Gerry Huntman Gerry Huntman i(A153135 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 Dog Star Blues Gerry Huntman , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: HWA Poetry Showcase Volume X 2023; (p. 72-73)
1 Roland's Merry Christmas Gerry Huntman , 2016 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Hell's Bells : Stories of Festive Fear by Members of the Australian Horror Writers Association 2016;
1 An Incident in Prnjavor Gerry Huntman , 2016 single work short story horror
— Appears in: The Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror : Volume I 2016; (p. 117-136)

Described by the author as a horror story set during the 1914 Serbian campaign of World War I.

Source: Author's website (http://gerryhuntman.livejournal.com/1184.html). (Sighted: 13/04/2017)

1 y separately published work icon Old Bones, Young Bones Gerry Huntman , Australia : Steve Dillon for The Refuge Collection , 2016 10974587 2016 single work novella fantasy

'Vanessa, her mum and daughter are escaping from Refuge. But is a trip to the past, and to people and places from the past, really such a great idea?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Gerald's Memory House Gerry Huntman , Australia : Steve Dillon for The Refuge Collection , 2016 10973877 2016 single work novella fantasy

'Gerald is his Mother's precious one, but his father doesn't share her opinion and neither do his school friends. He is both pampered and bullied until he discovers a unique telepathic skill. Aged seven, he wonders what if everyone were a house, and what type of house would they be? These two moments eventually come together in adulthood, with frightening consequences...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Of The Colour Tumeric, Climbing on Fingertips Gerry Huntman , 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2014 2015;
1 Snatching the Lute Gerry Huntman , 2015 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Bards and Sages , July vol. 7 no. 3 2015;

The minstrel Leon of Clavellmeadow learns that he is not quite the seducer of women he thinks he is, and that some women might have ulterior motives.

1 Harsh Is the Light Gerry Huntman , 2015 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Swords and Sorcery Magazine , August 2015;

In the middle of a war, a warrior meets his former lover, now a priestess, for the first time in sixteen years.

1 Author Interview : Wolf Creek Prequel Authors : Aaron Sterns and Brett McBean Gerry Huntman (interviewer), 2014 single work interview
— Appears in: SQ Mag , 30 April no. 14 2014;
1 The Deluge Gerry Huntman , 2014 single work short story mystery
— Appears in: Subtropical Suspense : 16 Scorching Tales of Mystery and Mayhem 2014; (p. 44-57)

A group of strangers are trapped in a pub by rising floodwaters. Gary and Max, his autistic son, come into conflict with a caustic man, Carl, over Max's reading aloud as he practices his writing. From this encounter, the narrator learns that Max's writing has occasionally predicted the future. Two members of the group die over the following days just as Max predicted. As the floodwaters refuse to cease, the whole group gathers around Max, waiting to see what he will write next.

1 Husks Gerry Huntman , 2014 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Swords and Sorcery Magazine , March 2014;

A royal astrologer is sent to explore the possibility of treason, and stumbles instead on a domestic tragedy.

1 Darkness in the Mountain of Light Gerry Huntman , 2014 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: What Lies Beneath 2014;

Cimiar the Alchemist travels at the emperor's orders to determine what or who is killing the miners in a distant mountain.

1 The Sea Witch Gerry Huntman , 2014 single work short story horror
— Appears in: What Lies Beneath 2014;
1 The Curious Case of the Frozen Revenant Gerry Huntman , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Penny Dread Tales Volume IV : Perfidious and Paranormal Punkery of Steam 2014; (p. 13-32)

Little is known of the plot of this story, which is described by the author as light-hearted steampunk / Western / adventure.

Source: Gerry Huntman's LiveJournal site (http://gerryhuntman.livejournal.com/1184.html)

1 Dom and Gio's Barber Shop Gerry Huntman , 2013 single work short story horror
— Appears in: The Lovecraft eZine , January no. 21 2013;
1 Hills Gerry Huntman , 2013 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , November no. 185 2013;
1 The Pillar of the Small God Gerry Huntman , 2013 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction , August no. 63 2013;

Described by the author as 'Hard Scifi piece about how a man and wife team struggle understanding an alien culture that has a special relationship with the astrophysics of their stellar system.'

Source: Gerry Huntman's LiveJournal site (http://gerryhuntman.livejournal.com/1184.html). (Sighted: 10/01/2017)

1 The Cutpurse from Mulberry Bend Gerry Huntman , 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: Penny Dread Tales Volume III : In Darkness Clockwork Shine 2013; The Best of Penny Dread Tales 2014; (p. 53-60)

Little is known of the plot of this story, which also has shades of the Weird West. According to the author's website, it is set in New York City and has a strong connection to the Indian Wars.

Source: Gerry Huntman's LiveJournal site (http://gerryhuntman.livejournal.com/1184.html). (Sighted: 10/01/2017)

1 Halo in the Sky Gerry Huntman , 2012 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: SQ Mag , 1 September no. 4 2012;
'To raise his station, Nigel Taylor takes to the stars with the army. He returns a glorious hero, lauded by his countrymen. But will it win him the hand of the woman he loves or were his discoveries for naught?'
Source: Editor's note
1 Submerged Gerry Huntman , 2012 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Blood and Lullabies , no. 3 2012;

A woman's guilt over her unwitting role in the death of two friends leads her to make a choice she might regret.

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