Striking Fire

A lonely, overweight vampire tends a sleazy video store in inner-city Sydney... A multi-billionaire sacrifices everything to become Earth's first ambassador to the stars... A legendary time-travelling assassin finds himself pitted against the greatest detective that never was... A young father goes to extraordinary lengths to save his child after a car accident... A collection of works old and new from the pen of Tasmanian author Dirk Flinthart, these stories deliver a perilous gauntlet of speculative fiction from contemporary fantasy through thoughtful science fiction all the way to disturbing horror. A dizzying, eclectic display of accomplished storytelling grounded in a deeply human emotional landscape, this book is sure to strike fire. TABLE OF CONTENTS: the first martian (original to collection) the flatmate from hell the ballad of farther-on jones collateral damage eschaton and coda faith (original to collection) truckers fortitude valley station, 2.15am a friend in the trade (original to collection) granuaile sanction (a Night Beast story) no hard feelings (original to collection) the fletcher test the last word outlines tough (original to collection) walker one night stand gaslight a go go parity check night shift (original to collection)