Marianne de Pierres, author of the excellent Parrish Plessis novels (the most recent of which, Crash Deluxe, is one of my picks in our Best of the Year feature) kindly drops me an email detailing the finalist shortlist nominees for the Aurealis Awards, the prestigious Australian literary awards for SF and speculative fiction (thanks Marianne!) – and I’m pleased to see she is on the list herself (I told you she was good!):
SCIENCE FICTION
Science Fiction Novels Finalists
John Birmingham, Designated Targets
KA Bedford, Eclipse
Marianne de Pierres, Crash Deluxe
Sean Williams and Shane Dix, Geodesica: Ascent 1
Science Fiction Short Stories Finalists
Rjurik Davidson, “The Interminable Sufferings of Mysterious Mr Woo”,Aurealis #33, 34, 35
Leanne Frahm, “Skein Dogs”, Fables and Reflections
Trent Jamieson, “Slow and Ache”, Aurealis #36
Lynn Triffit, “The Memory of Breathing”, ASIM #17
Kim Westwood, “Terning tha Weel”, Aurealis #36
Science Fiction Short Story Highly Commended
Tess Williams, “How Green Was Their Love”, Borderlands 4
FANTASY
Fantasy Novel Finalists
Sara Douglass, Darkwitch Rising: The Troy Game Book 3
Anthony Eaton, Nightpeople
Sonya Hartnett, Surrender
Juliet Marillier, Blade of Fortriu: Book II The Bridei Chronicles
Karen Miller, The Innocent Mage: Kingmaker Kingbreaker Book I
Fantasy Novel Highly Commended
Trudi Canavan, Priestess of the White
Fantasy Short Story Finalists
Adam Browne, “Heart of Saturday Night”, Lenox Avenue Ezine Issue #4
Terry Dartnell, “Ones and Zeros”, Neverary, Issue 8
Dirk Flinthart, “The Red Priest’s Homecoming”, ASIM, Issue 17
Richard Harland, “The Greater Death of Saito Saku”, Daikaiju!
Rosaleen Love, “Once Giants Roamed the Earth”, The Traveling Tide and Daikaiju!
HORROR
Horror Novel Finalists
Nil nominated
Horror Novel Highly Commended
JC Burke, Nine Letters Long
Horror Short Story Finalists
Lee Battersby, “Paterfamilias”, Shadowed Realms #3
Chuck McKenzie, “Eight-Beat Bar”, Aurealis #33, 34,35
Paul Haines, “Doof, Doof, Doof”, Dark Animus #7
James Cain, “The Ride”, Dark Krypt May/June 05
Cat Sparks, “Macciato Lane”, Tinconderoga Online
Horror Short Stories Highly Commended
Peter Barber, “Dust”, Aurealis #33, 34,35
YOUNG ADULT
Young Adult Novel Finalists
Anthony Eaton, Nightpeople
Justine Larbalestier, Magic or Madness
Scott Westerfeld, Peeps
Scott Westerfeld, Uglies
Young Adult Novel Highly Commended
Kerry Greenwoood, The Rat and the Raven
Penni Russon, Breathe
Scott Westerfeld, Pretties
Young Adult Short Story Finalists
Dirk Flinthart, “The Red Priest’s Homecoming”, ASIM, Issue 17
Garth Nix, “Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case”, Across the Wall
CHILDREN’S
Children’s Long Fiction Finalists
Isobel Carmody, Little Fur: The Legend Of Little Fur
Morris Gleitzman, Worm Story
Richard Harland, Sassycat: The Night of the Dead
Garth Nix, Drowned Wednesday
Children’s Long Fiction Highly Commended
Carole Wilkinson, Garden Of The Purple Dragon
John Flanagan, The Icebound Land (Ranger’s Apprentice 3)
Children’s Short Fiction Finalists
Goldie Alexander, “The Space Gypsies”, The School Magazine # 7
Stephen Axelsen, “Piccolo & Annabel 2: The Disastrous Party”
Stephen Axelsen, “Piccolo & Annabel 3:The Stinky Cheese Gypsies”
Gary Crew & Jeremy Geddes, “The Mystery of Eilean Mor”
Fri, Dec 16, 2005
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