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A Foreign Country: New Zealand Speculative Fiction
Strange creatures are loose in Miramar, desperate survivors cling to the remains of a submerged country, humanity’s descendants seek to regain what they’ve lost, and the residents of Gisborne reluctantly serve alien masters. The visions of New Zealand - and beyond - painted in this collection of short stories are both instantly recognisable, and nothing like the place we know.
A Foreign Country brings together the work of established authors and fresh voices to showcase the range of stories produced by New Zealand's growing community of speculative fiction writers. Humorous, disturbing, intriguing, cautionary, and ultimately hopeful, these tales tell of worlds where the boundaries between human and animal are blurred, babies are not what they seem, desperate measures are in place to ward off disaster, and flying standby can be a big mistake.
The anthology includes stories by: Philip Armstrong, Richard Barnes, Claire Brunette, Anna Caro, Matt Cowens, Bill Direen, Dale Elvy, J.C. Hart, Paul Haines, Miriam Hurst, Tim Jones, Susan Kornfeld, Juliet Marillier, Lee Murray, James Norcliffe, Ripley Patton, Simon Petrie, Brian Priestley, Marama Salsano, Lee Sentes, Janine Sowerby, and Douglas A. Van Belle.
A Foreign Country brings together the work of established authors and fresh voices to showcase the range of stories produced by New Zealand's growing community of speculative fiction writers. Humorous, disturbing, intriguing, cautionary, and ultimately hopeful, these tales tell of worlds where the boundaries between human and animal are blurred, babies are not what they seem, desperate measures are in place to ward off disaster, and flying standby can be a big mistake.
The anthology includes stories by: Philip Armstrong, Richard Barnes, Claire Brunette, Anna Caro, Matt Cowens, Bill Direen, Dale Elvy, J.C. Hart, Paul Haines, Miriam Hurst, Tim Jones, Susan Kornfeld, Juliet Marillier, Lee Murray, James Norcliffe, Ripley Patton, Simon Petrie, Brian Priestley, Marama Salsano, Lee Sentes, Janine Sowerby, and Douglas A. Van Belle.
266 pages, Paperback
First published August 27, 2010
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Anna Caro
12 books7 followersAnna Caro lives in Wellington, juggling writing, work, and study towards a BA(Hons). She is a co-editor of the short story collection 'A Foreign Country: New Zealand Speculative Fiction'. Her short fiction has previously been published in Antipodean SF, Khimairal Ink, and Full of Crow, and her website and blog can be found at http://www.annacaro.org
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August 27, 2010
It's not a full review, since I have a story in the book, but I've made some comments on the book & my favourite stories in it here:[return][return]http://timjonesbooks.blogspot.com/201...
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December 5, 2012A selection of crazy short stories based on a futuristic New Zealand.
I am truly hoping that most of these scenarios don't come true!
Well done to Anna and Juliet for pulling together a diverse selection of prose from a variety of NZ authors.
I am truly hoping that most of these scenarios don't come true!
Well done to Anna and Juliet for pulling together a diverse selection of prose from a variety of NZ authors.
October 3, 2010
There are some phenomenal stories in this collection, and whats more - something to suit the tastes of everyone. Definitely worth checking out!
June 13, 2016
Very much a mixed bag for me. I loved some of the stories. Nice to see good local talent though. :)
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