiction (p. 113-138)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Rural Apocalypses and Outback Ends-of-the-World
2022
single work
essay
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 154 2022; -
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , November vol. 5 no. 1 2012;
— Review of Nightsiders 2011 selected work short story
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Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , November vol. 5 no. 1 2012;
— Review of Nightsiders 2011 selected work short story -
Rural Apocalypses and Outback Ends-of-the-World
2022
single work
essay
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 154 2022;
Awards
- 2012 finalist Norma K. Hemming Award
- 2011 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Best Collection
Last amended 17 May 2017 15:48:11
Settings:
- Perth, Western Australia,
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