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Set in a university managed by Kafkaesque bureaucracy The Stone Ship follows the adventures, misalliances and misdeeds of the suicidal Shipton and the ghost who saved his life; and who demands a favour in return. As Shipton's experiences within the university are played out on the fringes of an administration that destroys lives with paperwork, rioting librarians hunt for students and academics dwell in the half-light of scholarly delusions. Lurking under these crumbling halls of esoteric learning is a creature whose monstrous malevolence is fed by the corpses of the unworthy. Ultimately, Shipton's salvation lies in the choice between assimilation or rejection of his surroundings. In this fantastic work of fairy tales turned sour and grown malevolent with age, the monsters have become less dangerous than the humans that feed them. (Publisher's blurb on back cover).
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Dedication: for Karen
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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2006
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— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 1 no. 7 2006;
— Review of The Stone Ship 2005 single work novel -
Cover Notes
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 10 July 2005; (p. 25)
— Review of The Country Undertaker 2005 single work biography ; The Stone Ship 2005 single work novel ; Shimmer : The Beginning of a Troll's Tale 2005 single work children's fiction ; Crime Scene : True Stories from the Life of a Forensic Investigator 2005 single work biography -
Untitled
2005
single work
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— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , April no. 32 2005;
— Review of The Stone Ship 2005 single work novel -
Retro-Future
2005
single work
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 271 2005; (p. 45)
— Review of The Stone Ship 2005 single work novel -
Fantasy
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 10 April 2005; (p. 19)
— Review of The Stone Ship 2005 single work novel ; Drowned Wednesday 2005 single work children's fiction
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Stone Ship Scores in Savage Social Satire
2005
single work
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 19 - 20 March 2005; (p. 6)
— Review of The Stone Ship 2005 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-27 March 2005; (p. 12)
— Review of Butterfly Song 2005 single work novel ; H2O: Stories of Water 2005 anthology short story ; The Stone Ship 2005 single work novel -
Fantasy
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 10 April 2005; (p. 19)
— Review of The Stone Ship 2005 single work novel ; Drowned Wednesday 2005 single work children's fiction -
Retro-Future
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 271 2005; (p. 45)
— Review of The Stone Ship 2005 single work novel -
Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , April no. 32 2005;
— Review of The Stone Ship 2005 single work novel
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