Dead Red Heart Explained
| Dead Red Heart |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Short stories, Horror |
| Publisher: | Ticonderoga Publications |
| Pub Date: | 1 May 2011 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardcover & paperback), e-book |
| Pages: | 504 pp. |
| Isbn: | 0980781310 |
| Homepage: | https://ticonderogapublications.com |
| Editor: | Russell B. Farr |
Dead Red Heart is an anthology of Australian vampire short stories edited by Russell B. Farr, published by Ticonderoga Publications in 2011.[1]
Contents
- “The Tide”, Martin Livings and friends
- “Mutiny on the Scarborough”, Shona Husk
- “Sun Falls”, Angela Slatter
- “Such is Life”, Jeremy Sadler
- “Apologetoi”, Chris Lawson
- “Punishment of the Sun”, Alan Baxter
- “Red Delicious”, Felicity Dowker
- “Just a Matter of Economics”, Yvonne Eve Walus
- “Quarantine”, Patty Jansen
- “Out of the Grave”, Amanda Pillar
- “Desert Blood”, Marty Young
- “Thin Air”, Simon Brown
- “Kissed by the Sun”, Jodi Cleghorn
- "Bats", Jane Routley
- “Black Heart”, Joanna Fay
- “Renfield's Wife”, Damon Cavalchini
- “Listening to Tracy”, Jen White
- “Breaking the Drought”, Jay Caselberg
- “Children of the Cane”, Jason Nahrung
- “The Sea at Night”, Joanne Anderton
- “Sky in the Morning”, Sonia Marcon
- “Taking it for the Team”, Tracie McBride
- “All that Glisters”, Pete Kempshall
- “The Rider”, Martin Livings
- “Vitality”, George Ivanoff
- “Coming Home”, Kathryn Hore
- “The Little Red Man”, Ray Gates
- “Deathborn Light”, Helen Stubbs
- “The Life Stealer”, Donna Maree Hanson
- “Behind the Black Mask”, Jacob Edwards
- “Interview with the Jiangshi”, Anne Mok
- “White and Red in the Black”, Lisa L Hannett
- “Lady Yang's Lament”, Penelope Love
Critical Reception
Publishers Weekly noted: "there are still many solid tales to satisfy vampire fans".[2]
Writing on SFSite, Mario Guslandi noted: "The hefty volume... assembles thirty-three stories where diversity is the main feature. Some tales have a distinct Aussie taste in terms of location and local sub-culture, which contributes to shed a new light on vampires, their habits and their personalities."[3]
Nalini Haynes writing for Dark Matter Zine noted: "an interesting, mostly engaging, assortment of short stories seeking to portray varying interpretations of vampire mythology. The sense of place, this is Australia, is the one consistent flavour of this anthology."[4]
Awards
The anthology won the Australasian Shadows Award for Edited Publication in 2011.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Catalogue: Dead Red Heart : Australian vampire tales / edited by Russell B. Farr . National Library of Australia.
- Web site: Dead Red Heart: Australian Vampire Tales . Publishers Weekly.
- Web site: Guslandi . Mario . Reviews: Dead Red Heart . SFSite.
- Web site: Haynes . Nalini . Dead Red Heart edited by Russell B Farr . Dark Matter Zine.
- Web site: Past Winners . Australasian Horror Writers Association.
