"I wish I had the space to synopsize and comment on all the fine stories in Agog! Fantastic Fiction, but, alas, such is not the case. Let me nonetheless try to convey the merits of this important showcase from Down Under, compiled by editor Cat Sparks. Nearly thirty Australian writers -- including such well-known names as Stephen Dedman, Damien Broderick, and Terry Dowling -- contribute original stories in nearly every conceivable genre mode and style, proving that our austral neighbors understand and practice SF as wholeheartedly and inventively as we do here. There's not a loser in the lot, and it's unfair to cite just a few, but I'll do so anyway. Claire McKenna's 'Stealing Alice' is a blend of Greg Egan and Cordwainer Smith. Deborah Biancotti's 'King of All and the Metal Sentinel' conjures up memories of Brian Aldiss's 'But Who Can Replace a Man?', Kate Orman's 'Ticket to Backwards' dramatizes inadvertent time-travel in the manner of Michael Bishop's 'The Quickening.' And Geoffrey Maloney's 'The Imperfect Instantaneous People Mover' is a PKD-Sheckleyan romp. Send away for this collection and feel a new kinship with our Australian peers." -- Paul Di Filippo, Asimov's Science Fiction
"There is something in Agog! for all of us, whether it is horror, science fiction or science fantasy. Sparks showcases some of Australia's best writers in the speculative fiction field" -- Orb
"With authors who will be known to most fans of the speculative fiction genre, including Simon Brown, Paul Haines, Robin Pen, Stephen Dedman and many others, Agog! has given itself a great starting point for a popular collection. The stories are fascinating and thought provoking, and this compilation deserves more than one reading by any dedicated booklover" -- Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine

Stealing Alice, by Claire McKenna
King of All and the Metal Sentinel, by Deborah Biancotti
The Ballad of Farther-on Jones, by Dirk Flintheart
Incident at Five Mile Creek, by Chuck McKenzie
Dr Nadurnian's Golem, by Leigh Blackmore
Some Roses for the Bonestell Man, by Terry Dowling
Waste Land, by Stephen Dedman
The Procyon Plate, by Richard Harland
Tar Baby, by Trent Jamieson
Nikei Love, by Marianne de Pierres
Scratches in the Sky, by Ben Peek
Rent, by Brendan Duffy
Doorways for the Dispossessed, by Paul Haines
It's a Gas, by Tony Plank
Night Life, by Tracey Rolfe
Delta Void and the Clockwork Man, by Tansy Rayner Roberts
Schrödingers Catch, by Damien Broderick
Barren Earth, by David Carroll
...They First Make Mad, by Keith Stevenson
The Ringmaster's Most Beautiful Balloon, by Chris Mowbray
The Imperfect Instantaneous People Mover, by Geoffrey Maloney
Chinese Whispers, by Rick Kennett
Ticket to Backwards, by Kate Orman
Teacher of Righteousness, by Simon Brown
Sakoku, by Kyla Ward
Line of Sight, by Robert Hood
Hooks and Knives, by Jessica Vivien
Auf Wiedersehen Berlin, by Robin Pen
The Endling, by Michael Barry

Australian Horror

Agog!

Fantastic Fiction

An Anthology of Fantasy, Imagination and Wonder

Edited by Cat Sparks