Striking Fire

Literature & Fiction

Flinthart, Dirk

Short Stories & Anthologies

FableCroft Publishing

Michael Devlin is the first of a new breed. The way things are going, he may also be the last. Being infected with an unknown disease is bad. Waking up on a slab in a morgue wearing nothing but a toe-tag is worse, even if it comes with a strange array of new abilities. Medical student Michael Devlin is in trouble. With his flatmates murdered and an international cabal of legendary man-monsters on his trail, Devlin's got nowhere to hide. His only allies are a hot-tempered Sydney cop and a mysterious monster-hunter who may be setting Devlin up for the kill. If he's going to survive, Devlin will have to embrace his new powers and confront his hunters. But can he hold onto his humanity when he walks the Path of Night?

Path of Night

Genre Fiction

Enter a world where terrible secrets are hidden in a wind chime's song Where crippled witches build magic from scrap And the beautiful dead dance for eternity The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories collects the finest science fiction and horror short stories from award-winning writer Joanne Anderton. From mechanical spells scavenging a derelict starship to outback zombies and floating gardens of bone, these stories blur the lines between genres. A mix of freakish horror, dark visions of the future and the just plain weird, Anderton's tales will draw you in - but never let you get comfortable.

The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories

Anderton, Joanne

Sixteen stories of discovery from Australia's best writers. Each story in some way addresses the idea of discoveries, new beginnings, or literal or figurative "small steps", but each story takes you to places you far beyond the one small step you imagine... Journey through worlds and explore the reaches of the universe with this collection. "Sand and Seawater" by Joanne Anderton & Rabia Gale "Indigo Gold" by Deborah Biancotti "Firefly Epilogue" by Jodi Cleghorn "The Ways of the Wyrding Women" by Rowena Cory Daniells "The ships of Culwinna" by Thoraiya Dyer "Shadows" by Kate Gordon "By Blood and Incantation" by Lisa L. Hannett & Angela Slatter "Ella and the Flame" by Kathleen Jennings "Original" by Penny Love "Always Greener" by Michelle Marquardt "Morning Star" by DK Mok "Winter's Heart"by Faith Mudge "Cold White Daughter" by Tansy Rayner Roberts "Baby Steps" by Barbara Robson "Daughters of Battendown" by Cat Sparks "Number 73 Glad Avenue" by Suzanne J Willis

One Small Step: An Anthology of Discoveries

Because sometimes, it takes cleavage and big skirts to save the world from those crazy teenagers. Kassa Daggersharp has been a pirate, a witch, a menace to public safety, a villain, a hero and a legend. These days, she lectures first year students on the dangers of magic, at the Polyhedrotechnical in Cluft. Egg Friefriedsson is Kassa's teenage cousin, a lapsed Axgaard warrior who would rather stay in his room and draw comics all day than hang out with his friends. If only comics had been invented. Aragon Silversword is missing, presumed dead. All the adventures are over. It's time to get on with being a grownup. But when Egg's drawings come to life, including an evil dark city full of villains and monsters, everyone starts to lose their grip on reality. Even the flying sheep. Kassa and Egg are not sure who are the heroes and who are the villains anymore, but someone has to step up to save Mocklore, one last time. True love isn't all it's cracked up to be. Happy endings don't come cheap. All that magic is probably going to kill you. You really can have too much black velvet.

Ink Black Magic (Mocklore)

Roberts, Tansy Rayner

Humor & Satire

The grand city of Movoc-under-Keeper lies in ruins. The sinister puppet men have revealed their true nature, and their plan to tear down the veil between worlds. To have a chance of defeating them, Tanyana must do the impossible, and return to the world where they were created, on the other side of the veil. Her journey will force her into a terrible choice, and test just how much she is willing to sacrifice for the fate of two worlds.  PRAISE FOR THE VEILED WORLDS SERIES:  "Refreshingly original..."  THE GUARDIAN  "Impressively combines far-future world-building, conspiracies, and a redemption quest..."  PUBLISHERS' WEEKLY  "Anderton demonstrates a mastery of storytelling and world building"  LIBRARY JOURNAL  "Deeply imaginative - a vivid fusion between science fiction and fantasy." TANSY RAYNER ROBERTS, AUTHOR O

Guardian (The Veiled Worlds)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Anderton, Jo

Fantasy

Cranky Ladies of History

Warriors, pirates, murderers and queens...  Throughout history, women from all walks of life have had good reason to be cranky. Some of our most memorable historical figures were outspoken, dramatic, brave, feisty, rebellious and downright ornery.  Cranky Ladies of History is a celebration of 22 women who challenged conventional wisdom about appropriate female behaviour, from the ancient world all the way through to the twentieth century. Some of our protagonists are infamous and iconic, while others have been all but forgotten under the heavy weight of history.  Sometimes you have to break the rules before the rules break you.  CONTENTS: Introduction by Tansy Rayner Roberts  Queenside by Liz Barr  The Company Of Women by Garth Nix  Mary, Mary by Kirstyn McDermott A Song For Sacagawea by Jane Yolen  Look How Cold My Hands Are by Deborah Biancotti Bright Moon by Foz Meadows Charmed Life by Joyce Chng A Beautiful Stream by Nisi Shawl  Neter Nefer by Amanda Pillar  The Dragon, The Terror, The Sea by Stephanie Lai  Due Care And Attention by Sylvia Kelso  Theodora by Barbara Robson  For So Great A Misdeed by Lisa L. Hannett  The Pasha, The Girl And The Dagger by Havva Murat  Granuaile by Dirk Flinthart  Little Battles by L.M. Myles  Another Week In The Future, An Excerpt by Kaaron Warren  The Lioness by Laura Lam  Cora Crane And The Trouble With Me by Sandra McDonald  Vintana by Thoraiya Dyer  Hallowed Ground by Juliet Marillier Glorious by Faith Mudge

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Warriors, pirates, murderers and queens... Throughout history, women from all walks of life have had good reason to be cranky. Some of our most memorable historical figures were outspoken, dramatic, brave, feisty, rebellious and downright ornery. Cranky Ladies of History is a celebration of 22 women who challenged conventional wisdom about appropriate female behaviour, from the ancient world all the way through to the twentieth century. Some of our protagonists are infamous and iconic, while others have been all but forgotten under the heavy weight of history. Sometimes you have to break the rules before the rules break you. CONTENTS: Introduction by Tansy Rayner Roberts Queenside by Liz Barr The Company Of Women by Garth Nix Mary, Mary by Kirstyn McDermott A Song For Sacagawea by Jane Yolen Look How Cold My Hands Are by Deborah Biancotti Bright Moon by Foz Meadows Charmed Life by Joyce Chng A Beautiful Stream by Nisi Shawl Neter Nefer by Amanda Pillar The Dragon, The Terror, The Sea by Stephanie Lai Due Care And Attention by Sylvia Kelso Theodora by Barbara Robson For So Great A Misdeed by Lisa L. Hannett The Pasha, The Girl And The Dagger by Havva Murat Granuaile by Dirk Flinthart Little Battles by L.M. Myles Another Week In The Future, An Excerpt by Kaaron Warren The Lioness by Laura Lam Cora Crane And The Trouble With Me by Sandra McDonald Vintana by Thoraiya Dyer Hallowed Ground by Juliet Marillier Glorious by Faith Mudge

NIX, Garth

Thoraiya Dyer

Exploring the Rapunzel fairy tale throughout history. Includes research-based exegesis, original translations, poems and articles related to the work.

The Rebirth of Rapunzel: A Mythic Biography of the Maiden in the Tower

FORSYTH, KATE

Mythology & Folk Tales

In Your Face = Trigger Warnings This book contains twenty-two original and reprinted speculative fiction stories dealing with provocative themes. These stories are confronting, but with a firm purpose. They will make you uncomfortable, because they are a bit too hard-hitting or close to the bone. But they will also challenge you, by interrogating these themes and ideas to make a point about the world we live in. CONTENTS Alan Baxter / Bodies of Evidence Angela Slatter / Home and Hearth Barbara Robson / Absolution Cat Sparks / No Fat Chicks Claire McKenna / The Autumn Dog Cannot Live to Spring Craig Cormick / The Lost Boys Darren Goossens / Zero Sum Game David McDonald / And Now Art Thou Cursed From the Earth Dirk Flinthart / Waters of Kati Thanda Ian McHugh / Tolerance Jason Nahrung / A House in Blue Jo Anderton / A pain that must be suffered Kaaron Warren / All Roll Over Kirstyn McDermott / Accidents Happen Marlee Jane Ward / Fert Paul Haines / Wives Sean Williams/ Lust, Entrapment, and the Matter Transmitter: a Case Study Shauna O'Meara / No one Here is Going to Save You Simon Brown / Rain from a New God Stephanie Lai / Cherries in Winter, Rivers in Spring Tansy Rayner Roberts / Letters to Cleopatra Thoraiya Dyer / Where The Pelican Builds Her Nest

In Your Face

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Striking Fire

Path of Night

The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories

One Small Step: An Anthology of Discoveries

Ink Black Magic (Mocklore)

Guardian (The Veiled Worlds)

Cranky Ladies of History

Cranky Ladies of History

The Rebirth of Rapunzel: A Mythic Biography of the Maiden in the Tower

In Your Face