fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), 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 ...
novelette by Australian writer
Russell Blackford
Russell Blackford (born 1954) is an Australian writer, philosopher, and literary critic.
Early life and education
Blackford was born in Sydney, and grew up in the city of Lake Macquarie, near Newcastle, New South Wales. After graduating with ...
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a British publishing, publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year. It was published alongside 12 other stories by the authors
Tony Shillitoe
Tony Shillitoe is an Australian fantasy writer.
His first novel ''Guardians'' was published in 1992 by Pan Macmillan. It was the first part of the Andrakis trilogy,
soon followed by ''Kingmaker'' and ''Dragonlords'' in 1993. The trilogy was ...
, Melinda Ross,
Sean McMullen
Sean Christopher McMullen (born 21 December 1948 in Sale, Victoria) is an Australian science fiction and fantasy author.
Biography
McMullen is one of Australia's leading science-fiction and fantasy authors and has written over 70 stories and 1 ...
,
Jane Routley
Jane Routley is an Australian writer of fantasy fiction.
Biography
Jane Routley was born in Melbourne, Australia. Her first book '' Mage Heart'' was released in the U.S. in 1996. It is the first book in the ''Mage Heart'' series. She has since ...
, Cadmus Evans, Shannah Jay, Howard Goldsmith, Paul Collins,
Isobelle Carmody
Isobelle Jane Carmody (born 16 June 1958) is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature, and young adult literature. She is recipient of the Aurealis Award for best children's fiction.
Biography
Isobelle Carmody wa ...
, Beverley MacDonald, Ian Hayward Robinson and Keith Taylor. In 1997 it was republished in ''The Years' Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy 1996'' edited by
Jonathan Strahan
Jonathan Strahan (born 1964, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an editor and publisher of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. His family moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1968, and he graduated from the University of Western Australia with a ...
, Jeremy G. Byrne. In 2003 Wakefield Press and Aphelion Publications published it in ''
Forever Shores
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Film and television Films
* ''Forever'' (1921 film), an American silent film by George Fitzmaurice
* ''Forever'' (1978 film), an American made-for-television romantic drama
* ''Forever'' (1992 film), an American ...
'', edited by
Margaret Winch
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Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular through ...
, Peter McNamara, and in 2004 it was released again in ''The Best Australian Science Fiction: A Fifty Year Collection'', edited by Rob Gerrand and published by Black Inc. "The Sword of God" won the 1996 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story and the 1997
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 ...