Forever Shores

A variety of themes is explored in this anthology of the best contemporary Australian fantasy writing. From Isobelle Carmody's tragic romantic style and Terry Dowling's complex and technical world to Damien Broderick's vision of multiple worlds and Carmel Bird's "genetic unconscious deciding factor," the writers included tell enthralling stories strengthened by imagination that extends beyond the boundaries of the concrete world.

1 • Introduction (Forever Shores) • (2003) • essay by Margaret Winch

• 5 • Introduction (Forever Shores) • (2003) • essay by Peter McNamara

• 9 • The Phoenix • (1996) • shortstory by Isobelle Carmody

• 30 • Players in the Game of Worlds • (2003) • shortstory by Damien Broderick

• 50 • Rain Season • (1998) • shortstory by Leanne Frahm

• 74 • Glimmer-by-Dark • [Glitter Rose / Carmine Island] • (2003) • shortstory by Marianne de Pierres

• 87 • The Sword of God • (1996) • novelette by Russell Blackford

• 109 • The Gate of Heaven • (2003) • shortstory by Rosaleen Love

• 119 • The Boy Who Didn't Yearn • (2000) • shortstory by Margo Lanagan

• 133 • A Spell at the End of the World • (2003) • novelette by Alexander James

• 163 • The Isolation of the Deciding Factor • (2003) • shortstory by Carmel Bird

• 175 • Queue Jumping • (2003) • shortstory by Tim Richards

• 192 • Dr Who? (or The Day I Learnt to Love Tom Baker) • (2003) • shortstory by Ben Peek

• 204 • Frozen Charlottes • (2003) • shortstory by Lucy Sussex

• 217 • A Gorilla Becomes a Jeep • (2003) • shortstory by Edward Burger

• 225 • Rynemonn • [The Adventures of Tom Rynosseros] • (2003) • novella by Terry Dowling

• 311 • Stone Gift • (2000) • shortstory by Robert N. Stephenson

• 321 • A Room for Improvement • (2003) • shortstory by Trudi Canavan

• 333 • Waste • (2003) • shortstory by Michael Pryor

• 356 • Afterword (Forever Shores) • (2003) • essay by John Foyster