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Peter McNamara Peter McNamara i(A24522 works by)
Also writes as: Patrick Urth
Born: Established: 1947 ; Died: Ceased: 1 Jun 2004 Adelaide, South Australia,
Gender: Male
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1 8 y separately published work icon Forever Shores : Fiction of the Fantastic Peter McNamara (editor), Margaret Winch (editor), Kent Town : Wakefield Press Aphelion Publications , 2003 Z1089382 2003 anthology short story extract fantasy science fiction

An anthology comprising 17 Australian short fantasy stories.
1 4 y separately published work icon Wonder Years : The Ten Best Stories From a Decade Past Peter McNamara (editor), Parramatta : Aphelion Publications MirrorDanse Books , 2003 Z1039921 2003 anthology short story science fiction fantasy young adult A selection of Australian science fiction short stories from the period when locally-written SF finally was coming of age. From urban fantasy to tales of myths, dreams and warriors of the future, Wonder Years plots a course across the works of the leading writers and dynamic newcomers of the genre.
1 Simon Brown in Surprise Mode Peter McNamara , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 16 no. 1 (Issue 43) 2001; (p. 65-67)
— Review of Inheritance Simon Brown , 2000 single work novel
1 Listening the World Peter McNamara , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 15 no. 2 (Issue 42) 2000; (p. 45-48)
— Review of Sea as Mirror Tess Williams , 2000 single work novel
1 A Vintage Year for Australian Fantasy Peter McNamara , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 15 no. 1 (Issue 41) 1998; (p. 38-44)
— Review of Dragonclaw Kate Forsyth , 1997 single work novel ; Darkfall Isobelle Carmody , 1997 single work novel ; Sinner Sara Douglass , 1997 single work novel
1 The Winter Dialogue : Peter McNamara and Van Ikin Exchange Responses to Simon Brown's Novel Van Ikin , Peter McNamara , 1998 single work column
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 15 no. 1 (Issue 41) 1998; (p. 15-19)
1 Simon Brown's Novels Peter McNamara , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 15 no. 1 (Issue 41) 1998; (p. 12-14)
— Review of Privateer Simon Brown , 1996 single work novel ; Winter Simon Brown , 1997 single work novel
1 [Review] Map of Power [and] Metal Fatigue Peter McNamara , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 14 no. 1 (Issue 39) 1997; (p. 29-33)
— Review of Map of Power Tess Williams , 1996 single work novel ; Metal Fatigue Sean Williams , 1996 single work novel
1 10 y separately published work icon Alien Shores : An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction Peter McNamara (editor), Margaret Winch (editor), North Adelaide : Aphelion Publications , 1994 Z296377 1994 anthology short story science fiction satire Comprising only seven reprints, the new stories are from SF luminaries such as George Turner, Lucy Sussex and Sean McMullen. 'Several of the stories have an almost 1950s golden age tinge to them - for example, George Turner's first-contact story 'Flowering Mandrake,' in which humanity and aliens find they have little in common. In 'The Miocene Arrow Sean McMullen continues his stories in which prehistoric cetaceans take revenge on humanity. In 'Kay and Phil,' Lucy Sussex produces a wonderful vignette of Philip K. Dick in 1961 and the imaginary influences on his cult novel The Man in the High Castle... Fascinating is [Damien Broderick's] short introduction [to 'The Magi'], which tells of his meeting with a prostitute who loves science fiction at a seminar at the Humanities Research Centre at ANU (Colin Steele, SF Commentary No 77, p.53).
1 y separately published work icon Oasis Patrick Urth , 1986 Z1726236 1986 single work novel science fiction
1 y separately published work icon Aphelion Science Fiction Magazine Peter McNamara (editor), 1986 Stirling : Aphelion Publications , 1986-1987 Z1724931 1986 periodical (5 issues) 'Aphelion Science Fiction Magazine emerged in early 1986, and lasted for five issues: a year of publication. Edited by Peter McNamara (assisted by Dianne DeBellis), it featured some very fine fiction and comment, full-colour airbrushed cover art (by Steve Altman and John Beswick) and paid professional rates for fiction. The Table of Contents for its sixth - unpublished - issue reads like a who's who of Australia's genre writers, featuring Damien Broderick, Frank Bryning, Greg Egan, George Turner and Terry Dowling, as well as Geffrey Maloney, Paul Enever, Wendy Frew, Noel Burns, L F Cairncross, Eric Harries-Harris and Jeff Harris. Who knows what might have happened had Aphelion lasted? Issue length hovered around 96 pages, and its A4 format allowed for a lot of material. Aphelion included fiction, review, comment, comic strips and black-and-white illustration' ( Aphelion Publications website: http://www.eidolon.net/aphelion/aphelion.htm sighted 14/09/2010).
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