Tag Archives: Review

“The Time of the Ghosts” by Gillian Polack: A multilayered story with lots to offer

Posted on 8. December 2021 by Julia Weiser

How does one spend retirement? For some people, the answer lies in quaint gardens and relaxed hobbies – but what if that hobby is ghost hunting? In Jewish Australian writer Gillian Polack’s 6th novel, The Time of the Ghosts (2017), … Continue reading →

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Review: “Water” by Ellen van Neerven

Posted on 11. October 2021 by australianfantastic

by Johanna Edler The short story “Water” from the collection Heat and Light by Ellen van Neerven was published in 2014 and discusses the treatment of Indigenous people in a futuristic Australia. Van Neerven is an Aboriginal Australian herself and … 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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