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'Tulliæn spans a fractured mountaintop, where the locals lie and the tourists come to die. Try the honey.
'Briskwater crouches deep in the shadow of a dam wall. Ignore the weight of the water hanging overhead, and the little dead girl wandering the streets. Off with you, while you still can.
'In Haverny Wood the birds drink blood, the dogs trade their coughings for corpses, the lost children carve up their bodies to run with the crows, and the townsfolk stitch silence into their spleens. You mustn't talk so wild.
'The desert-locked outpost of Boundary boasts the famed manufacturers of flawless timepieces; those who would learn the trade must offer up their eyes as starting materials. Look to your pride: it will eat you alive.
'Sooner or later, in every community, fate demands its dues — and the currency is blood.' (Publication summary)
Contents
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Wages of Honey,
single work
short story
'Tulliæn spans a fractured mountaintop, where the locals lie and the tourists come to die. Try the honey.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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The Briskwater Mare,
single work
short story
'Briskwater crouches deep in the shadow of a dam wall. Ignore the weight of the water hanging overhead, and the little dead girl wandering the streets. Off with you, while you still can.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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The Miseducation of Mara Lys,
single work
short story
'The desert-locked outpost of Boundary boasts the famed manufacturers of flawless timepieces; those who would learn the trade must offer up their eyes as starting materials. Look to your pride: it will eat you alive.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Cherry Crow Children of Haverny Wood,
single work
short story
'In Haverny Wood the birds drink blood, the dogs trade their coughings for corpses, the lost children carve up their bodies to run with crows, and the townsfolk stitch silence into their spleens. You mustn’t talk so wild.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Awards
- 2016 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — Best Collected Work
- 2015 shortlisted Australian Shadows Award — Collection
- 2015 finalist Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Best Collection