y separately published work icon Scorpion Tails : Four Tropical Novellas anthology   novella  
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Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 Scorpion Tails : Four Tropical Novellas
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Ravenshoe, Ravenshoe area, Mareeba - Atherton - Ravenshoe area, Ingham - Cairns area, Queensland,:El Kumanand Press , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Fool's Gold, Ruth Little , single work novella
Annie Parker travels to the North Queensland rainforest to shoot herself, if she can, with a borrowed shotgun, but her resolve is challenged by unexpected experiences. (from back cover)
 (p. 9-49)
The Crocodile's Anklet, David de Vaux , single work novella
(from back cover) Early in the twenty-first century, a wealthy Indian family has settled in a much Asianised North Queensland....Homi Data, a brilliant sculptor, wrestles with a horrifying new kind of viral disease.
 (p. 51-93)
Across The Bar, Kym Bell , single work novella
(from back cover) A solo yachtsman arrives in seedy, heat-soaked Denial Bay and attempts to find his own temporary escape in an adulterous affair which proves more dangerous than he could have predicted.
 (p. 95-143)
Hot Licks and Rim Shots : The Rock and Roll Index of a City, 1983 - 1989, Colin Campbell , single work novella
(adapted from back cover) John Ringuet is the angry and increasingly obsessed compiler of a rock'n'roll directory who insightfully observes the eccentric musicians in a tropical city.
 (p. 145-168)
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