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Ian doesn't write short stories per se, however he has written two novellas, Poisoned Chalice and Tribute to Hell.
Poisoned Chalice was published in 2000 in an anthology called Magic, Mystery, Voodoo and the Holy Grail.
Ian has also written a novella (about 60 pages), called Poisoned Chalice. It's linked to the last volume in The Human Rites Trilogy. The complete story can be read here.
Tribute to Hell was published in June 2010 in an anthology called Legends of Australian Fantasy, which is in bookstores now.
Legends of Australian Fantasy
Jack Dann and Jonathan Strahan (eds)
Novellas by Sean Williams, Kim Wilkins, Cecilia Dart-Thornton, Isobelle Carmody, Trudi Canavan, Garth Nix, John Birmingham, D. M. Cornish, Jennifer Fallon, Ian Irvine and Juliet Marillier
Includes Tribute to Hell, a novella from the distant past of Ian's new Tainted Realm fantasy world.
ISBN: 9780732288488; ISBN10: 0732288487
Trade Paperback, HarperCollins, 544 pages
http://www.harpercollins.com.au/
You can read the first sections of the story here.
REVIEWS
- "A collection that wouldn't have been possible a generation ago, this is a robust anthology — a testament to the strength of our genre writers and a feast for local fantasy fans." Cameron Woodhead, The Age.
- "A selection of the greatest writers of epic fantasy in Australia." Ian Nichols, The West Australian.