What people had to say about Nor Of Human
"...I picked up a copy of Nor Of Human... at Swancon 26, and loved it! Read it in one sitting, and all of the stories were fantastic. Congratulations to you all...
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-Chuck McKenzie
"I would just like to let you know how very very (and even another very!) impressed I was with Nor of Human. The stories were of an incredibly high standard, and truly readable (unlike some anthologies I have struggled through!) at least as far as I was concerned. Being an insatiable reader, I feel I'm at least a little qualified to judge!
I sincerely hope this will not be the last of such collections, as I think it is fantastic that local authors can produce such amazing stories and bring them to light in such a way. Congratulations to you and all your fellow authors. I'll be endorsing you to whomever will listen!
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-Tehani Croft
"Curious about the state of science fiction Down Under? Than you could not better repay yourself than by grabbing a copy of Nor of Human . . . (CSFG Publishing, trade, AUS$16.95, 190 pages, ISBN 0-646-41393-7). Editor Geoffrey Maloney, along with fourteen other fine writers (all unjustly unknown to us sheltered North Americans), delve with wit and vigor into the lives of strange beings, both stefnal and fantastical, from wyverns to alien "possums." I enjoyed every entry here, and it's hard to pick favorites, but I was impressed by Allan Price's "Quacaha," which addresses an alien invasion of Earth's biosphere in ingenious ways.
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- Paul Di Filippo
"CSFG is the Canberrra Specualtive Fiction Guild, an active group of artists and writers formed in the wake of the 1999 World SF Con held in Melbourne. It isn't so much a matter of critical mass having been reached in our nations's capital, as of it being manufactured. The anthology has come from one of three or four active genre small presses. Most will have heard of only a couple of names in thsi book: Maxine McArthur and the editor, Geoffrey Maloney, who unfortunately has no story here. That situation won't last. Here are a couple of other names to watch out for: Alison Venugoban, Michael Barry, Carole Nomarhas, Robbie Matthews, Peter Barrett. You will hear more from these people. The stories I enjoyed the most were Peter Barrett's tale of deceit and politics in an isolated village, 'Cacachatol', Robbie Matthews' humrous romp of a werewolf private eye, 'Fringe Dwellers', and the post-apocalyptic desert landscape of Matthew Farrer's surreal, 'Tales From the True Desert'. Those are just a few. The average quality is up there with an average issue of Aurealis. Some of the stories are dark, some authors just want to tell a tall story and entertain. The anthology is already into its second printing and deserves your support. Try your local genre bookstore or write to CSFG Publishing, PO Box 98, Latham, ACT 2615
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-Aurealis Magazine