Penelope Love Penelope Love i(A8413 works by)
Born: Established: 1965 Box Hill, Box Hill - Burwood area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon The Three Dungeoneers Penelope Love , Melbourne : King of the Castle , 2017 11581873 2017 selected work short story fantasy

'Dhum the dwarf, Hazzard the barbarian and Avariss the half-elf are great at fighting, but terrible at financial planning. No matter how many monsters they slay, somehow they always end up broke. In this hilarious collection of stories their endless quest for treasure takes them to a mysterious tower, a haunted tavern, a wild wilderness, a scheming city and a dark labyrinth. If you’ve ever gone down into a dungeon with some trusty friends and a ten-foot pole, you’ll know that sometimes high fantasy can get a bit stupid…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Turn Out the Light Penelope Love , 2015 single work short story horror fantasy
— Appears in: She Walks in Shadows 2015;
1 Magnum Innominandum Penelope Love , 2015 single work short story horror fantasy
— Appears in: Tales of Cthulhu Invictus 2015; (p. 61-74)
1 Daddy, Daddy Penelope Love , 2014 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Madness on the Orient Express 2014;

A controlling wizard and his downtrodden daughter travel across Europe on the Orient Express in the 1970s, with the daughter desperate to be freed from her father's influence.

1 A Small Bad Thing Penelope Love , 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2012 2013;
1 Original Penelope Love , 2013 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: One Small Step : An Anthology of Discoveries 2013; (p. 133-158)

'In a far future when extreme body modification is common, Tek’tek signs up for Anthropology 404 because Sarah is in the class, not because he has any idea what’s going on. As Professor Xi explains with some exasperation:

"For the benefit of those who haven’t done their reading — Sara, you may keep sorting — the purpose of this class is not to study aliens but to study ourselves, our origins, with an anthropological survey of the Originals. The Originals rejected modern technology. The latest they accepted was the steam engine, a contraption so outdated I doubt you’ve heard of it."

Now, most of the Originals live isolated on a reservation, but now, for the first time in centuries, one of them has come to the university. Communication with Enoch is difficult. But he has come because of a dire situation: centuries of inbreeding has doomed the population to death. To find a solution, they have to descend to the Old Stacks. But Enoch’s religion forbids him to accept it' (Lois Tilton, Locus Online).

1 Be Good, Sweet Maid Penelope Love , 2012 single work short story fantasy detective
— Appears in: Damnation and Dames 2012; (p. 213-228)
1 Lady Yang's Lament Penelope Love , 2011 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Dead Red Heart : Australian Vampire Tales 2011; (p. 467-489)
1 Sibo Penelope Love , 2011 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Anywhere but Earth : New Tales of Outer Space 2011; (p. 236-291)
1 Border Crossing Penelope Love , 2010 single work short story horror science fiction
— Appears in: Belong 2010; (p. 17-35)
1 The Whisper of Ancient Secrets Penelope Love , 2010 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Cthulhu's Dark Cults 2010; (p. 84-102)

A mad inventor wishes to travel to the outer reaches of the galaxy, but has reckoned without the interference of a group of cultists.

1 The Janus's Tale Penelope Love , 2008 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Canterbury 2100 : Pilgrimages in a New World 2008; (p. 147-162)
1 Tell Him I Too Have Known Penelope Love , 2007 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Fantastic Wonder Stories 2007; (p. 228-240)
1 Whitey Penelope Love , 2007 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Shadow Plays : An Anthology of Speculative Fiction 2007; (p. 187-209)
1 2 y separately published work icon Dog Show Detective Penelope Love , Sydney : Hachette Livre Australia , 2007 Z1435010 2007 single work children's fiction children's crime detective 'When Tiffany is unwillingly dragged into parading her aunt's prize pedigree Pomeranian, Muffin, at the show she thinks she is due for two days of prize boredom. But then she meets Jason the soapie star, and Evil Eddie, the killer Chihuahua, and someone starts sabotaging the winning entries. The only way to keep Muffin safe is to find the culprit, so Tiffany launches a career of fighting crime.' (Libraries Australia)
1 The Unlawful Priest of Todesfall Penelope Love , 2005 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Daikaiju! : Giant Monster Tales 2005; (p. 256-273) The Mammoth Book of Kaiju 2016;

An otherworld religious quest fantasy.

1 My Brother the Eel Penelope Love , 2001 single work children's fiction children's adventure
— Appears in: Do or Dare 2001;
1 The Dry Witch Penelope Love , Shaun Tan (illustrator), 2000 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Eidolon : The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy , Autumn no. 29/30 2000; (p. 136-147)
1 Grandpa's Ghost Penelope Love , 2000 single work children's fiction
— Appears in: Beyond the Grave 2000; (p. 35-47)
1 Short Cut Penelope Love , 1999 single work children's fiction children's horror
— Appears in: Spooky Tales 1999; (p. 7-20)
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