Wonder Years: The Ten Best Stories from a Decade Past
| First published | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | MirrorDanse Books, in assoc. with Aphelion Publications |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Type | Anthology |
| Cover art | Les Petersen |
| Pages | 319 |
| Price | A$24.95 |
| ISBN | 0958658374 |
- Subtitle is from title page of 1st tp. Its cover has a slightly different subtitle, viz "The Ten Best Australian Stories of a Decade Past"
- Month from Locus 1.
- "An Aphelion Publications / MirrorDanse Books project".
- Despite the subtitle, there are 12 stories - ten chosen as the best of the past decade in Australia, plus two that deeply influenced the editor (from the decade prior).
- Each story is preceded by a page (or two) with author information. The start page numbers quoted below are of the author bios, because this is what the TOC (& Locus 1) uses - easier.
- The Maloney story is definitely "The World ...". Locus 1 misses the leading "The".
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Keith Stevenson | Aurealis, #32 |
| 2005 | Donna Maree Hanson | Australian Speculative Fiction: A Genre Overview |
Searching by ISBN: 0958658374
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Commentary (Wonder Years) | Peter McNamara | Essay |
| 11 | The Ballad of Bowsprit Bear's Stead | Damien Broderick | Novelette |
| 54 | The Man Who Walks Away Behind the Eyes | Terry Dowling | Short Story |
| 73 | Commentary (Cont'd) (Wonder Years) | Peter McNamara | Essay |
| 75 | Land's End | Leanne Frahm | Short Story |
| 96 | The World According to Kipling (A Plain Tale from the Hills) | Geoffrey Maloney | Short Story |
| 121 | The Fruits of Habit | Christopher Kenworthy | Short Story |
| 139 | White Time | Margo Lanagan | Novelette |
| 164 | Lucent Carbon | Russell Blackford | Novelette |
| 192 | Imagining Ajax | Simon Brown | Short Story |
| 209 | Jackie Chan | Chris Gregory | Novelette |
| 234 | Niagara Falling | Jack Dann & Janeen Webb | Novelette |
| 262 | A Map of the Mines of Barnath | Sean Williams | Short Story |
| 288 | Absolute Uncertainty | Lucy Sussex | Novelette |
| 314 | Commentary (Final) (Wonder Years) | Peter McNamara | Essay |