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y separately published work icon The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 1 anthology   short story   science fiction   fantasy  
Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 1
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:HarperCollins Australia , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Silver Fire, Greg Egan , single work short story science fiction
'A scientific detective pursuit from Greensboro, South Carolina, across the US southern states to track down the carrier of a death-inducing virus that is much worse than AIDS. It skilfully interacts the grief of the dead and a vision of better worlds for some' (Colin Steele, SF Commentary No 77, p.54).

 (p. 1-34)
Of Fingers and Foreskins, Sara Douglass , Shaun Tan (illustrator), single work short story horror (p. 35-60)
The Ichneumon and the Dormeuse, Terry Dowling , single work short story horror (p. 61-80)
The Ghost of Mrs Rochester, Lucy Sussex , single work short story science fiction
In 'The Ghost of Mrs Rochester,' Sussex 'links past and present, in this case an illustration of Mrs Rochester in an edition of Jane Eyre, to provide a most effective ghost story' (Colin Steele, SF Commentary No 77, p.54).

 (p. 81-100)
The Mark of Thetis, Simon Brown , Shaun Tan (illustrator), single work short story fantasy (p. 101-130)
Never Seen By Waking Eyes, Stephen Dedman , single work short story horror
'"Never Seen by Waking Eyes" intriguingly mixes locales in Oxford and London with Lewis Carroll and mysterious immortal young girls' (Colin Steele, SF Commentary No 77, p.54).

 (p. 131-160)
The Sword of God, Russell Blackford , single work short story historical fiction fantasy (p. 161-182)
Blind Eye, Jack Dann , single work short story science fiction (p. 183-94)
Ilium, Andrew Whitmore , single work short story fantasy (p. 195-222)
Princess Melodia and the White Catherine, Beverley Macdonald , single work short story young adult fantasy (p. 223-240)
A Man and His Dreams, Marele Day , single work short story (p. 241-260)
Passing the Bone, Sean Williams , single work short story science fiction (p. 261-282)
Dr. Tilmann's Consultant : A Scientific Romance, Cherry Wilder , single work short story science fiction (p. 283-306)
Schrodinger's Dog, Damien Broderick , single work short story science fiction (p. 307-344)
The Phoenix, Isobelle Carmody , single work short story fantasy (p. 345-365)
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