"La Sentinelle" is a 2003

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and d ...

novelette by Lucy Sussex.

Background

"La Sentinelle" was first published in 2003 in '' Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural'', edited by

Bill Congreve Bill Congreve is an Australian writer, editor and reviewer of speculative fiction. He has also published the work of Australian science fiction and horror writers under his MirrorDanse imprint. Biography Congreve's first work was published in ...

and published by Sandglass Enterprises. It was published alongside 15 other stories by the authors Simon Brown,

Kirstyn McDermott Kirstyn McDermott is an Australian writer of speculative fiction. Biography McDermott was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on 31 October. She grew up in Woodberry, New South Wales and attended the University of Newcastle where sh ...

, David Carroll, Naomi Hatchman, Bill Congreve,

Deborah Biancotti Deborah Biancotti is an Australian writer of speculative fiction. Biography Biancotti was born in 1971 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Her first work was published in 2000 with her short story "The First and Final Game" which was featured in ...

, Stephen Dedman,

Rosaleen Love Rosaleen Love (born 1940) is an Australian science journalist and writer. She has a PhD in the history and philosophy of science from the University of Melbourne. She has written works on the Great Barrier Reef and other science or conservation t ...

Rick Kennett Rick Kennett'(born 1956) is an Australian writer of science fiction, horror and ghost stories. He is the most prolific and widely published genre author in Australia after Paul Collins (fantasy writer), Paul Collins, Terry Dowling and Greg Egan, ...

, Sean Williams, Sue Isle, George Ivanoff,

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Terry Dowling Terence William (Terry) Dowling (born 21 March 1947), is an Australian writer and journalist. He writes primarily speculative fiction though he considers himself an "imagier" – one who imagines, a term which liberates his writing from the cons ...

, and Geoffrey Maloney. In 2005 it was republished in ''A Tour Guide in Utopia'' edited by Lucy Sussex and published by MirrorDanse Books. "La Sentinelle" won the 2003 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story and the 2004

Ditmar Award The Ditmar Award (formally the Australian SF ("Ditmar") Award; formerly the "Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award") has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention (the "Natcon") to recognise a ...

for best Australian novella or novelette. It was also a finalist at the 2004

International Horror Guild Award The International Horror Guild Award (also known as the IHG Award) was an accolade recognizing excellence in the field of Horror fiction, horror/dark fantasy, presented by the International Horror Guild (IHG) from 1995 to 2008. The IHG Awards wer ...

s for best medium fiction but lost to Glen Hirshberg's " Dancing Men".

References

2003 short stories Australian short stories Fantasy short stories Aurealis Award-winning works {{2000s-fantasy-story-stub