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''The Last Reef and Other Stories'' (ISBN 0-9553181-7-3, published by Elastic Press) is a collection of short stories by the science fiction author Gareth L. Powell. It compiles much of his short fiction from before 2008. ==Stories== *"Sunsets and Hamburgers": A 2006 short story originally in ''(Byzarium )''. This was an experimental story based around the concept of Transrealism. *"The Last Reef": A 2006 story and Powell's first ''Interzone'' sale. The story features the technical concept of a machine that can be used to transform its user. (Reprinted on Best SF. ) *"The Redoubt": A 2007 story, archived in (Aphelion ). The story is a first person narrative telling of the memories of one of the last humans alive. *"Ack-Ack Macaque": Powell's second ''Interzone'' sale and winner of the 2007 Interzone reader's poll for best short story. It will be incorporated into a novel of the same name, Powell's third. An audio version is found on ''(Transmissions From Beyond )''. *"Pod Dreams of Tuckertown": A 2007 story, archived in (Byzarium ). *"Six Lights off Green Star": A 2005 story featuring starship pilots engaging in the sport of "random-jumping" via hyperdrives into unknown areas of space. Archived on ''(Infinity Plus )''. Elements of this story were later incorporated into ''The Recollection''. *"Distant Galaxies Colliding": a 2005 short story, originally in ''Quantum Muse''. Also archived on ''(Infinity Plus )''. Elements of this story were later incorporated into ''The Recollection''. *"Falling Apart": A dark, entropic, near future story from 2008 set in a decaying Weston-super-Mare. *"Morning Star": a revised edition of the cyberpunk-inspired "Catch A Burning Star" from 2004. The original was published on ''(Aphelion )''. *"A Necklace of Ivy": A rewritten version of a 1995 short story. *"Hot Rain": A 2008 story expanding on an incident mentioned in "The Last Reef". *"The Long Walk Aft": Flash Fiction from 2008. Collected on (Powell's website ). *"Arches": A 2008 story inspired by the London skyline. Elements of this story were later incorporated into ''The Recollection''. *"Flotsam": A 2008 story set in the same milieu as "The Last Reef" and "Hot Rain". *"Cat in a Box": A retitled version of Powell's 2005 story "The Kitten Box". Part of (Aphelion's ) "Mare Inebrium" setting. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Last Reef and Other Stories」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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