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''Dead Red Heart'' is an
anthology In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors. In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ...
of Australian
vampire A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the Vitalism, vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead, undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mi ...
short stories edited by
Russell B. Farr Russell B. Farr is an Australian editor and writer of speculative fiction. Biography Farr was born in Perth, Western Australia. In 1996 he founded Ticonderoga Publications publishing works by authors such as Sean Williams and Stephen Dedman. I ...
, published by
Ticonderoga Publications Ticonderoga Publications is an Australian independent publishing house founded by Russell B. Farr in 1996 and now run by Farr and Liz Grzyb. The publisher specializes in collections of science fiction short stories. History and current Tico ...
in 2011.


Contents

* “The Tide”,
Martin Livings Martin Livings (born 1970) is an Australian author of horror, fantasy and science fiction. He has been writing short stories since 1990 and has been nominated for both the Ditmar Award and Aurealis Award. Livings resides in Perth, Western Aust ...
and friends * “Mutiny on the Scarborough”, Shona Husk * “Sun Falls”, Angela Slatter * “Such is Life”, Jeremy Sadler * “Apologetoi”,
Chris Lawson Chris Lawson is an Australian writer of speculative fiction. Early life and education Lawson was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1966. During his childhood Lawson spent time in Papua New Guinea, where his father worked as a biologist on a croc ...
* “Punishment of the Sun”, Alan Baxter * “Red Delicious”, Felicity Dowker * “Just a Matter of Economics”, Yvonne Eve Walus * “Quarantine”, Patty Jansen * “Out of the Grave”, Amanda Pillar * “Desert Blood”, Marty Young * “Thin Air”, Simon Brown * “Kissed by the Sun”, Jodi Cleghorn * "Bats", Jane Routley * “Black Heart”, Joanna Fay * “Renfield's Wife”, Damon Cavalchini * “Listening to Tracy”, Jen White * “Breaking the Drought”,
Jay Caselberg Jay Caselberg (born 1958) is an Australian science fiction writer. He has also used the name 'James Hartley' for some of his short fiction. His four novels to date are the ''Jack Stein'' series, comprising ''Wyrmhole'', ''Metal Sky'', ''The Star ...
* “Children of the Cane”,
Jason Nahrung Jason Nahrung (born 1968) is an Australian horror author and journalist who lives in Melbourne with his partner Kirstyn McDermott. Nahrung has previously written for ''The Courier-Mail'' newspaper in Queensland, with a special interest in spec ...
* “The Sea at Night”, Joanne Anderton * “Sky in the Morning”, Sonia Marcon * “Taking it for the Team”, Tracie McBride * “All that Glisters”, Pete Kempshall * “The Rider”,
Martin Livings Martin Livings (born 1970) is an Australian author of horror, fantasy and science fiction. He has been writing short stories since 1990 and has been nominated for both the Ditmar Award and Aurealis Award. Livings resides in Perth, Western Aust ...
* “Vitality”, George Ivanoff * “Coming Home”, Kathryn Hore * “The Little Red Man”, Ray Gates * “Deathborn Light”, Helen Stubbs * “The Life Stealer”, Donna Maree Hanson * “Behind the Black Mask”, Jacob Edwards * “Interview with the Jiangshi”, Anne Mok * “White and Red in the Black”, Lisa L Hannett * “Lady Yang's Lament”, Penelope Love


Critical Reception

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'' noted: "there are still many solid tales to satisfy vampire fans". Writing on ''SFSite'', Mario Guslandi noted: "The hefty volume... assembles thirty-three stories where diversity is the main feature. Some tales have a distinct Aussie taste in terms of location and local sub-culture, which contributes to shed a new light on vampires, their habits and their personalities." Nalini Haynes writing for ''Dark Matter Zine'' noted: "an interesting, mostly engaging, assortment of short stories seeking to portray varying interpretations of vampire mythology. The sense of place, ''this is Australia'', is the one consistent flavour of this anthology."


Awards

The anthology won the Australasian Shadows Award for Edited Publication in 2011.


References

{{reflist Australian short story collections Australian horror fiction