Angela Slatter
Author of All the Murmuring Bones
About the Author
Angela Slatter was born in 1967 in Australia. She is a graduate of Clarion South 2009 and the Tin House Summer Writers Workshop 2006. She has a Masters (Research) in Creative Writing. In 2013 she was awarded one of the inaugural Queensland Writers Fellowships. In 2010, she published two short story show more collections: Sourdough & Other Stories with Tartarus Press (UK) and The Girl with No Hands & Other Tales. Her novella St Dymphna's School for Poison Girls won an Aurealis Award in 2014 in the Fantasy Short Story category. In 2015 she won a World Fantasy Award in the best collection category with her title The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings. She co-authored two books with Lisa L. Hannett, Midnight and Moonshine and The Female Factory. Her novella Sorrow and Such won the 2016 Ditmar Awards for Best Novella or Novelette. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Angela Slatter
The Jacaranda Wife [short story] 2 copies
Mammoth Books presents A Ghostly Gathering: Four Stories by Thana Niveau, Mark Morris, Angela Slatter and Ramsey… (2012) 2 copies
What To Do When You Don't Have A Book Coming Out & Even More Sage Advice (Writer Chaps) (2024) 2 copies
Dresses, Three [short story] 1 copy
The Danger of Warmth 1 copy
Rising Not Dreaming 1 copy
Castle Full of Blackbirds #4 1 copy
Home and Heath 1 copy
Sourdough 1 copy
Lavender and Lychgates 1 copy
The Song of Sighs 1 copy
Ripper 1 copy
Sister, Sister 1 copy
Sun Falls 1 copy
Words 1 copy
A Good Husband 1 copy
Associated Works
Mad Hatters and March Hares: All-New Stories from the World of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland (2017) — Contributor — 122 copies, 9 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories: Terrifying Tales Set on the Scariest Night of the Year! (2018) — Contributor — 64 copies
Sunspot Jungle: The Ever Expanding Universe of Fantasy and Science Fiction (2018) — Contributor — 35 copies, 1 review
Professor Charlatan Bardot's Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World (2021) — Contributor — 16 copies, 2 reviews
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 18 — Contributor — 3 copies
Dark Fantasies. Antología de fantasía oscura, terror y horror internacional (Nova Fantástica #5) (2017) — Contributor — 3 copies, 1 review
The Dark #042: November 2018 — Contributor — 2 copies
Tales to Terrify, #189: Counting Places / Shafts / Bluebeard (2006) — Contributor — 1 copy, 1 review
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- Birthdate
- 1967
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Australia
- Places of residence
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Occupations
- writer
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This book took a while to reel me in. It didn't capture my interest until about chapter 4 or 5, when I felt it picked up a bit. The book maintained a pretty mild and constant pace throughout. It wasn't boring, but it was distinctly low in big, flashy events. The majority of the book really worked to solidify the main character's personality and show the dynamics of the town.
All of the action started at chapter 33 and lasted about 60 pages. In a book of 398 pages, 60 pages of action may be too little for most readers. I didn't have an issue with the amount of action, per se, but with the pacing of it. The entire book, as I said before, was mildly paced, but those 60 pages ramped up quickly and felt put of pace with the rest of the book. If it had ended at the ramped up pace, I might not have been so bothered by it, but the final chapter attempts to wrap up the story with a return to normalcy that it really didn't need. The book could have ended at chapter 39 and been great. Omitting the events in chapter 40 could have provided space for readers to make their own assumptions and created an ending that felt more final.
Overall, I really liked the book. It was an interesting take on witchcraft, and it was fun getting to know the characters. It's definitely a more laid-back read for the majority of the story, so it's a good option for anyone looking to unwind while being drawn into the world of Silverton.… (more)
All of the action started at chapter 33 and lasted about 60 pages. In a book of 398 pages, 60 pages of action may be too little for most readers. I didn't have an issue with the amount of action, per se, but with the pacing of it. The entire book, as I said before, was mildly paced, but those 60 pages ramped up quickly and felt put of pace with the rest of the book. If it had ended at the ramped up pace, I might not have been so bothered by it, but the final chapter attempts to wrap up the story with a return to normalcy that it really didn't need. The book could have ended at chapter 39 and been great. Omitting the events in chapter 40 could have provided space for readers to make their own assumptions and created an ending that felt more final.
Overall, I really liked the book. It was an interesting take on witchcraft, and it was fun getting to know the characters. It's definitely a more laid-back read for the majority of the story, so it's a good option for anyone looking to unwind while being drawn into the world of Silverton.… (more)
The tone in here it was amazing, eerie, antiquated, a little bit mysterious. I regret missing the connections until over halfway through. I think it's worth a read, fingers crossed for the audiobook.
This short story collection takes us to a variety of places, from contemporary times to Victorian detective era, to classical mythology. I enjoyed seeing how the author took a familiar jumping-off point (say, Alice in Wonderland) and made something unexpected out of it.
The stories tend to be creepy or weird, although I wouldn’t view them as horror. Maybe dark fantasy with a mystery twist? Probably best not to categorise too firmly.
My favourites were “Widows’ Walk” (probably because of the more mature characters) and “Loom” (of course, as it’s based on Homer’s The Odyssey). And I look forward to reading more.… (more)
The stories tend to be creepy or weird, although I wouldn’t view them as horror. Maybe dark fantasy with a mystery twist? Probably best not to categorise too firmly.
My favourites were “Widows’ Walk” (probably because of the more mature characters) and “Loom” (of course, as it’s based on Homer’s The Odyssey). And I look forward to reading more.… (more)
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The idea of this was great, the execution, was not.
This needed a ton of tidying up and clarity - the story felt so messy and overly padded. I only pushed through because the synopsis intrigued me so much. But this ended up being more about sibling issues than cool magic stuff. The romance was weak and the writing and characters were not engrossing.