Cirrus@Austlit

'A host of Australia's best genre fictioneers - and one bold Kiwi - were invited to submit stories to the first anthology of adventure stories commissioned by Clan Destine Press.

The authors could write in any genre but there a couple of must-haves: the stories had to feature 'a dynamic duo' and include something Australian (or Kiwi).

Thirty-two authors did exactly what we asked of them, in terms of page-turning yarns; and many also took advantage of the offer to write from 5000 to 15,000 words.

The three Great Big Books of Awesome Adventure Tales feature historical, futuristic and contemporary settings, and the adventures are real-world, far-out, sf, horror, fantasy and mystery.' (Publication Summary)

'Shadows on the Wall contains the very best of Paulsen's dark and weird tales, plus stunning new fiction written expressly for this volume.

- Glimpse a future where population controls force families into terrible choices.

- Visit Colonial British India and experience the awakening of an eldritch horror.

- Walk the steaming jungles of Vietnam alongside the spirits of the forest.

- Light an ancient oil lamp but beware, the shadows on the wall.

'Steven Paulsen's stories have appeared in award-winning anthologies, and have been published around the world. Cover art and frontispiece by Acadamy-award winning artist, Shaun Tan.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.