The Man Who Lost Red

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Features the 1986 Ditmar-winning title story plus a new horror story, ”Scaring the Train”. Cover: Shaun Tan.

Two powerful tales by one of our most exciting and acclaimed writers of the fantastic:

The Man Who Lost Red: Most criminals punished by the seven masked aliens who rule the Earth must accept their fate and get on with their lives. Yet Eric Andlan needs more. What was his crime? Who or what are the iquiri overlords? More importantly, why are they here? Andlan desperately needs to know. Available again at last, this Ditmar Award-winning tale is First Contact with a difference.

Scaring the Train: Just a harmless holiday prank. What could go wrong? But while they are frightening train drivers, two boys are plunged into the heart of an absolute nightmare which will last long into their adult lives.

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Terry Dowling

Terry Dowling is an Australian writer, freelance journalist, award-winning critic, editor, game designer and reviewer, who was born 1947. He writes speculative fiction and dark fantasy. Terry Dowling's fiction has been compared to that of Jack Vance, Ray Bradbury, J. G. Ballard, Harlan Ellison, Gene Wolfe and Frank…

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