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'This is an anthology of recent Australian science fiction by 12 well-known authors including Rosaleen Love, Damien Broderick, Terry Dowling, Leanne Frahm and Greg Egan.'
Contents
* Contents derived from the Ringwood,Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area,Melbourne - East,Melbourne,Victoria,:Penguin,1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Series:yWorlds: Australian Science Fiction and FantasyPaul Collins
(editor),
Void Publications
(publisher),
Cory and Collins
(publisher),
Penguin
(publisher),
St Kilda:Void Publications,1978-1994Z18475061978series - publisher short story science fiction fantasy In 1978, having published five issues of the Void Science Fiction and Fantasy, editor Paul Collins transformed the magazine into a series of hardcover original anthologies which were released under the collective 'Worlds' title. The proposed contents for issues 6, 7 and 8 of Void in fact became the contents of the first anthology, Envisaged Worlds. After closing down Void Publications in 1981 Collins published the latter anthologies through his new company, Cory and Collins. A final title in the "worlds" series, Metaworlds, was released in 1994 by Penguin.
[Source: Marshall B. Tymn and Mike Ashley. Science Fiction, Fantasy, And Weird Fiction Magazines, 1985, pp. 266-267]
Australian Science Fiction, as Showcased by Australian SF AnthologiesStephan Kraitsowits,
2011single work criticism — Appears in:
JASAL,Special Issuevol.
11no.
12011;(p. 1-11)'An apparently convenient way of studying Australian science fiction is to analyse the contents of ready-made anthologies of Australian science fiction. In doing so, the researcher discreetly circumvents the thorny issue of 'What is Australian?' and also 'What is science fiction?' by taking for granted that the texts within collections of Australian sf necessarily are Australian science fiction. Things, however, are never quite so simple and before being able to add to the debate as to what Australian science fiction truly is, it is necessary to overview the 50 odd years separating the most recent sf anthologies from the very first anthology showcasing Australian science fiction and to plot the meandering course of the genre's commercial development.' (Author's abstract)
Australian Science Fiction, as Showcased by Australian SF AnthologiesStephan Kraitsowits,
2011single work criticism — Appears in:
JASAL,Special Issuevol.
11no.
12011;(p. 1-11)'An apparently convenient way of studying Australian science fiction is to analyse the contents of ready-made anthologies of Australian science fiction. In doing so, the researcher discreetly circumvents the thorny issue of 'What is Australian?' and also 'What is science fiction?' by taking for granted that the texts within collections of Australian sf necessarily are Australian science fiction. Things, however, are never quite so simple and before being able to add to the debate as to what Australian science fiction truly is, it is necessary to overview the 50 odd years separating the most recent sf anthologies from the very first anthology showcasing Australian science fiction and to plot the meandering course of the genre's commercial development.' (Author's abstract)
