Robin Shortt Robin Shortt i(A140855 works by)
Born: Established: 1976 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon The Marten and the Scorpion Robin Shortt , United States of America (USA) : Candlemark and Gleam , 2019 23765562 2019 single work novel

'Darya scrapes a living as a pickpocket on the streets of Samarkand, a diverse metropolis at the centre of the Silk Road. If she wants to keep scraping a living, she'll have to pass her gang’s initiation: a death-defying climb across the city’s rooftops. But she’s so exhausted and malnourished that it seems impossible, and her time is running out.

'When a forbidding swordswoman arrives in Samarkand from the East, and hires the gang to search for a mysterious box, Darya sees her chance. She has stumbled on two more recent arrivals, young caravan guards who are also interested in the box and whatever’s inside. They’re as formidable in combat as the swordswoman…and they can fly, leaping from building to building better than any pickpocket.

'Darya makes them an offer: If they teach her their skill enough for her to pass her gang’s test, she’ll help them find the box first. Meanwhile, more factions are drawn into the hunt, including a rival street gang, a sadistic ex-Crusader, and the dreaded Nizari Assassins. And each of Darya’s allies has a separate, secret agenda. What’s inside this coveted box, who will end up possessing it, and to what use will it be put?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Wellside Robin Shortt , United States of America (USA) : Candlemark and Gleam , 2017 12898032 2017 single work novel fantasy

'Ben is stuck in a backwater town, his parents have broken up, and he's facing jail time for some very poor choices.

'Essa is stuck in a backwater world, trapped by a vengeful ex-lover and cut off from the Well, the infinite pit lined with doors to countless realities.

'A lucky accident (not so lucky for Ben) frees Essa and now they're both in the Well, with its invisible lizards, cities hung from cats'-cradles and Library made of sand.

'Essa wants revenge. Ben wants a way home. The awakening of an ancient threat to the Well puts both their plans on hold. On the run, their only allies a clockwork spider and a girl made of iron, they'll have to work together to save all the worlds.'

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1 Bonsai Robin Shortt , 2011 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , no. 51 2011; (p. 5-9)
1 Babel Robin Shortt , 2011 single work short story fantasy horror
— Appears in: Winds of Change 2011; (p. 49-56)
Described by the author as a Lovecraft pastiche.
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