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Issue Details: First known date: 1999... 1999 Roses
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'Michael 64, a winged cyborg, is hired by Thurston, Director-General of Genetic Engineering, to guard Azuria 27, a famous cyborg dancer, changed at her request into human form - an illegal procedure in 2175. Azuria thinks she is changing for love, but Thurston has other plans. When she becomes pregnant, she and Michael unwittingly find themselves part of Thurston's plot for cyborg supremacy.'

Source: Publisher's blurb ('The Cyborg's Story, reprint).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction no. 24 1999 Z590035 1999 periodical issue 1999 pg. 61-74
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Dropping Out : A Tree Change Novel-in-stories Danielle de Valera , Golden Beach : Old Tiger Books , 2016 11522892 2016 selected work short story

    'When undercover narcotics agents Michael O'Neill and sidekick Baby Johnson are sent from Sydney to the Northern Rivers of New South Wales to bust a heroin dealer so big everyone up there calls him God, they fall in love with the area and decide to drop out. Johnson is pursuing his interest in Star, another urban fugitive, on the run from a violent marriage to Wayne, God's local dealer. O'Neill, still suffering post-traumatic stress as a result of his experiences in the Vietnam War, hopes to live a quiet life in the bush with long-time girlfriend Azure. Although they arrive with high hopes and meet many colourful characters, their dream of a life in the country does not turn out to be as idyllic as they'd imagined.'

    Source: Publisher's blurb.

    Golden Beach : Old Tiger Books , 2016
Alternative title: The Cyborg's Story
    • Golden Beach, Mullumbimby - Brunswick Heads area, Far North Coast, New South Wales,: Old Tiger Books , 2015 .
      image of person or book cover 1171680304910748800.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 28p.p.
      Written as: Danielle de Valera
      Note/s:
      • Published 7 March 2015.

        Standalone ebook.

      ISBN: 978994274502
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