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Introduction by Tom Holt; Twenty five stories by:
Robin Pen
Sean Williams & Simon Brown
Tansy Rayner Roberts
Marco Nero
Allan Price
Robbie Matthews
Aidan Doyle & Colin Jacobs
Kristen G. Allender
Scot Snow
Dave Luckett
Robert Hood
Les Petersen
Trent Jamieson
Chuck McKenzie
Edwina Harvey
Niall Doran
Chris McTrustry
Cathy Cupitt
Richard Womack
Tony Plank
Martin Livings
Jack Wodhams
Rob Riel
Tom Dullemond
Ion Newcombe
The first ever original anthology of Australian speculative humour.
Comic Tales of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror by Australian authors.
Robin Pen
Sean Williams & Simon Brown
Tansy Rayner Roberts
Marco Nero
Allan Price
Robbie Matthews
Aidan Doyle & Colin Jacobs
Kristen G. Allender
Scot Snow
Dave Luckett
Robert Hood
Les Petersen
Trent Jamieson
Chuck McKenzie
Edwina Harvey
Niall Doran
Chris McTrustry
Cathy Cupitt
Richard Womack
Tony Plank
Martin Livings
Jack Wodhams
Rob Riel
Tom Dullemond
Ion Newcombe
The first ever original anthology of Australian speculative humour.
Comic Tales of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror by Australian authors.
226 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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About the author
Chuck McKenzie
19 books14 followersChuck McKenzie was born in 1970 and is still not dead.
He is an award-nominated author of numerous science fiction and horror stories, and he hopes one day to be described by his neighbours as having seemed like such a nice man.
You can stalk him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/chuck.mcken...
He is an award-nominated author of numerous science fiction and horror stories, and he hopes one day to be described by his neighbours as having seemed like such a nice man.
You can stalk him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/chuck.mcken...
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September 12, 2017
I read the introduction and it was terrible. I read the first story and it was terrible. I read half the second story and gave up on it because it was terrible. I started the third story and put the book down because it was terrible. Dumb and unfunny.
September 13, 2019
Anthologies are the tasting menus of the book world. You get to try out lots of different authors that are new to you - although on the downside that can mean that you end up adding a lot of new authors to your TBR pile.
As I'm not a big fan of Tom Holt (and from an editorial perspective it seems strange not to go for one of the big Australian authors for the foreword, although I guess the focus was to find a big name in absurdist fiction), this was the weakest part.
It is inevitable that some stories will appeal more than others: for me there are some that are truly standout and none that are actually bad - but you should take a look for yourself. You can always skip any that don't appeal.
As I'm not a big fan of Tom Holt (and from an editorial perspective it seems strange not to go for one of the big Australian authors for the foreword, although I guess the focus was to find a big name in absurdist fiction), this was the weakest part.
It is inevitable that some stories will appeal more than others: for me there are some that are truly standout and none that are actually bad - but you should take a look for yourself. You can always skip any that don't appeal.
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