The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2015

by Garth Nix, Liz Grzyb (Editor), Talie Helene (Editor)

Overview

The sixth annual compilation of the best fantasy and horror, covering work produced by Australian and New Zealand writers in 2015. Over 150,000 words of fiction from some of the genre's best and most awarded writers. Together with an annual genre overview and recommended reading list this is both a book to be read and a valuable reference work. This volume collects 31 stories by Joanne Anderton, Alan Baxter, Deborah Biancotti, Stephen Dedman, Erol Engin, Jason Fischer, Dirk Flinthart, Kim Gaal, Stephanie Gunn, Lisa Hannett, Robert Hood, Kathleen Jennings, Maree Kimberley, Jay Kristoff, Martin Livings, Danny Lovecraft, Kirstyn McDermott, Sally McLennan, DK Mok, Faith Mudge, Samantha Murray, Jason Nahrung, Garth Nix, Anthony Panegyres, Rivqa Rafael, Deborah Sheldon, Angela Slatter, Cat Sparks, Lucy Sussex, Anna Tambour, Kaaron Warren. Award-winning series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781925212471
Publisher:	Ticonderoga Publications
Publication date:	05/01/2017
Pages:	516
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.31(d)

About the Author

Garth Nix is the New York Times best-selling author of the Seventh Tower series, as well as the acclaimed novels SABRIEL, LIRAEL, and ABHORSEN. He lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and children.

New York Times-bestselling author Sean Williams lives in Adelaide, South Australia. He is the author of over sixty published short stories and twenty-two novels, and has written several novels in the Star Wars universe.

Table of Contents

the year in review 15

Liz Grzyb & Talie Helene



The Company of Women 47

Garth Nix



Mine Intercom 63

Kaaron Warren



Bluebeard’s Daughter 77

Angela Slatter



Look How Cold My Hands Are 87

Deborah Biancotti



Beyond The Factory Wall 105

Rivqa Rafael



The Flowers That Bloom Where Blood Touches Earth 119

Stephanie Gunn



Blueblood 141

Faith Mudge



Mr Schmidt’s Dead Pet Emporium 157

Sally McLennan



Dragon Girl 171

Cat Sparks



Reminiscences of Herbert West, Reanimator 183

Charles Lovecraft



Lady Killer 185

Anthony Panegyres



2B 201

Joanne Anderton



Consorting with Filth 213

Lisa L. Hannett



Night Blooming 223

Jason Nahrung



El Caballo Muerte 241

Martin Livings

Sleepless 259

Jay Kristoff



Double Speak 289

Robert Hood



The Dog Pit 305

Jason Fischer



Perfect little stitches 321

Deborah Sheldon



Almost Days 333

DK Mok



Ninehearts 351

Maree Kimberley



Oh Have You Seen The Devil? 359

Stephen Dedman



In Sheep’s Clothing 369

Kimberley Gaal



Self, Contained 385

Kirstyn McDermott



A Hedge of Yellow Roses 391

Kathleen Jennings



The Chart of the Vagrant Mariner 409

Alan Baxter



In The Blood 425

Dirk Flinthart



The Events at Callan Park 441

Erol Engin



Tap 457

Anna Tambour



Half Past 467

Samantha Murray



Angelito 477

Lucy Sussex

Our Backers 488;

About the Contributors 491;

Recommended Reading List 497;

Australian & New Zealand Fantasy & Horror Awards 501;