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Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 And Then … The Great Big Book of Awesome Adventure Tales : Volume 1
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Clan Destine Press , 2016 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Catch a Fallen Star, Sulari Gentill , single work short story fantasy

Set in near-future Australia, 'Catch a Fallen Star' traces a country that has swung far to the political right, where conservatism is used to quell any resistance.

Source:

'Story behind the Story', Feathers of the Firebird, 10 January 2017. (https://firebirdfeathers.com/2017/01/10/story-behind-the-story-4-and-then-authors-on-their-contribution/)

The Mermaid Club, Jason Nahrung , single work short story fantasy detective

Jason Nahrung describes the story as 'the second of my short stories starring detective Shane Hall and her accidental partner Manasa Chalmers as they negotiate a paranormal Brisbane. This one draws on a memory of how one of my favourite venues in the city was gentrified, as well as looking for an idea of mermaids different to the fairy tale.'

Source:

'Story behind the Story 1', Feathers of the Firebird, 6 January 2017. (https://firebirdfeathers.com/2017/01/06/story-behind-the-story-and-then-authors-on-their-contributions/)

Golden Fortune Dragon Jade, Alan Baxter , single work short story fantasy

'The Jade Dragon protected Long-En for centuries – until it was taken.

'When the Jade Dragon is stolen from the temple in the quiet village of Long-En, the locals are stunned. The very idea of such a theft is unimaginable. And without the protection of the powerful icon, what awful fate might befall the peaceful hamlet?

'Two young cousins, Li Yong Fa, a martial monk recently returned from years of training at the Shaolin Temple, and Li Zi Yi, a potent geomancer, team up to track down the thief, recover the priceless statue, and return it safely to Long-En. Little do they know how far afield they will be taken, and what dangers they will face in strange and inhospitable lands, before they even get close to their goal.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Exli and the Dragon, Jason Franks , single work short story science fiction

Two prisoners–one human and one non-human–attempt to escape the space prison of a galactic empire.

Source:

'Story behind the Story 2', Feathers of the Firebird, 7 January 2017. (https://firebirdfeathers.com/2017/01/07/story-behind-the-story-2-and-then-authors-and-their-contribution/)

Batgirl in Borneo, Lucy Sussex , single work short story
Come Now Traveller, Amanda Wrangles , single work short story fantasy
Stealing Back the Relics, Evelyn Tsitas , single work short story thriller fantasy
Deadbeats, Peter M. Ball , single work short story crime fantasy
Virgin Soil, Narrelle M. Harris , single work short story fantasy

In 19th-century Melbourne, Cato (a shapeshifter) and Moran (a magic-user) undertake dark magic–but are their reasons also dark?

Source:

'Story behind the Story 3', Feathers of the Firebird, 9 January 2017. (https://firebirdfeathers.com/2017/01/09/story-behind-the-story-3-and-then-authors-on-their-contribution/)

In the Company of Rogues, Kat Clay , single work short story fantasy
The Romanov Opal, Sophie Masson , single work short story fantasy
The Boudicca Society, Tor Roxburgh , single work short story adventure
The Panther's Paw, Emilie Collyer , single work short story science fiction
Death at the Dragon Circus, Tansy Rayner Roberts , single work short story fantasy

Tansy Rayner Roberts describes the story as 'about a pair of retired assassins and siblings-of-choice who run away from their violent profession and end up joining a circus full of dragons… only to have their old and new worlds collide all over again.'

Source:

'Story behind the Story 1', Feathers of the Firebird, 6 January 2017. (https://firebirdfeathers.com/2017/01/06/story-behind-the-story-and-then-authors-on-their-contributions/)

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