Best Australian Science Fiction, Paul Collins, Penguin Books, 1994, 0140237666, 9780140237665
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Metaworlds: Best Australian Science Fiction, Paul Collins, Penguin Books, 1994, 0140237666, 9780140237665, . Collection of the most popular short stories written by Australian science fiction authors. The stories, chosen by computer on the basis of reader polls, share themes including birth, rebirth and transmutation. Story authors include George Turner, Damien Broderick, Rosaleen Love, Terry Dowling, Greg Egan, Jack Wodhams, Stephen Dedman, Leanne Frahm, David Lake and Dirk Strasser. The editor is author of 'Hot Lead, Cold Sweat'.. DOWNLOAD HERE The government in exile and other stories , Paul Collins, 1994, Fiction, 242 pages. Collection of 17 science fiction short stories, by the editor of 'Metaworlds' and 'Metafantasy', and author of the 'Void' series of magazines and books. Ten of the stories have .... Fireflood and Other Stories , Vonda N. McIntyre, 1979, Fiction, 281 pages. 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Find out how to gain full access to AustLit Series: y Worlds: Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy Paul Collins (editor), Void Publications (publisher), Cory and Collins (publisher), Penguin (publisher), St Kilda : Void Publications , 1978 series - publisher short story Abstract 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. — Appears in: JASAL , Special Issue vol. 11 no. 1 2011; (1-11) Abstract '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) Book Description: Ringwood, Vic. Penguin Books, 1994. Soft cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 220p. Illustrated wrappers. Contributors include George Turner, Greg Egan, Damien Broderick, Terry Dowling, et al. Previous onwer's name on preliminary, spine faded. A very good first printing. Bookseller Inventory # 20288H At the age of twenty-one Paul Collins began with a Western novel in 1975, Hot Lead – Cold Sweat, then decided to support his writing career by publishing a science fiction magazine, Void. While the magazine did not provide Paul with anything like a viable income, it actually broke even. This was a near-miraculous achievement for its time, and was typical of Paul’s future work, because he showed Australians how transform science fiction and fantasy publishing from a labour of love to a viable business proposition. Paul published Void from 1975 to 1977, providing a venue for new authors, encouraging established authors like Jack Wodhams and Wynne Whiteford to begin writing again, and even reprinting works by overseas authors. In 1978 the magazine morphed into the Worlds anthology series, in which original Australian science fiction was showcased beside some early works of Australian fantasy. Paul had a particular interest in fantasy, and was the first to spot it as a strong, emerging field. His first professional fantasy story was published in the US magazine Weirdbook in 1977, and the Worlds series was pivotal in establishing fantasy in Australia. The Worlds series was joined by science fiction and fantasy novels after 1981 when Paul teamed up with artist Rowena Cory to form the publishing venture Cory and Collins. In all, fourteen books were published under various incarnations of the company, featuring such authors as Keith Taylor and Russell Blackford for fantasy, and A. Bertram Chandler, Wynne Whiteford, Jack Wodhams and David Lake for science fiction. In 1985 Paul wound up his publishing activities to concentrate on his own writing, while supporting himself with a second-hand books and records shop. Two of the twelve dozen works to come out of this period were his cyberpunk novel Cyberskin, which was also published in America and Germany, and the short story collection The Government in Exile. In 1994 he took up the editorial blue pencil again as editor of Metaworlds for Penguin, which was an anthology of Australia’s best recent science fiction. This was soon followed by Strange Fruit, an anthology of rather more outré, literary fantasy. The 1990s were the years that Australian fantasy and science fiction were discovered by commercial publishers, and Paul was a major player in this boom. His commercial success with fiction was such that he had to sell his shop because he was losing money by not writing full time. In 1999 he edited The Encyclopedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy for Melbourne University Press (MUP), a work which became a major resource for teachers and librarians in search of Australian authors for school reading lists, and which won the William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism or Review. In 2001 he won the inaugural Peter McNamara Award for lifetime achievement in SF, even though many of his greatest achievements were still ahead of him. From the mid-90s Paul began to concentrate on children’s and Young Adult literature, and this has remained his main area of interest ever since. His Jelindel Chronicles and Earthborn Wars novels were highly popular in Australia and were republished internationally, while his shared world series the Quentaris Chronicles provided many opportunities for other authors to be published. In all, Paul has had a staggering 140 adult and young adult books published, in addition to a similar number of short stories.