Highly recommended for fans of weird horror and a great place to start if you haven’t yet read Deborah’s fiction. Others that stood out were the spooky “For Weirdless Days and Weary Nights”, the by turns disturbing and comical “Carbon Copy Consumables”, and the frightful inevitability in “The Littlest Avian”. Two of my favourites are the two I probably understood the least “Molly, Dearest Molly” and “All the Stars in her Eyes”. She doesn’t always wrap everything up with a nice little bow, instead opting for loose ends that leave the reader to fill in the blanks. What makes Deborah’s fiction so eerie is the way we often don’t know quite what happened even at the end of a story or even whether it was real or mere hallucination. There are tales of haunted campsites, psychological disorders, suburban cults, astrological cataclysms, and you won’t fail to notice the presence of terrifying animals in a number of the stories. But Deborah’s uncanny ability to put us into a character’s head really shines through in her stories set in suburban and rural Australia where the familiarity of the lifestyle and turns of phrase belie the weirdness held in store. We have a variety of settings and characters here, from scientists in the Antarctic to backpackers in Greece and an astronaut lost in space. Sheldon has a way of slipping the reader into the minds of her characters, and it’s a disturbing and exciting ride.Ĭameron Trost, 5/5 stars – Deborah Sheldon has done it again! Liminal Spaces is her latest collection of horror tales, several of which also fall under the umbrella of sci-fi, historical, or mythological. I am so pleased to have been able to experience this book and get a real taste of her writing style. Prior to reading this, I had read a short story and a novella by Sheldon. I appreciated the range of sizes of the stories, as well. Of course, some resonated with me more than others, but I can say that as I looked at my notes for each story I had nothing but excited comments and positive exclamations for every piece. I thoroughly enjoyed every story in this book. Robin Knabel, 5/5 stars – I received this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review. If you love short dark, weird, shocking tales you won’t be disappointed. They say ‘never judge a book by its cover’, but I would have bought it based on the cover alone. If you’re not sure about buying this book, check out the amazing cover by Luke Spooner. Sometimes neither we nor the protagonist know, and other times we all know with horrifying results. Oftentimes, the characters (and the reader) are on the threshold of reality, trying to work out what’s real and what’s not. But even as I mention these particular stories, other memorable tales like ‘Hand to Mouth’, the brutal ‘The Tea and Sugar Train’, and ‘The Coach from Castlemaine’ jump to mind. My favourite stories are the ironic SF horror ‘Carbon Copy Consumables’, ‘The Littlest Avian’, ‘Entombed’, the suspenseful, intriguing and horrifying ‘All the Stars in Her Eyes’, the unsettling and bone chilling ‘A Small Village in Crete’, the quietly disturbing ‘The House Across the Road’, and the bleak ‘Angel Wings’. Other times you’ll be unsettled, intrigued or shocked.
Occasionally there is humour, but it is black, very black. The characters bring these stories to life, and the futuristic, contemporary and historical settings ground you before twisting that same ground from beneath your feet.
Readers will find a mix of new and previously published uncollected dark and uncanny stories that will draw you in like the proverbial moth to a flame. If you haven’t, Liminal Spaces is an excellent place to start. Steve Paulsen, 5/5 stars – If you have read any of Deborah Sheldon’s previous award-winning short horror fiction, you’ll love this collection. Paperback: Amazon AUS, Book Depository (free postage worldwide) Here’s a link to the IFWG Publishing Australia press release.
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63, plus original and unpublished fiction. Liminal Spaces includes Sheldon’s award-nominated tales “For Weirdless Days and Weary Nights”, “All the Stars in Her Eyes” and Barralang, Pop. Her characters teeter on frightening thresholds with no way back. Award-winning author Deborah Sheldon explores liminal spaces in this collection of dark, unsettling fiction. The unknown lies ahead and with it, terrible possibilities. “Sheldon has an uncanny gift for unnerving imagery and story.” Aurealis Magazine
Liminal Spaces: Horror Stories comprises previously published fiction plus fiction original to the collection. Liminal Spaces: Horror Stories was released by IFWG Publishing Australia on 1 March 2022 in most regions, apart from North America which has a release date of 1 June 2022.
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