An Interview with Richard Swan
An Interview with Richard Swan We don’t often consider the intricacies of the legal system in fantasy worldbuilding—more often than not, it loses out to swords and dragons. However, as history will attest, the fundaments of legality have done more to shape our world than a blade ever did. Richard Swan is a critically acclaimed […]
The Resurrectionist
The Resurrectionist Andrew Nathan Roberts Blood leached into the worn chopping board, much like the rain soaking the moonlit soil outside the hut. The old man sliced into the slab of venison and smiled. His favourite part of the day. Raindrops dripped from the leak in the roof and into the rusted saucepan the old […]
An Interview with Joanne Anderton
An Interview with Joanne Anderton Joanne Anderton is an award-winning Australian author of speculative fiction, creative non-fiction, and children’s books. She has previously worked in the publishing industry, has a master’s in creative writing from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), and lived and worked in Japan as an English-language teacher. Her work includes The […]
Roundtable: The Traitor Baru Cormorant
Roundtable: The Traitor Baru Cormorant Words by A. M. Bueman Seth Dickinson’s debut novel The Traitor Baru Cormorant is a favourite among Meridian Australis members. When given the opportunity to wax lyrical about the book, Arden, Dom and Kaz all came together to discuss the work on our Roundtable. Kaz captured some of our thoughts, […]
An Interview with T. R. Napper
An Interview with T. R. Napper T. R. Napper has carved out a niche in the speculative fiction genre with a distinctive style that blends elements of cyberpunk dystopia with profound social commentary. His debut novel 36 Streets has been praised for its intricate plot and vivid depiction of a futuristic Hanoi. The novel delves […]
The Tangibility of Dreams
The Tangibility of Dreams Ebony Eve I was told I was going to die today. The news was aimed at me, point blank. The specialist rattled off facts that hit my ringing ears like spent shell casings meeting concrete. The barrel of a gun was pressed flush to the space between my eyes as he […]
Roundtable: This is How You Lose the Time War
Roundtable: This is How You Lose the Time War Words by Harvey Weir Harvey examines their deep dive with Kaz and Jason into what makes the novella tick. This Is How You Lose the Time War is a collaborative novella published in 2019, by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar. It depicts the interstellar, time-travelling rivalry […]
An Interview with Jonathan Olfert
An Interview with Jonathan Olfert The mysterious powers of the obscure and the esoteric can pull the human mind far off the beaten track. Jonathan Olfert explores these realms of forbidden power and eldritch truths in his short fiction piece ‘The Final Whisper’. Through the eyes of the protagonist Larkh, Olfert shows us how such power maps onto […]
An Interview with Grace Chan
An Interview with Grace Chan Walking through Melbourne, the invisible overlay of the virtual has grown increasingly apparent. Myriads of screens flashing bright under trams stops, friends gathered yet lost in their own cyberspace, people strolling down the Yarra uninterested in natural scenery. Phones, and the unreal world they allow access to, have become so […]
A digital renovation
Out with the old, in with the…new?