16 stories. 16 Australian authors. One theme. Beginnings.Esmeralda is trapped in a nightmare, unable to wake and escape from the darkness.A simple bus trip turns into a fight for survival.Alone in a strange place with no memories of who she is or how she got there, Alora's world changes forever.These are just some of the stories that you will find in this thrilling collection of speculative tales.

15 Stories. 15 Australian authors. One theme: Journeys.What games do the dead play?Can the ambassador negotiate peace with a hostile alien race?Why is Rae so terrified of a letter from the 'Next Chapter' Department of Lebensqualitat?Read about living mannequins, prison ships, pandemics and more in the second anthology from Aussie Speculative Fiction.