Encounters

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Encounters is the fourth short story collection published by the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild. Printed in 2004 and edited by Maxine McArthur and Donna Maree Hanson, it contains stories from several Australian speculative fiction authors. "With everything from vampire flatmates to android love, Encounters offers a fine mix of stories from both well-known names and exciting newcomers." - Garth Nix (from the back cover)

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The collection contains the following stories:

  • Vortle by Lee Battersby
  • Davey's Gift by Kate Eltham
  • The Souvenir by Richard Harland
  • Don't Got No Wings by Trent Jamieson
  • Garden Light by Shane M Brown
  • The Flatmate From Hell by Dirk Flinthart
  • The Ceremony of Innocence by Conor Bendle
  • Crazy Little Thing by Stuart Barrow
  • Una, the One by Frankie Seymour
  • The Faithless Priest and the Nameless King by Cory Daniells
  • Stella's Transformation by Kim Westwood
  • Boys by Ben Payne
  • Sleeping With Monsters by Michael Barry
  • Remembering Bliss by Carol Ryles
  • Guarding the Mound by Kaaron Warren
  • The Final Battle by Scott Robinson
  • Meltdown my Plutonium Heart by Cat Sparks
  • Beggars on the Shore by Bruce Clark
  • The Teller by Monica Carroll
  • Happy Faces For Happy Families by Gillian Polack
  • The Dove by Nigel Read
  • The Glass Flower by Chris Barnes

All stories are illustrated by Les Petersen.

ISBN numberISBN 0-958139-02-4

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