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'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
- Last Light, single work short story fantasy (p. 1-13)
- The Caretakers, single work short story (p. 14-26)
- Island of Lost Flowers, single work short story (p. 27-39)
- Us, single work short story science fiction (p. 40-52)
- Jezebel, single work short story (p. 53-67)
- Once Perilous, Now Safe, single work short story (p. 68-79)
- Broken Things, single work short story fantasy (p. 80-92)
- Alice, single work short story (p. 93-98)
- A Matter of Trust, single work short story (p. 99-112)
- The Sound the Sea Makes, single work short story (p. 113-124)
- In the Dark, single work short story fantasy (p. 125-135)
- A Gift to the Sentinel, single work short story (p. 136-146)
- Light the Way Home, single work short story (p. 147-157)
- Bereft of Morna, single work short story science fiction (p. 158-171)
- The Solitary Light : An Excerpt, extract novel (p. 172-184)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] Lighthouse
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 139 2021;
— Review of Lighthouse : An Anthology 2020 anthology short story
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[Review] Lighthouse
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 139 2021;
— Review of Lighthouse : An Anthology 2020 anthology short story