Silverlight
by Matt Joyce
Something is terrorizing a Sydney park. Three people have died so far, torn to pieces. Is it a feral dog? A trained animal being directed to attack people by a deranged owner? The fabled black panther of the NSW mountains? Or is it something...worse? Two police detectives are about to find out that some legends can be all too real.Augie Adams is a rambunctious first grader with a terrifying secret. Leef Undertree is the son of a shipbuilder on the planet Brindlestar. Rachel Katrachian is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. And John Blackthorne is a zombie.What do these people have in common?They are all eager to meet you through the pages of this collection of short stories. You will discover Brindlestar, the fascinating world that orbits three suns; the horrors of being an American in Spain during its civil war; a world in which everyone knows the exact day they will die; and a cruise ship porter with the curse of knowing of disasters that he is powerless to prevent. The adventures are varied, sometimes humorous and always thought provoking.This is Glen Robinson’s second collection of short stories.