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y separately published work icon Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction periodical issue  
Issue Details: First known date: 1999... no. 24 1999 of Aurealis : Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction est. 1990 Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction
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Contents

* Contents derived from the 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Editorial [Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction, no.24 1999], Stephen Higgins , single work column (p. 4-5)
The Old God Begins to Reassert Himself, John Ezzy , single work short story science fiction (p. 7-18)
Voyage to Abydos, Gitte Christensen , single work short story science fiction (p. 19-28)
The Love of Beauty, Kirsten Bishop , single work short story fantasy (p. 37-49)
The Spider, R. G. McCartney , single work short story fantasy (p. 52-60)
Roses, Danielle Ellis , single work short story science fiction

'Michael 64, a winged cyborg, is hired by Thurston, Director-General of Genetic Engineering, to guard Azuria 27, a famous cyborg dancer, changed at her request into human form - an illegal procedure in 2175. Azuria thinks she is changing for love, but Thurston has other plans. When she becomes pregnant, she and Michael unwittingly find themselves part of Thurston's plot for cyborg supremacy.'

Source: Publisher's blurb ('The Cyborg's Story, reprint).

 (p. 61-74)
The Grandmaster's Last Crusade, Robert Cox , single work short story science fiction humour horror

'A comedic travelogue in Malta recounted by a vampire’s familiar as they assist a Crusader vampire to achieve his final rest' (Jason Nahrung, 'Vampires in the Sunburnt Country,' 2007, p.50).

 (p. 75-85)
Basilisk, Andrew Chapman , single work short story fantasy (p. 87-93)
Please Check the Number You Have Dialled, A. John Wallace , single work short story science fiction (p. 95-102)
Rookwood, Rick Kennett , Bryce Stevens , single work short story science fiction

'A chase story set in Sydney’s massive Rookwood Cemetery in 1898. An old man living in the wild scrub of the graveyard boasts of his powers as a magician. But is he a true sorcerer or a mere madman?'

Source: Author's website. (Sighted: 16/6/2014)

 (p. 103-119)
Untitled, Bill Congreve , single work review
— Review of Backstreets Robert Hood , 1999 single work novel ; (p. 122)
Untitled, Bill Congreve , single work review
— Review of Cannibals of the Fine Light Simon Brown , 1998 selected work short story ; (p. 122-123)
[Review] A View Before Dying, Bill Congreve , single work review
— Review of A View Before Dying Sean Williams , 1998 selected work short story ; (p. 123-124)
Untitled, Bill Congreve , single work review
— Review of Centaurus : The Best of Australian Science Fiction 1999 anthology short story ; (p. 124-125)
Untitled, Bill Congreve , single work review
— Review of Worlds Apart Chuck McKenzie , 1999 single work novel ; (p. 125)
[Review] Grimoire, Bill Congreve , single work review
— Review of Grimoire Kim Wilkins , 1999 single work novel ; (p. 126-127)
Untitled, Bill Congreve , single work review
— Review of Fireflaught Andrew Whitmore , 1999 single work novel ; (p. 127-128)
Untitled, Bill Congreve , single work review
— Review of Force of Evil Gary Crew , 1998 selected work short story ; (p. 128)
Untitled, Bill Congreve , single work review
— Review of The Alchemist's Key Traci Harding , 1999 single work novel ; (p. 128-129)
Untitled, Bill Congreve , single work review
— Review of