Contents (view Concise Listing)

• [vii] • Foreword (Australian Speculative Fiction: A Genre Overview) • essay by Van Ikin
• [ix] • Introduction (Australian Speculative Fiction: A Genre Overview) • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 1 •  Max Remy Superspy: The Hollywood Mission (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by Jobi Murphy (variant of cover art for Max Remy Superspy: The Hollywood Mission)
• 1 • Deborah Abela • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 2 •  Spirits of the Earth (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 2 • Fletcher Anthony • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 3 •  The King and Queen of Swords (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by Kevin Jenkins (variant of cover art for The King and Queen of Swords 1998)
• 3 • Tom Arden • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 4 •  The Hunger Of Time (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 4 • Rory Barnes • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 5 •  Jennifer Government (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 5 • Max Barry • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 6 •  The Divergence Tree • interior artwork by uncredited
• 6 • Lee Battersby • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 7 •  Eclipse (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by Geoff Taylor (variant of cover art for Eclipse)
• 7 • K A Bedford • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 8 •  Crystal Coffin (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 8 • Anita Bell • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 9 •  Weapons of Choice : World War 2.1 (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Bland Design (variant of cover art for Weapons of Choice)
• 9 • John Birmingham • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 10 •  The Etched City (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Blacksheep (variant of cover art for The Etched City) [as by www.blacksheep-uk.com]
• 10 • K J Bishop • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 11 •  An Evil Hour (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 11 • Russell Blackford • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 12 •  Unnatural History (cover) • (1999) • interior artwork by Blacksheep (variant of cover art for Unnatural History) [as by Black Sheep]
• 12 • Jonathan Blum • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 13 •  Red Soul, Green Soul (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 13 • Thoraiya Bousaleh • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 14 •  The Deep Field (cover) • (2000) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 14 • James Bradley • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 15 •  The Wild Reel (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by John Jude Palencar (variant of cover art for The Wild Reel)
• 15 • Paul Brandon • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 16 •  Godplayers (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by David Riedy (variant of cover art for Godplayers)
• 16 • Damien Broderick • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 17 •  Rifts Through Quentaris (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by Marc McBride (variant of cover art for Rifts Through Quentaris)
• 17 • Karen Brooks • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 18 •  Born of Empire (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Liz Seymour (variant of cover art for Born of Empire)
• 18 • Simon Brown • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 19 •  The Red Cardigan (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Mathematics (variant of cover art for The Red Cardigan)
• 19 • J C Burke • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 20 •  The Novice (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by Les Petersen (variant of cover art for The Novice)
• 20 • Trudi Canavan • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 21 •  Little Fur (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 21 • Isobelle Carmody • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 22 •  Metal Sky (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Christian McGrath (variant of cover art for Metal Sky)
• 22 • Jay Caselberg • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 23 •  Asturias (cover) • (1996) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 23 • Brian Caswell • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 24 •  Tail Spin (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 24 • Neil Cladingboel • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 25 •  Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by Stephen Hickman (variant of cover art for Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War)
• 25 • Hal Colebatch • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 26 •  Cyberskin (cover) • (2000) • interior artwork by Marc McBride (variant of cover art for Cyberskin)
• 26 • Paul Collins • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 27 •  The Singer of All Songs (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by Sandra Nobes and David Tomlinson (variant of cover art for The Singer of All Songs) [as by David Tomlinson]
• 27 • Kate Constable • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 28 •  The Plague of Quentaris (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by Marc McBride (variant of cover art for The Plague of Quentaris)
• 28 • Gary Crew • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 29 •  The Mystery of the Ruby Glasses (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 29 • Lindsay Cripps • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 30 •  The Riddle (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Getty Images and Brad Maxwell (variant of cover art for The Riddle)
• 30 • Alison Croggon • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 31 •  Tearaway (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by Spike Wademan (variant of cover art for Tearaway)
• 31 • Phil Cummings • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 32 •  Destiny of the Light • (2001) • interior artwork by Vivien Kubbos (variant of cover art for Destiny of the Light)
• 32 • Louise Cusack • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 33 •  The Last T'En (cover) • (1999) • interior artwork by Evert Ploeg (variant of cover art for The Last T'En)
• 33 • Cory Daniells • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 34 •  The Rebel: An Imagined Life of James Dean (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 34 • Jack Dann • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 35 •  The Iron Tree (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Julek Heller (variant of cover art for The Iron Tree)
• 35 • Cecilia Dart-Thornton • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 36 •  Infamous (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 36 • Justin D'Ath • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 37 •  Shimmer: The Beginning of a Troll's Tale (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 37 • Kathryn Deans • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 38 •  Shadows Bite (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by Peter Lutjen (variant of cover art for Shadows Bite)
• 38 • Stephen Deadman • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 39 •  Nylon Angel (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Larry Rostant (variant of cover art for Nylon Angel)
• 39 • Marianne De Pierres • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 40 •  The Dark Imbalance (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by Bob Warner (variant of cover art for The Dark Imbalance)
• 40 • Shane Dix • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 41 •  Hades' Daughter (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by David Wyatt (variant of cover art for Hades' Daughter)
• 41 • Sara Douglass • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 42 •  Blackwater Days (cover) • (2000) • interior artwork by Shaun Tan (variant of cover art for Blackwater Days)
• 42 • Terry Dowling • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 43 •  Nightpeople (cover) • interior artwork by Greg Bridges (variant of cover art for Nightpeople)
• 43 • Anthony Eaton • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 44 •  Luminous (cover) • (1998) • interior artwork by Alfred Pasieka (variant of cover art for Luminous)
• 44 • Greg Egan • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 45 •  Knightfall (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 45 • John Ezzy • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 46 •  Wolfblade (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Les Petersen (variant of cover art for Wolfblade)
• 46 • Jennifer Fallon • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 47 •  Junktion (cover) • interior artwork by Clint Langley (variant of cover art for Junktion)
• 47 • Matthew Farrer • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 48 •  The Starthorn Tree (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by Steven Woolman (variant of cover art for The Starthorn Tree)
• 48 • Kate Forsyth • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 49 •  Borderline (cover) • (1996) • interior artwork by Gavin L. O'Keefe (variant of cover art for Borderline)
• 49 • Leanne Frahm • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 50 •  Flesh and Blood (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Lore Foye (variant of cover art for Flesh and Blood)
• 50 • Jackie French • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 51 •  And in the Morning (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 51 • G M Hague • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 52 •  Doorways for the Dispossessed (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 52 • Paul Haines • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 53 •  Masters of Reality: The Gathering (cover) • (1998) • interior artwork by David Harding (variant of cover art for Masters of Reality: The Gathering)
• 53 • Traci Harding • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 54 •  The Black Crusade (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Kerri Valkova (variant of cover art for The Black Crusade)
• 54 • Richard Harland • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 55 •  Omega (cover) • (2000) • interior artwork by Denise Nestor (variant of cover art for Omega)
• 55 • Christine Harris • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 56 •  Witch Honour (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by Jill Bauman (variant of cover art for Witch Honour)
• 56 • Narelle M Harris • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 57 •  Hal Spacejock (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 57 • Simon Haynes • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 58 •  Immaterial: Ghost Stories (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 58 • Robert Hood • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 59 •  The Life Lottery (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 59 • Ian Irvine • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 60 • Sue Isle • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 61 •  Voice of the Demon (cover) • (1999) • interior artwork by Jon Sullivan (variant of cover art for Voice of the Demon)
• 61 • Kate Jacoby • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 62 • Trent Jamieson • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 63 •  Influx (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by Jason Just (variant of cover art for Influx)
• 63 • Chris Jones • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 64 •  The Other Face of Janus (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by Lore Foye (variant of cover art for The Other Face of Janus)
• 64 • Louise Katz • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 65 •  Room One Nineteen (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 65 • Luke Keioskie • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 66 •  The Other (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by Darian Causby (variant of cover art for The Other)
• 66 • Victor Kelleher • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 67 •  No. 472 Cheyne Walk: Carnacki: The Untold Stories (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by Paul Lowe (variant of cover art for No. 472 Cheyne Walk: Carnacki: The Untold Stories)
• 67 • Rick Kennett • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 68 • Christopher Kenworthy • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 69 •  A Whisper of Wings (cover) • (1999) • interior artwork by Terrie Smith (variant of cover art for A Whisper of Wings)
• 69 • Paul Kidd • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 70 •  Black Juice (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 70 • Margo Lanagan • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 71 •  Magic or Madness (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 71 • Justine Larbalestier • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 72 •  The Tainted (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Greg Bridges (variant of cover art for The Tainted)
• 72 • Glenda Larke • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 73 •  Written in Blood (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by Shaun Tan (variant of cover art for Written in Blood)
• 73 • Chris Lawson • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 74 •  The Traveling Tide (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 74 • Rosaleen Love • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 75 •  Less Than Human (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Shasti O'Leary Soudant (variant of cover art for Less Than Human)
• 75 • Maxine McArthur • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 76 •  The Beast of Moogill (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Ken Rinkel (variant of cover art for The Beast of Moogill)
• 76 • Bren MacDibble • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 77 •  Blood and Memory (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Mike Golding and Les Petersen (variant of cover art for Blood and Memory)
• 77 • Fiona McIntosh • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 78 •  Confessions of a Pod Person (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 78 • Chuck McKenzie • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 79 •  Glass Dragons (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Todd Lockwood (variant of cover art for Glass Dragons)
• 79 • Sean McMullen • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 80 •  Mum, Me, the 19C (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by Lore Foye (variant of cover art for Mum, Me, the 19C)
• 80 • David McRobbie • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 81 •  Cairo Jim and Jocelyn Osgood in Bedlam from Bollywood (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 81 • Geoffrey McSkimming • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 82 •  Tales from the Crypto-System (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by K. J. Bishop (variant of cover art for Tales from the Crypto-System)
• 82 • Geoffrey Maloney • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 83 •  Daughter of the Forest (cover) • (1999) • interior artwork by Neal Armstrong (variant of cover art for Daughter of the Forest)
• 83 • Juliet Marillier • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 84 •  Blue Silence (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by Nick Stathopoulos (variant of cover art for Blue Silence)
• 84 • Michelle Marquardt • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 85 •  While I Live (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 85 • John Marsden • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 86 •  Snow, Fire, Sword (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Xavier Masson-Leach (variant of cover art for Snow, Fire, Sword)
• 86 • Sophie Masson • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 87 •  The Innocent Mage (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 87 • Karen Miller • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 88 •  The Tunnels of Ferdinand (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Marc McBride (variant of cover art for The Tunnels of Ferdinand)
• 88 • James Moloney • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 89 •  The Harp at Midnight (cover) • (1999) • interior artwork by
  Ruth Grüner^?Ruth Gruener
  (variant of cover art for The Harp at Midnight)
• 89 •  The Circle and the Cross (cover) • (1995) • interior artwork by Caiseal Mór (variant of cover art for The Circle and the Cross)
• 89 • Caiseal Mor • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 90 • Mudrooroo • essay by Van Ikin
• 91 • Garth Nix • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 91 •  Drowned Wednesday (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by Hofstede Design (variant of cover art for Drowned Wednesday)
• 92 • Sally Odgers • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 92 •  Candle Iron (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by Carol McLean-Carr (variant of cover art for Candle Iron)
• 93 • Gillian O'Meagher • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 93 •  Optimate (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 94 • Anthony O'Neill • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 94 •  The Lamplighter (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 95 • Kate Orman • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 95 •  Vampire Science (cover) • (1997) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 96 • Josephine Pennicott • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 96 •  A Fire in the Shell (cover) • interior artwork by Nick Stathopoulos (variant of cover art for A Fire in the Shell 2004)
• 97 • Hoa Pham • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 97 •  Vixen (cover) • (2000) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 98 • Gillian Polack • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 98 •  Illuminations (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 99 • Michael Pryor • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 99 •  Beneath Quentaris (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by Marc McBride (variant of cover art for Beneath Quentaris)
• 100 • Felicity Pullman • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 100 •  Shalott (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by Wayne Harris (variant of cover art for Shalott)
• 101 • Peter Raftos • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 101 •  The Stone Ship (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 102 • Phillip Rainford • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 102 •  Zeaton (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 103 • Tansy Rayner Roberts • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 103 •  Splashdance Silver (cover) • (1998) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 104 • Matthew Reilly • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 104 •  Hover Car Racer (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 105 • Stephen Reilly • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 105 •  Ninety East Ridge (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 106 • Cameron Rogers • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 106 •  The Music of Razors (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 107 • Jane Routley • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 107 •  The Three Sisters (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 108 • Penni Russon • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 108 •  Undine (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 109 • Shaun Saunders • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 109 •  MallCity 14 (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 110 • Heath Sharples • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 110 •  Mythology (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 111 • Joel Shepherd • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 111 •  Killswitch (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Carol McLean-Carr (variant of cover art for Killswitch)
• 112 • Tony Shillitoe • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 112 •  Blood (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by Shane Parker (variant of cover art for Blood)
• 113 • Derek Smith • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 113 •  Retribution and Other Reactions (cover) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 114 • Robert N Stephenson • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 114 •  We Would Be Heroes (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by K. S. Alonen (variant of cover art for We Would Be Heroes)
• 115 • Bryce Stevens • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 115 •  Stalking the Demon: Tales of Sex & Insanity (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 116 • Dirk Strasser • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 116 •  Equinox: The Second Book of Ascension (cover) • (1996) • interior artwork by Mark Sofilas (variant of cover art for Equinox: The Second Book of Ascension)
• 117 • Andrew Sullivan • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 117 •  A Sunburnt Country (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 118 • Lucy Sussex • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 118 •  A Tour Guide in Utopia (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by Deborah Klein (variant of cover art for A Tour Guide in Utopia)
• 119 • Kaaren Sutcliffe • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 119 •  Kered's Call (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 120 • Philip Sutherland • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 120 •  The Rain Confined (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 121 • Anna Tambour • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 121 •  Spotted Lily (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by Norman Lindsay (variant of cover art for Spotted Lily)
• 122 • Kimberley Thomas • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 122 •  DragonCrosse (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 123 • Alison Venugoban • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 123 •  Androgyny (cover) • (2000) • interior artwork by Alison Venugoban (variant of cover art for Androgyny)
• 124 • Kurt Von Trojan • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 124 •  The Atrocity Shop (cover) • (1998) • interior artwork by Margaret Anne Davies (variant of cover art for The Atrocity Shop)
• 125 • Kaaron Warren • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 125 •  The Grinding House (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by Robyn Evans (variant of cover art for The Grinding House)
• 126 • Jules Watson • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 126 •  The White Mare (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 127 • Janeen Webb • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 127 •  The Silken Road to Samarkand: The Sinbad Chronicles: Book II (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by Anna Augul (variant of cover art for The Silken Road to Samarkand: The Sinbad Chronicles: Book II)
• 128 • Archie Weller • essay by Van Ikin
• 129 • Scott Westerfeld • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 129 •  Peeps (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 130 • Sonny Whitelaw • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 130 •  The Rhesus Factor (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 131 • Kim Wilkins • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 131 •  Giants of the Frost (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Blasius Erlinger and Gayna Murphy (variant of cover art for Giants of the Frost)
• 132 • Carole Wilkinson • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 132 •  Dragonkeeper (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 133 • Sean Williams • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 133 •  The Sky Warden and the Sun (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by Shaun Tan (variant of cover art for The Sky Warden and the Sun)
• 134 • Tess Williams • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 134 •  Sea As Mirror (cover) • (2000) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 135 • John Zanetti • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 135 •  The Blessings of Stefan (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 138 •  Music City • interior artwork by Greg Bridges
• 138 •  Superluminal City • interior artwork by Greg Bridges
• 138 •  Flying Mermaid • interior artwork by Greg Bridges
• 139 • Greg Bridges • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 139 •  The Whale • interior artwork by Greg Bridges
• 140 •  The Novice, Cover of Orb Magazine, Issue #4 • (2002) • interior artwork by Trudi Canavan (variant of cover art for Orb Speculative Fiction, #3/4)
• 140 •  Whispers of the Mist Children • (1999) • interior artwork by Trudi Canavan
• 140 •  Dragon • interior artwork by Trudi Canavan
• 141 • Trudi Canavan [2] • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 141 •  The Truth About Pug Roberts • (2003) • interior artwork by Trudi Canavan
• 141 •  Wolfman, Cover of Fables and Reflections Magazine, Issue #5 • (2003) • interior artwork by Trudi Canavan
• 142 •  Fire • interior artwork by Daryl Lindquist
• 142 •  Invaders • interior artwork by Daryl Lindquist
• 143 • Daryl Lindquist • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 143 •  Sacrifice • interior artwork by Daryl Lindquist
• 143 •  Warrior • interior artwork by Daryl Lindquist
• 144 •  Griffin • interior artwork by Andrew J. McKiernan [as by Andrew McKiernan]
• 144 •  Skull • interior artwork by Andrew J. McKiernan [as by Andrew McKiernan]
• 145 • Andrew McKiernan • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 145 •  Scarab • interior artwork by Andrew J. McKiernan [as by Andrew McKiernan]
• 145 •  Cartoon: "Is he sure that it's a blackhole?" • interior artwork by Andrew J. McKiernan [as by Andrew McKiernan]
• 146 •  Ogres • interior artwork by Shane Parker
• 146 •  Serpent • interior artwork by Shane Parker
• 147 • Shane Parker • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 147 •  Swarm • interior artwork by Shane Parker
• 147 •  Blood • interior artwork by Shane Parker
• 148 •  Aurealis Magazine Cover Issue #33/34/35, 2004 • (2004) • interior artwork by Cat Sparks (variant of cover art for Aurealis, #33-35)
• 148 •  The Three Wise Robots • interior artwork by Cat Sparks
• 148 •  'The Superb Grace of the Steel Beam, the Delicacy of Reinforced Concrete' • (2004) • interior artwork by Cat Sparks
• 149 • Cat Sparks • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 149 •  Robot Madonna & Child • interior artwork by Cat Sparks
• 150 •  Dragon Study • interior artwork by Nick Stathopoulos
• 150 •  'Here's Mr. Squiggle' • interior artwork by Nick Stathopoulos
• 150 •  Dreaming Down-Under (cover) • (1998) • interior artwork by Nick Stathopoulos (variant of cover art for Dreaming Down-Under)
• 151 • Nick Stathopoulos • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 151 •  Gathering the Bones (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Nick Stathopoulos (variant of cover art for Gathering the Bones 2003)
• 152 •  Nobody Understands • (2002) • interior artwork by Shaun Tan
• 152 •  The Lost Thing (cover) • (2000) • interior artwork by Shaun Tan (variant of cover art for The Lost Thing)
• 152 •  The City • interior artwork by Shaun Tan
• 153 • Shaun Tan • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 153 •  Terrible Fates • (2002) • interior artwork by Shaun Tan
• 157 • Altair Magazine • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 157 •  Altair, February 2000 (cover) • (2000) • interior artwork by Carol McLean-Carr (variant of cover art for Altair, February 2000)
• 158 • Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 158 •  Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, February-March 2004 (cover) • interior artwork by Les Petersen (variant of cover art for Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Issue #11, February/March 2004 2004)
• 159 • Antipodean SF • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 160 • Aurealis Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 160 •  Aurealis, #33-35 (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Cat Sparks (variant of cover art for Aurealis, #33-35)
• 162 • Borderlands • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 162 •  Borderlands, January 2004 (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Grant Watson (variant of cover art for Borderlands, January 2004)
• 163 • Dark Animus • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 163 •  Dark Animus, June-December 2004 (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Flament Hervé (variant of cover art for Dark Animus, June-December 2004)
• 164 • Fables and Reflections • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 164 •  Fables and Reflections, April 2005 (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by Cat Sparks
• 165 • Orb • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 165 •  Orb Speculative Fiction, 2004 (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 166 • Potato Monkey • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 166 •  Potato Monkey: Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction, Autumn 2004 (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 167 • Redsine • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 167 •  Redsine, January 2002 (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by Mike Bohatch (variant of cover art for Redsine, January 2002)
• 168 • Agog! Press • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 168 •  Agog! Terrific Tales (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by Cat Sparks (variant of cover art for Agog! Terrific Tales)
• 168 •   Review: Agog! Fantastic Fiction by Cat Sparks • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 168 •   Review: Agog! Terrific Tales by Cat Sparks • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 168 •   Review: Agog! Smashing Stories by Cat Sparks • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 169 • Australien Absurdities • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 169 •  AustrAlien Absurdities (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by Dion Hamill (variant of cover art for AustrAlien Absurdities: Comic Tales of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror by Australian Writers)
• 169 •   Review: AustrAlien Absurdities by Chuck McKenzie and Tansy Rayner Roberts • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 170 • Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 170 •  Nor of Human (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by Les Petersen (variant of cover art for Nor of Human ... An Anthology of Fantastic Creatures)
• 170 •  Machinations: An Anthology of Ingenious Designs (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by Les Petersen (variant of cover art for Machinations: An Anthology of Ingenious Designs)
• 170 •   Review: Nor of Human... An Anthology of Fantastic Creatures by Geoffrey Maloney • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 170 •   Review: Machinations: An Anthology of Ingenious Designs by Chris Andrews • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 171 •  Elsewhere: An Anthology of Incredible Places (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by Les Petersen (variant of cover art for Elsewhere: An Anthology of Incredible Places)
• 171 •   Review: Elsewhere: An Anthology of Incredible Places by Michael Barry • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 172 •  Encounters: An Anthology of Australian Speculative Fiction (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Les Petersen (variant of cover art for Encounters: An Anthology of Australian Speculative Fiction)
• 172 •   Review: Encounters: An Anthology of Australian Speculative Fiction by Donna Maree Hanson and Maxine McArthur • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 173 •  The CSFG Gastronomicon (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by Les Petersen (variant of cover art for The CSFG Gastronomicon)
• 173 •   Review: The CSFG Gastronomicon by Stuart Barrow • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 174 • Consensual • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 174 •   Review: ConSensual: A Collection of Meaty Erotic Stories by Cathy Cupitt and Stephen Dedman and Elaine Kemp • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 174 •   Review: ConSensual: The Second Coming by Cathy Cupitt and Stephen Dedman and Elaine Kemp • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 174 •  ConSensual A Trois (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 174 •   Review: ConSensual A Trois by Cathy Cupitt and Stephen Dedman and Elaine Kemp • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 175 • Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 175 •  Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction (cover) • (1999) • interior artwork by Peter Lutjen (variant of cover art for Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction)
• 175 •   Review: Centaurus: The Best of Australian Science Fiction by Damien Broderick and David G. Hartwell • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 176 • Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 176 •  Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by Bob Eggleton (variant of cover art for Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales)
• 176 •   Review: Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales by Robert Hood and Robin Pen • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 178 • Dreaming Down-Under & Gathering the Bones • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 178 •  Dreaming Down-Under (cover) [2] • (1998) • interior artwork by Nick Stathopoulos (variant of cover art for Dreaming Down-Under)
• 178 •  Gathering the Bones (cover) [2] • (2004) • interior artwork by Nick Stathopoulos (variant of cover art for Gathering the Bones 2003)
• 178 •   Review: Dreaming Down-Under by Jack Dann and Janeen Webb • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 178 •   Review: Gathering the Bones by Ramsey Campbell and Jack Dann and Dennis Etchison • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 180 • Forever Shores • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 180 •  Forever Shores (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by Conny Valentina (variant of cover art for Forever Shores)
• 180 •   Review: Forever Shores by Peter McNamara and Margaret Winch • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 181 • Glimpses • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 181 •  Glimpses: An Anthology by Vision Writers (Queensland) • (2003) • interior artwork by Daryl Lindquist (variant of cover art for Glimpses: An Anthology by Vision Writers (Queensland))
• 181 •   Review: Glimpses by Stephen Thompson • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 182 • Mitch? • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 182 •   Review: Mitch?: Short Stories for Short Attention Spans by Mitch? • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 182 •  Mitch?: Tarts of the New Millennium (cover) • (2001) • interior artwork by Shaun Tan (variant of cover art for Mitch?: Tarts of the New Millennium)
• 182 •   Review: Mitch?: Tarts of the New Millennium by Mitch? • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 182 •   Review: Mitch? 3: Hacks to the Max by Mitch? • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 182 •   Review: Mitch? 4: Slow Dancing in Quicksand by Mitch? • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 183 • Mystery, Magic, Voodoo & the Holy Grail • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 183 •  Mystery, Magic, Voodoo & the Holy Grail (cover) • (2000) • interior artwork by Vivien Kubbos (variant of cover art for Mystery, Magic, Voodoo & the Holy Grail)
• 183 •   Review: Mystery, Magic, Voodoo & the Holy Grail by Stephanie Smith and Julia Stiles • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 184 • Passing Strange • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 184 •  Passing Strange (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by Cat Sparks (variant of cover art for Passing Strange: A New Anthology of Australian Speculative Fiction)
• 184 •   Review: Passing Strange by Bill Congreve • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 185 • Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 185 •  Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by Nick Stathopoulos (variant of cover art for Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural)
• 185 •   Review: Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural by Bill Congreve • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 186 • Tales from the Wasteland: Stories From the 13th Floor • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 186 •  Tales from the Wasteland: Stories From the 13th Floor (cover) • (2000) • interior artwork by Antart and Marc McBride (variant of cover art for Tales from the Wasteland: Stories from the 13th Floor) [as by Marc McBride]
• 186 •   Review: Tales from the Wasteland by Paul Collins • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 187 • The Best Australian Science Fiction: A Fifty Year Collection • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 187 •  The Best Australian Science Fiction: A Fifty Year Collection (cover) • (2004) • interior artwork by Juan Ford (variant of cover art for The Best Australian Science Fiction: A Fifty Year Collection)
• 187 •   Review: The Best Australian Science Fiction: A Fifty Year Collection by Rob Gerrand • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 188 • The Devil in Brisbane • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 188 •  The Devil in Brisbane (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by K. J. Bishop (variant of cover art for The Devil in Brisbane)
• 188 •   Review: The Devil in Brisbane by
  Zoran Živković^?Zoran Zivkovic
  • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 189 • The Road to Camelot • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 189 •  The Road to Camelot (cover) • (2002) • interior artwork by Wayne Harris (variant of cover art for The Road to Camelot)
• 189 •   Review: The Road to Camelot by Sophie Masson • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 190 • Wonder Years: The Ten Best Stories from a Decade Past • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 190 •  Wonder Years: The Ten Best Stories from a Decade Past (cover) • (2003) • interior artwork by Les Petersen (variant of cover art for Wonder Years: The Ten Best Stories from a Decade Past)
• 190 •   Review: Wonder Years: The Ten Best Stories from a Decade Past by Peter McNamara • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 191 • The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 191 •  The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy (Volume 1) (cover) • (2005) • interior artwork by Ian Field-Richards (variant of cover art for The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy (Volume 1))
• 191 •   Review: The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy (Volume 1) by Bill Congreve and Michelle Marquardt • review by Donna Maree Hanson
• 195 • Maria Arena • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 195 • Mina Athanasopoulos • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 196 • Chris Barnes • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 196 • Deborah Biancotti • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 197 • Shane M Brown • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 197 • Adam Browne • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 198 • Kylie Chan • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 198 • Shane Jiraiya Cummings • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 199 • Rjurik Davidson • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 199 • Brendan Duffy • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 200 • Grace Dugan • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 200 • Dirk Flinthart • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 201 • Yartiji Green • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 201 • Martin Livings • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 202 • Andrew McCrae • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 202 • Kirstyn McDermott • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 203 • Claire McKenna • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 203 • Chris McMahon • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 204 • Ben Peek • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 204 • Barbara Robson • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 205 • Tracey Rolfe • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 205 • Carol Ryles • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 206 • Alinta Thornton • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 206 • David Walker • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 207 • Kyla Ward • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 207 • Kim Westwood • essay by Donna Maree Hanson
• 209 • Appendices (Australian Speculative Fiction: A Genre Overview) • essay by Donna Maree Hanson