
Regeneration: New Zealand Speculative Fiction II | |
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ISBN | 0473241889 |
ISBN-13 | 9780473241889 |
Publication | 19 February 2025 |
Number of Pages | 302 |
Format Type | Paperback |
Awards | Sir Julius Vogel Award Best Novella for "Cave Fever" and Nominee for Best Collected Work (2014) |
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Reveals that he suffers from monthly regeneration where he sheds his body This story won first place in the Au Contraire competition and it s brilliant The characterisation and voice is pitch perfect and the story unfolds with spiralling tension and creepiness as Ben investigates the truth behind his condition. Literature Fiction regeneration 12 Characters you believe and come to really care about are woven seamlessly together with a varied and interesting range of SF elements Relationships often lie at the core of futuristic stories such as Elizabeth Gatens brilliant Monocarpic Colony Blues about a prisoner and her robotic PRINCE.
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Anna Caro lives in Wellington juggling writing work and study towards a BA Hons She is a co editor of the short story collection A Foreign Country New Zealand Speculative Fiction Her short fiction has previously been published in Antipodean SF Khimairal Ink and Full of Crow and her website and blog can be found at site_link Anna Caro lives in Wellington juggling writing work and study towards a BA Hons She is a co editor of the short story collection A Foreign Country New Zealand Speculative Fiction Her short fiction has previously been published in Antipodean SF Khimairal Ink and Full of Crow and her website and blog can be found at site_link site_link Full disclosure one of my stories is in here The Mistress of Fishes but as I ve been rereading this anthology I thought I d put up a quick review I m trying to make it objective but who knows. Pdf generation java I love reading NZ speculative fiction if only because I recognise the people and the settings and there s still something of novelty in seeing my own environment reflected So much of the fantasy I was raised on was a kind of faux mediaeval European environment and though I enjoy that I find and that I want to see my own country in fantasy my own country s environment and history This collection does that for me Regeneration is a wide theme and the editors here have really done a very good job in selecting stories with an enormous range My own particular favourite Kiwi or Queenie by Jennifer Compton stands up to any specfic story I ve read anywhere lately It s really very fine Runners up to my mind are Monocarpic Colony Blues by Elizabeth Gatens and The Spectre Spectrum by Debbie Cowens. Regeneration of cells It s a must read for NZ science fiction fans I reckon Even if it s got me in it Science Fiction Fantasy Short Stories Literature Fiction I really enjoyed all the stories in Regeneration not counting my own which I haven t re read and it is one of the most consistently high quality anthologies I ve read in a long time There s a diverse range of speculative stories in the collection and there are some original thought provoking ideas in there as well as new twists on classic concepts and creatures from the SF fantasy and horror genres The theme of regeneration lends itself to stories that contemplate the nature of life death birth and rebirth the ravages of aging and the consequences of not There s a nice balance between the past present and future with stories such as Tim Jones Rescuing the Airmen an alternate WWII story about transformative coming of age forbidden love and the war effort and Dan Rabart s unsettling tale of horror set in rural New Zealand Mother s Milk Near future tales such as Grant Stone s Coat where regeneration is a drug Reg and old age an oddity not only examine possible social consequences of such medical advancement but the realities of dealing with loss and illness for the individual I. Regeneration potion terraria K Paterson Harkness s In a world full of birds is a modern day story where the narrator Ben speaking in his own defence and Grace Bridge s clever Max s Black Box where people really can get a fresh start in life There s a strong New Zealand flavour to the characters and settings in many of the stories which I loved I really enjoyed how Lee Murray s Cave Fever skilfully wove the culture myth and voice of Aotearoa into the lives of those in a colony deep below the Earthface. Regeneration 5e I thoroughly recommend Regeneration a diverse range of speculative stories with some striking ideas strong characters and a lot of thematic depth as well as heart Science Fiction Fantasy Short Stories Literature Fiction Story after story each author s interpretation of the word regeneration kept me turning pages There wasn t a story that I didn t like but I will be honest that my top three favourites were Coat by Grant Stone Monocapric Colony Blues by Elizabeth Gatens and Cave Feaver by Lee Murray Even though this collection is for speculative fiction lovers there is a story to suit lovers of other genres mystery horror romance crime drama and comedy though the last one may have been unintentional Science Fiction Fantasy Short Stories Literature Fiction
Regeneration: New Zealand Speculative Fiction II By Anna Caro |
0473241889 |
9780473241889 |
English |
302 |
Paperback |
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