introduction by Karen Brooks

The Hall of Lost Footsteps collects all of the late Sara Douglass’ short fiction, from the critically acclaimed “Of Fingers and Foreskins” to two original stories, “Black Heart”, and “The Hall of Lost Footsteps”, co-written with Angela Slatter.

“The Hall of the Lost Footsteps is a must-read! The stories will simply knock you out.”
– Jack Dann

“At last, a collection of Sara Douglass short fiction! The Hall of Lost Footsteps showcases the doyenne of Australian fantasy at her darkly inventive best.”
– Juliet Marillier

“Sara Douglass;s short stories are rare, delightful and precious, like jewels. The Hall of the Lost Footsteps is a treasure chest, a crown fit for the Queen of Australian Fantasy.”
– Sean Williams

“Sara Douglass’s first novel Battleaxe was in an immediate success. She changed the face of Australian fantasy. Why? Because we all want to live in the worlds she creates. Her stories breathe fire.”
– Simon Brown

“Sara Douglass is a legend in Australian speculative fiction, and this valuable collection demonstrates why. Her intellect, her creativity, and her command of the fantastic mode make these stories compelling and unforgettable reading.”
– Kim Wilkins

“Sara Douglass’s fierce intelligence and bright, wise spirit shine forth from every word. A collection to be treasured.”
– Kate Forsyth

Introduction by Ann Vandereer

Winner of the Aurealis Award

Publishers Weekly review:

“Australian author Hannett’s first collection shows off her fondness for lush imagery, unsettling concepts, indirect prose, and multilayered plots. “Carousel” features a girl trapped in a shed by her oppressive father; her attempts to escape elicit the sympathy of unusual rescuers. “Depot to Depot” spins the tale of a trucker who takes unexpected passengers on a strange detour. “Down the Hollow” looks at the sacrifices people must make to appease the Earth and the ways such a negotiation can go wrong. The 12 stories, all but one original to this volume, push boundaries and experiment with style, form, and meaning, rarely straightforward and often hovering between fantasy and horror. By no means an easy read, this is a collection for fans of weirdness, wonder, and oft-disturbing twists.”

Collects 33 stories of horror and dark fantasy that acknowledge the undead as ineradicable members of Australian society. The best selections twine the vampire incursion with Australian history, as in Shona Husk’s “Mutiny on the Scarborough,” whose vampire narrator reveals himself to have been one of the earliest convicts transported Down Under. Angela Slatter’s “Sun Falls,” about a luckless vamp dependent upon his smart-aleck human slave, and “The Tide,” a multi-authored story that charts vampires’ rise from second-class citizen to the nation’s ruling elite, mix horror with humor.

The stories

• “The Tide”, Martin Livings and friends*
• “Mutiny on the Scarborough”, Shona Husk
• “Sun Falls”, Angela Slatter
• “Such is Life”, Jeremy Sadler
• “Apologetoi”, Chris Lawson
• “Punishment of the Sun”, Alan Baxter
• “Red Delicious”, Felicity Dowker
• “Just a Matter of Economics”, Yvonne Eve Walus
• “Quarantine”, Patty Jansen
• “Out of the Grave”, Amanda Pillar
• “Desert Blood”, Marty Young
• “Thin Air”, Simon Brown
• “Kissed by the Sun”, Jodi Cleghorn
• “Bats”, Jane Routley
• “Black Heart”, Joanna Fay
• “Renfield’s Wife”, Damon Cavalchini
• “Listening to Tracy”, Jen White
• “Breaking the Drought”, Jay Caselberg
• “Children of the Cane”, Jason Nahrung
• “The Sea at Night”, Joanne Anderton
• “Sky in the Morning”, Sonia Marcon
• “Taking it for the Team”, Tracie McBride
• “All that Glisters”, Pete Kempshall
• “The Rider”, Martin Livings
• “Vitality”, George Ivanoff
• “Coming Home”, Kathryn Hore
• “The Little Red Man”, Ray Gates
• “Deathborn Light”, Helen Stubbs
• “The Life Stealer”, Donna Maree Hanson
• “Behind the Black Mask”, Jacob Edwards
• “Interview with the Jiangshi”, Anne Mok
• “White and Red in the Black”, Lisa L Hannett
• “Lady Yang’s Lament”, Penelope Love

*Carol Ryles, Lezli Robyn, Kaaron Warren, Patty Jansen, Alan Baxter, Devin Jeythurai, Felicity Dowker, Andrew J McKiernan, Gillian Pollack, Chuck McKenzie

Introduction by Delia Sherman

Over 150,000 words of multiple award-winner Lucy Sussex’s best stories.

Includes

• “The Lipton Village Society”
• “Montage”
• “My Lady Tongue”
• “God and Her Black Sense of Humour”
• “The Lottery”
• “Merlusine”
• “The Queen of Erewhon”
• “Absolute Uncertainty”
• “Frozen Charlottes”
• “La Sentinelle”
• “Matricide”
• “The Revenant”
• “Mist and Murder”
• “Something Better than Death”
• “Matilda Told Such Dreadful Lies”
• “Albert and Victoria”
• “Robots and Zombies, Inc”
• “Ardent Clouds”
• “Kay and Phil”
• “A Tour Guide in Utopia”
• “The Parish and Mrs Brown”
• “Runaways”
• “Red Ochre”
• “Duchess”

A must for any Lucy Sussex fan.

Cover artwork by Deborah Klein

Introduction by Adam Roberts

A collection of 16 stories by the Arthur C. Clarke Award finalist and bestselling UK writer Justina Robson. Includes the first print publication of “Dream of Mars,” and the never-before-published title novella Heliotrope.

Seventeen stories from some of Australia’s brightest talents, complemented by fantastic tales from the US and UK.

More Scary Kisses promises vampires, aliens, fairytale princesses, parallel universes, voodoo, werewolves, wizards, phantoms, dryads and cherubim.

Heather Albano – “The Dark Season”
Annette Backshall – “Hunting Rabbits”
Liz Coley – “Marriage of Convenience”
Dayle A. Dermatis – “Matchmaker”
Roxanne Dent – “Miss Luella’s Magic Shop”
Felicity Dowker – “Berries & Incense”
Donna Maree Hanson – “Phantom Love”
Martin Livings & Talie Helene – “The Last Gig of Jimmy Rucker”
Kirstyn McDermott – “Frostbitten”
Nicole R. Murphy – “The Protector’s Last Mission”
Jason Nahrung – “Resurrection in Red”
Amanda Pillar – “Philomena and the Blond God”
Carol Ryles – “Snake Charmer”
Fraser Sherman – “Sword of Darcy”
Eric Steele – “3am”
Frank Summers – “Dances with Werewolves”
D C White – “The Dark Night of Anton Weiss

In the first volume of this award-winning series, editors Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene have compiled an impressive list of fantastic stories first published in 2010, from New Zealand’s and Australia’s finest writers.

The 33 stories selected are

• RJ Astruc: “Johnny and Babushka”
• Peter M Ball: “L’esprit de L’escalier”
• Alan Baxter: “The King’s Accord”
• Jenny Blackford: “Mirror”
• Gitte Christensen: “A Sweet Story”
• Matthew Chrulew: “Schubert By Candlelight”
• Bill Congreve: “Ghia Likes Food”
• Rjurik Davidson: “Lovers In Caeli-Amur”
• Felicity Dowker: “After the Jump”
• Dale Elvy: “Night Shift”
• Jason Fischer: “The School Bus”
• Dirk Flinthart: “Walker”
• Bob Franklin: “Children’s Story”
• Christopher Green: “Where We Go To Be Made Lighter”
• Paul Haines: “High Tide At Hot Water Beach”
• Lisa L. Hannett: “Soil From My Fingers”
• Stephen Irwin: “Hive”
• Gary Kemble: “Feast Or Famine”
• Pete Kempshall: “Brave Face”
• Tessa Kum: “Acception”
• Martin Livings: “Home”
• Maxine McArthur: “A Pearling Tale”
• Kirstyn McDermott: “She Said”
• Andrew McKiernan: “The Memory Of Water”
• Ben Peek: “White Crocodile Jazz”
• Simon Petrie: “Dark Rendezvous”
• Lezli Robyn: “Anne-droid of Green Gables”
• Angela Rega: “Slow Cookin’ “
• Angela Slatter: “The Bone Mother”
• Angela Slatter & Lisa L. Hannett: “The February Dragon”
• Grant Stone: “Wood”
• Kaaron Warren: “That Girl”
• Janeen Webb: “Manifest Destiny”