Matilda at the Speed of Light

by Damien Broderick (Editor), Leanne Frahm

• ix • Introduction (Matilda at the Speed of Light) • essay by Damien Broderick
• 1 • A Dragon Between His Fingers • [The Adventures of Tom Rynosseros] • (1986) • shortstory by Terry Dowling
• 21 • Mind Vampires • (1986) • shortfiction by Greg Egan
• 29 • It's Not What You Say • (1983) • novelette by Freda McLennan
• 57 • Fairytale • (1985) • shortstory by Ania Walwicz
• 59 • Odd Man Search • (1979) • shortstory by Cherry Wilder
• 77 • The Truth About Oscar • (1981) • shortstory by Yvonne Rousseau
• 85 • Creator • (1978) • novelette by David J. Lake [as by David Lake ]
• 115 • Stiletto Inheritance • (1982) • shortstory by Humphrey McQueen
• 127 • Albert's Bellyful • (1977) • novelette by Francis Payne
• 151 • Not in Front of the Children • (1987) • novelette by George Turner
• 175 • Things Fall Apart • novelette by Philippa C. Maddern
• 199 • Thy Sting • (1987) • shortstory by Damien Broderick
• 205 • My Lady Tongue • novelette by Lucy Sussex
• 251 • On the Turn • (1986) • shortstory by Leanne Frahm

263 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1988

About the author

Damien Francis Broderick was an Australian science fiction and popular science writer and editor of some 74 books. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction credits him with the first usage of the term "virtual reality" in science-fiction, in his 1982 novel The Judas Mandala.

Reviews

[krin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this collection of Australian science fiction stories. I especially liked David Lake's "Creator" (with an interesting look at how worlds are created) and George Turner's "Not in Front of the Children" (a world in which death is definitely not talked about in certain social circles).