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Where the Weird Things Are: A Travel Guide to the Freaky and Fantastic of Australia and Aotearoa
Where the Weird Things Are is an Australian Speculative Fiction travel guide to the freaky and fantastic of Australia and Aotearoa. Let our fourteen authors take you to their hometowns, to places they know like the back of their hand, and listen to their tales of ghosts, local legends and monsters.
The tour will take you from Mandurah to Mount Buffalo, from Cairns to The Bay of Plenty, and we hope that you survive unscathed.
This anthology features original stories by Clare Rhoden, Madeleine D'Este, Casey Campbell, Austin P. Sheehan, Faran Silverton, E. H. Alger, Emily Wrayburn, Eva Leppard, Chris Mason, Sarah Jane Justice, M. R. Mortimer, Lucy Fox, Geraldine Borella and Emma Louise Gill.
The tour will take you from Mandurah to Mount Buffalo, from Cairns to The Bay of Plenty, and we hope that you survive unscathed.
This anthology features original stories by Clare Rhoden, Madeleine D'Este, Casey Campbell, Austin P. Sheehan, Faran Silverton, E. H. Alger, Emily Wrayburn, Eva Leppard, Chris Mason, Sarah Jane Justice, M. R. Mortimer, Lucy Fox, Geraldine Borella and Emma Louise Gill.
290 pages, Paperback
Published May 25, 2022
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Clare Rhoden
26 books52 followersClare Rhoden started making up stories early and never stopped. She writes sci-fi, fantasy and historical fiction with loveable characters, adventurous plots and awesome world building.
Clare loves books, books, books, dogs, cats, craft and gardening.
Oh, and her husband - forever.
Clare is a writer, editor and reviewer from Melbourne Australia.
Clare loves books, books, books, dogs, cats, craft and gardening.
Oh, and her husband - forever.
Clare is a writer, editor and reviewer from Melbourne Australia.
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May 25, 2022
Where the Weird Things Are is a great collection of spooky and engrossing stories from all over Australia and New Zealand. I'm a contributing author, so I might be a little biased.
There are some amazing stories in here - My favourites include 'Saltbush Blue' by Faran Silverton, 'Little Red' by Lucy Fox, 'Rivulet' by Madeleine D'Este and 'The Iron Ship' by E. H. Alger.
Make sure you grab a copy!
There are some amazing stories in here - My favourites include 'Saltbush Blue' by Faran Silverton, 'Little Red' by Lucy Fox, 'Rivulet' by Madeleine D'Este and 'The Iron Ship' by E. H. Alger.
Make sure you grab a copy!
July 25, 2022
It's difficult to give a star rating for an anthology for obvious reasons. These stories are mostly original and entertaining but there were quite a few moments that had me tearing my hair out just a little...!
Firstly, I am giving the very first story "The Iron Ship" by E.H.Alger FIVE stars. It is the best by a mile, extremely well written and creepy and exciting. E.H.Alger is a master storyteller. You'd know that if you'd read her novel "Winterhued", one of the best fantasy novels I've ever read. I only wish desperately that she would write more stuff!
The other stories are mostly good but there are some annoying mistakes that got me riled. For example, in "Here Kitty Kitty" the storyteller can't decide whether the creature is male or female! And this sentence: "'The stories say they live in billabongs and waterholes and drags people to their deaths'"...eh? And there are plenty of other various typos that could have been easily fixed with a decent proof read. These issues are the main reason I had to give the book 3 stars. I had a sense of disappointment and frustration most of the time. However, the standouts for me, apart from "The Iron Ship" were "A Beechy Boy" and "Saltbush Blue". Most of the others are quite well written but I hated the second person format in two of them, and some started off really well and kind of fizzled a bit, as if the author didn't know how to finish them.
Firstly, I am giving the very first story "The Iron Ship" by E.H.Alger FIVE stars. It is the best by a mile, extremely well written and creepy and exciting. E.H.Alger is a master storyteller. You'd know that if you'd read her novel "Winterhued", one of the best fantasy novels I've ever read. I only wish desperately that she would write more stuff!
The other stories are mostly good but there are some annoying mistakes that got me riled. For example, in "Here Kitty Kitty" the storyteller can't decide whether the creature is male or female! And this sentence: "'The stories say they live in billabongs and waterholes and drags people to their deaths'"...eh? And there are plenty of other various typos that could have been easily fixed with a decent proof read. These issues are the main reason I had to give the book 3 stars. I had a sense of disappointment and frustration most of the time. However, the standouts for me, apart from "The Iron Ship" were "A Beechy Boy" and "Saltbush Blue". Most of the others are quite well written but I hated the second person format in two of them, and some started off really well and kind of fizzled a bit, as if the author didn't know how to finish them.
August 11, 2022
Fabulously weird
What a weird and wonderful collection. So many diferent myths, monsters and twisted tales from all over Aus and Aotearoa. A great many familiar names spinning superb stories of the supernatural.
Great reading.
What a weird and wonderful collection. So many diferent myths, monsters and twisted tales from all over Aus and Aotearoa. A great many familiar names spinning superb stories of the supernatural.
Great reading.
July 6, 2022
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This is another stellar collection of Australian speculative fiction stories, showcasing a range of magic, mysterious and macabre settings from the west all the way across our big red country before jumping the ditch to New Zealand.
I enjoyed each of these unique stories, especially The Iron Ship by E.H. Alger, Rivulet by Madeleine D'Este, Ghosts of the Inland Sea by Geraldine Borella, and Crate 986 by Chris Mason.
This is another stellar collection of Australian speculative fiction stories, showcasing a range of magic, mysterious and macabre settings from the west all the way across our big red country before jumping the ditch to New Zealand.
I enjoyed each of these unique stories, especially The Iron Ship by E.H. Alger, Rivulet by Madeleine D'Este, Ghosts of the Inland Sea by Geraldine Borella, and Crate 986 by Chris Mason.
June 28, 2022
I really enjoyed this collection of varied and invariably entertaining stories of the spooky and weird downunder. I particularly loved Faran Silverton’s ‘Saltbush Blue’ with its wonderful scrap-metal horse, and Chris Mason’s ‘Crate 986’. A quick engrossing read, with lots of chills interspersed with a few lol moments - bring on Volume 2!
December 16, 2022
I really enjoyed the way this anthology was written, it had great stories and I enjoyed the use of the topics, it was great to read horror stories from Australia and New Zealand. I enjoyed each story and am glad I got to go on this journey.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 7, 2023
Man what a read this was. The story was epic and I went on a ride with this story. The author did an amazing job with this book. Man it's good. You have to buy this book. I will be reading it again.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 18, 2022
From the first colonial days right up until the present time, the weird things are never far away in this mysterious and ancient land.
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