Category Archives: Speculative Australia

Solutions to the Mystery of Picnic at Hanging Rock in the “lost” chapter 18

Posted on 2. September 2021 by celinab

Picnic at Hanging Rock describes an unsolved mystery that people have been fascinated by since it was published. In the author’s note at the beginning of the novel Joan Lindsay claims “Whether Picnic at Hanging Rock is fact or fiction, … Continue reading →

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Review: Across The Nightingale Floor

Posted on 17. August 2021 by metes103

In the following, I will talk about Lian Hearn’s Across The Nightingale Floor, an Australian fantasy novel. You might wonder why Australian fantasy specifically? Why am I not saying it is a fantasy book? There is a reason for that. … Continue reading →

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Comparing Australian and Non-Australian Speculative Fiction: Uncommon Zombie Narratives in Illuminae and His Dark Materials

Posted on 27. May 2021 by anikaklose

Illuminae is an Australian science fiction novel by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, published in 2015. The first novel of the Illuminae Files trilogy focuses on Ezra and Kady, who try to survive the ongoing war over a planet as … Continue reading →

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Exploring Sexuality and Queerness in Australian Fantasy: Nevernight’s Mia

Posted on 27. May 2021 by anikaklose

The Nevernight Chronicle by Australian author Jay Kristoff consists of the three novels Nevernight (2016), Godsgrave (2017), and Darkdawn (2019). The fantasy trilogy (which is very much not YA due to very graphic depictions of sex and violence) follows the … Continue reading →

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Getting Started

Posted on 24. May 2021 by australianfantastic

The Initial Idea The idea of creating a student-led blog as part of our Australian Speculative Fiction project came up fairly early on. Requiring students to write blog posts seemed to be an ideal way to encourage them to engage … Continue reading →

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