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Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 The Beast of Heaven
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'The disturbing and awesome Beast of Heaven wanders a ruined earth, destroyed long before by an atomic holocaust. He shares the land with the Gatherers, a gentle nomadic tribe, sensitive to the spirits of those long dead.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,: University of Queensland Press , 1984 .
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      Extent: 205p.
      Reprinted: 1986 , 1995 Paperback eds.
      ISBN: 0702217956
Alternative title: Das Tier des Himmels
Language: German
    • Munich,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Wilhelm Heyne ,       1994 .
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      Extent: 265p.
      ISBN: 3453079590
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Works about this Work

Untitled Maxine Walker , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 9 no. 1 1995; (p. 19-20)
— Review of The Beast of Heaven Victor Kelleher , 1984 single work novel
An Interview with Victor Kelleher Steven Paulsen (interviewer), 1994 single work interview
— Appears in: Sirius , February no. 4 1994; (p. 24-29)
Alternative Routes Rosemary Sorensen (interviewer), 1992 single work interview biography
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 145 1992; (p. 8-12)
Continuities of Conviction Andrew Peek , 1992 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 145 1992; (p. 4-6)
Untitled Andrew Peek , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 150-151)
— Review of The Beast of Heaven Victor Kelleher , 1984 single work novel
Untitled Graeme Turner , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Centre Broadsheet , May - June vol. 3 no. 3 1984; (p. 7)
— Review of The Beast of Heaven Victor Kelleher , 1984 single work novel
Untitled Maxine Walker , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 9 no. 1 1995; (p. 19-20)
— Review of The Beast of Heaven Victor Kelleher , 1984 single work novel
Current Trends David Matthews , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , March no. 106 1987; (p. 80-82)
— Review of Warm Bodies Anne Derwent , 1986 single work novel ; The Adventures of Christian Rosy Cross David Foster , 1986 single work novel ; Night Animals Bruce Pascoe , 1986 selected work short story ; A Horse of Air Dal Stivens , 1970 single work novel ; Love Child Jean Bedford , 1986 single work novel ; The Beast of Heaven Victor Kelleher , 1984 single work novel
Ends and Beginnings Colin Steele , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 April 1984; (p. 19)
— Review of The Beast of Heaven Victor Kelleher , 1984 single work novel ; Island in the Stream : Myths of Place in Australian Culture 1988 anthology criticism prose
Beastly Nature of Man's Destiny George Turner , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 March 1984; (p. 17)
— Review of The Beast of Heaven Victor Kelleher , 1984 single work novel ; Walking the Dog and Other Stories Marian Favel Clair Eldridge , 1984 selected work short story
The Beast of Heaven: Debate Continues Victor Kelleher , Stephen Hitchings , Diane Southgate Fox , Damien Broderick , 1985 single work column
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 7 no. 3 (Issue 21) 1985; (p. 82-87)
An Interview with Victor Kelleher Steven Paulsen (interviewer), 1994 single work interview
— Appears in: Sirius , February no. 4 1994; (p. 24-29)
Continuities of Conviction Andrew Peek , 1992 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 145 1992; (p. 4-6)
Alternative Routes Rosemary Sorensen (interviewer), 1992 single work interview biography
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 145 1992; (p. 8-12)
Tutor's Desk Van Ikin , 1984 single work column
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 6 no. 2 (Issue 17) 1984; (p. 36-40)
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