Aurealis Awards 2004 Finalists

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Science Fiction Short stories
Absolution Barbara Robson ASIM 15
Bush of Ghosts Geoffrey Maloney Tales from the Crypto-System / Prime Books
Come to Daddy Brendan Duffy AGOG! Smashing Stories
Desiree Stephen Dedman Oceans of the Mind 10
Home by the Sea Cat Sparks ORB 6
Science Fiction Novels
Orbital Burn KA Bedford Edge
The Rebel Jack Dann Harper Collins
Nylon Angel Marianne de Pierres Orbit
Less than Human Maxine McArthur Warner Aspect
Heirs of Earth Sean Williams & Shane Dix Harper Collins


Fantasy Short stories
Tales of Nireym Lee Battersby ORB 6
Weavers of Twilight Louise Katz AGOG! Smashing Stories
Alsisio K Bishop The Alsisio Project
The Gift of Hindsight Paul Haines Aurealis 32
Catabolic Magic Richard Harland Aurealis 32
Highly Commended Fantasy Collections
Forever Shores Wakefield Press
A Room for Improvement Trudi Canavan
Fantasy Novels
Brilliance of the Moon Lian Hearn Hodder
Tainted Glenda Larke Harper Collins
Snow, Fire, Sword Sophie Masson Random House
Giants of the Frost Kim Wilkins Harper Collins
The Crooked Letter Sean Williams Harper Collins


Horror Short Stories
Twilight of the Idols Stephen Dedman Conqueror Fantastic
The Last Days of Kali Yuga Paul Haines NFG 14
Kathleen, Furnished with Bees A Thornton Dark Animus 5
The Border Richard Harland AGOG Smashing Stories
Dr Who (or The Day I Learned to Love Tom Baker) B Peek Forever Shores / Wakefild Press
Horror Short Story Highly Commended
They Say It's Other People Paul Haines AGOG Smashing Stories
Horror Novels
The Black Crusade Richard Harland Chimaera Publications
Fire in the Shell Josephine Pennicott Simon and Schuster
Giants of the Frost Kim Wilkins Harper Collins


Young Adult Short Stories
The Glass Flower Chris Barnes Encounters, CSFG Publishing
The Shooter at Heartrock Waterhole Bill Congreve The Faery Reel / Viking
Singing my Sister Down Margo Lanagan Black Juice / Allen & Unwin
Rite of Spring Margo Lanagan Black Juice / Allen & Unwin
Young Adult Novels
Midnighters: The Secret Hour Scott Westerfeld Harper Eros
Hot Nights, Cool Dragons Matt Zurbo Allen & Unwin
Undine Penni Russon Random House
Flesh & Blood Jackie French Harper Collins


Childrens' Short Stories
Beneath the Surface Gary Crew & Steven Woolman Hodder
The Boy, The Bear, The Baron, The Bard Gregory Rogers Allen & Unwin
Emily Eyefinger and the Ghost Ship Duncan Ball Harper Collins
The Very Messy Inspection Stephen Axelsen Random House
There Was Once a Boy Called Tashi Anna Fienberg & Barbara Fienberg
Illustrated by Kim Gamble
Allen & Unwin
Childrens' Short Story Highly Commended
A Room full of Magic John Marsden Pan Macmillan
Childrens' Novels
Snow, Fire, Sword Sophie Masson Random House
How To Live Forever Colin Thompson Random House
The Pearl of Tiger Bay Gabrielle Wang Penguin
The Ruins of Gorlan (The Ranger's Apprentice 1) John Flanagan Random House
Claire de Lune Cassandra Golds Penguin
Childrens' Novel Highly Commended
Tunnel of Ferdinand James Maloney Harper Collins

Last updated 29th July 2005.