Eidolon I

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Eidolon I
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Eidolon I first edition cover.
AuthorJonathan Strahan and (editors)
Cover artistShaun Tan
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
GenreSpeculative fiction
PublisherEidolon Books
Publication date
2006
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages295 pp (first edition)
ISBN0-9586864-7-5

Eidolon I is a 2006 speculative fiction anthology edited by Jonathan Strahan and .

Background[]

Eidolon I was first published in 2006 by Eidolon Books in trade paperback format.[1] It was a short-list nominee for the 2007 Ditmar Award for best collected work but lost to , edited by Bill Congreve and .[2] It also finished 25th in the 2007 Locus Awards for best anthology.[3] Eidolon I features 17 stories by 17 authors.[4] One of the stories featured in the anthology, Margo Lanagan's "A Fine Magic" won the 2006 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story and also finished 15th in the 2007 Locus Awards for best short story.[3][5] Four other stories were also nominated at the Aurealis Awards. Simon Brown's "" and "The Dying Light" by Deborah Biancotti were nominated for best young-adult short story, Chris Lawson's "" for best horror short-story, and Lucy Sussex' "The Revenant" for best fantasy short story.[5] Biancotti's story was also a Nominee for Best Short Story in the 2006 Australian Shadows Awards.

Contents[]

  • "A Fine Magic", short fiction by Margo Lanagan
  • "Big Green Mama Falls in Love", short fiction by Eleanor Arnason
  • "Cassandra's Hands", short fiction by Kim Westwood
  • "Gin", short fiction by Holly Phillips
  • "Gone to Flowers", short fiction by Elizabeth Bear
  • "", short story by Chris Lawson
  • "", short story by Simon Brown
  • "My Report on the Secret Life of Shane Hamill", short fiction by Jeff VanderMeer
  • "The Angel of Gamblers", short fiction by Hal Duncan
  • "The Bridal Bier", short fiction by Carol Ryles
  • "The Conqueror", short fiction by
  • "The Dying Light", short story by Deborah Biancotti
  • "The Legend of Greatmother June", short story by Alistair Ong
  • "The Revenant", short fiction by Lucy Sussex
  • "The Third-Quarter King", short fiction by Tim Pratt
  • "Thievery", short fiction by
  • "Trimalchio's Chamber Pot", short fiction by William R. Eakin (as William Eakin)

References[]

  1. ^ "Bibliography: Eidolon I". ISFDB. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  2. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  3. ^ a b "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Locus Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  4. ^ "Publication Listing". ISFDB. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  5. ^ a b "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-03-19.

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