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'A lonely, overweight vampire tends a sleazy video store in inner-city Sydney...
'A multi-billionaire sacrifices everything to become Earth's first ambassador to the stars...
'A legendary time-travelling assassin finds himself pitted against the greatest detective that never was...
'A young father goes to extraordinary lengths to save his child after a car accident...
'A collection of works old and new from the pen of Tasmanian author Dirk Flinthart, these stories deliver a perilous gauntlet of speculative fiction from contemporary fantasy through thoughtful science fiction all the way to disturbing horror. A dizzying, eclectic display of accomplished storytelling grounded in a deeply human emotional landscape, this book is sure to strike fire. ' (Publication summary)
Contents
- The First Martian, single work short story
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The Flatmate from Hell,
single work
short story
horror
'A vampire moves into the cellar room and gives the skinheads next door their comeuppance. He’s a Gypsy, and in his mind, the skins wear jackboots' (Jason Nahrung, 'Vampires in the Sunburnt Country,' 2007, p.51).
- The Ballad of Farther-On Jones, single work short story science fiction
- Collateral Damage, single work short story
- Eschaton and Coda, single work short story fantasy
- Faith, single work short story
- Truckers, single work short story science fiction
- Fortitude Valley Station, 2.15am, single work short story science fiction
- A Friend in the Trade, single work short story
- Granuaile, single work short story
- Sanction, single work short story
- No Hard Feelings, single work short story
- The Fletcher Test, single work short story
- The Last Word, single work short story science fiction
- Outlines, single work short story fantasy crime
- Tough, single work short story
- Walker, single work short story science fiction fantasy
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One Night Stand,
single work
short story
fantasy
horror
A supernatural horror story featuring an Elvis impersonator.
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Gaslight à Go-Go,
single work
short story
horror
Flinthart playfully combines time travel with Sherlock Holmes and other favourite characters from Baker Street.
- Parity Check, single work short story science fiction