(from the Harper-Collins website):
So many voices; so many worlds ... Australia′s internationally bestselling fantasy writers take you on a few side roads with favourite characters from the worlds you already know and love ...
Come to Erith, to a faerie tale with a sting, or to Obernewtyn, long before the Seeker was born. Revisit a dark pocket of history for the Magician′s Guild or get caught up in the confusion of an endlessly repeating day in the Citadel. Cross the wall, where Charter magic is all that lies between you and death.
A trip with a graverobber can be gruesome, and it′s hard to share the fear of a woman who must kill her husband if her child is to rule ...
An unfinished story plays out in Sevenwaters. Catch up with Ros and Adi as they prepare for the greatest change of all. Other twists in these fabulous tales bring us to demonic destiny and an alternate WWII ...
These are not short stories. They are lengthy novellas ... eleven never-before-told-stories from familiar worlds. Celebrate the legends of Australian fantasy.
(from Jonathan Strahan's website)
The book features some terrific stories by some of Australia’s best known fantasy writers and will be out in June 2010. The table of contents for the book is:
Introduction: Homegrown Legends, Jonathan Strahan and Jack Dann
1. To Hold the Bridge: An Old Kingdom Story, Garth Nix
2. The Mad Apprentice: A Black Magician Story, Trudi Canavan
3. ’Twixt Firelight and Water: A Tale of Sevenwaters, Juliet Marillier
4. The Dark Road: An Obernewtyn Story, Isobelle Carmody
5. Crown of Rowan: A Tale of Thrysland, Kim Wilkins
6. The Spark (A Romance in Four Acts): A Tale of the Change, Sean Williams
7. The Corsers’ Hinge: A Lamplighter Tale, D M Cornish
8. Tribute to Hell: A Tale of the Tainted Realm, Ian Irvine
9. A Captain of the Gate, John Birmingham
10. The Magic Word, Jennifer Fallon
11. The Enchanted: A Tale of Erith, Cecilia Dart-Thornton
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Published: Australia: 2010 - HarperSydney
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