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y separately published work icon Lighthouse : An Anthology anthology   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 Lighthouse : An Anthology
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'A grieving woman is drawn to a land-locked lighthouse where she meets a party of lost souls in need of a guide. She must face death in order to start a new life.

'The temporary caretaker of a lighthouse finds the perfect hideaway for safeguarding her secret, never expecting to encounter a murder and an unlikely partner in crime.

'While visiting a deep space navigational beacon to conduct routine maintenance, two space adventurers encounter a self-aware AI computer that has her own plans.

'Queensland, 1887. A lighthouse keeper’s daughter is missing, presumed dead. Is she another victim of the Spectre or something even more terrifying?

'A voice from one woman’s past echoes a secret up the lighthouse stairs. The only person who can give her the answers, is the last person she ever wants to see again.

'The estranged daughter of a lightkeeper returns home to South Solitary Island as WWII looms and finds her world upended by her father’s dying request: marry his successor.

'Lighthouses: beautiful, mysterious, dangerous, remote – the perfect setting for this genre fiction anthology – a collection of fantasy, sci-fi, romance, crime, historical fiction, dystopian and paranormal short stories from established and emerging Australian authors.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Brisbane, Queensland,:Lorikeet Ink , 2020 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Last Light, Anna McEvoy , single work short story fantasy (p. 1-13)
The Caretakers, Lea Scott , single work short story (p. 14-26)
Island of Lost Flowers, Jo Edgar-Baker , single work short story (p. 27-39)
Us, Chris Foley , single work short story science fiction (p. 40-52)
Jezebel, Lane Thornton , single work short story (p. 53-67)
Once Perilous, Now Safe, Jodie Woodward , single work short story (p. 68-79)
Broken Things, Kylie Fennell , single work short story fantasy (p. 80-92)
Alice, Carleton Chinner , single work short story (p. 93-98)
A Matter of Trust, Kat Carr , single work short story (p. 99-112)
The Sound the Sea Makes, Alyssa Mackay , single work short story (p. 113-124)
In the Dark, Sophia Evans , single work short story fantasy (p. 125-135)
A Gift to the Sentinel, Kelly Lyonns , single work short story (p. 136-146)
Light the Way Home, Sharyn Swanepoel , single work short story (p. 147-157)
Bereft of Morna, Brooke Maggs , single work short story science fiction (p. 158-171)
The Solitary Light : An Excerpt, Bianca Millroy , extract novel (p. 172-184)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Brisbane, Queensland,: Lorikeet Ink , 2020 .
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      Extent: 195p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 21 October 2020 (ebook) and 26 November 2020 (paperback).
      ISBN: 9780648876908

Works about this Work

[Review] Lighthouse Terrence MacManus , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 139 2021;

— Review of Lighthouse : An Anthology 2020 anthology short story
[Review] Lighthouse Terrence MacManus , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 139 2021;

— Review of Lighthouse : An Anthology 2020 anthology short story
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