Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales is a 2005 speculative fiction

Speculative fiction

Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...

 anthology

Anthology

An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...

 edited by Robert Hood

Rob Hood

Robert Hood is an Australian writer and editor recognised as one of Australia's leading horror writers. He has published five young adult novels, three collections of his short fiction, fifteen children's books and over 100 short stories in anthologies and magazines in Australia and overseas...

 and Robin Pen.

Background

Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales was first published in Australia in 2005 by Agog! Press

Agog! Press

Agog! Press is an independent Australian book publisher, specializing in speculative fiction short story collections. It was founded in 2002 by Cat Sparks....

 in hardback format. It won the 2006 Ditmar Award

Ditmar Award

The Ditmar Award has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in Australian science fiction and science fiction fandom...

 for best collected work.
Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales features 28 stories by 27 authors. Two of the stories featured in the anthology, Richard Harland

Richard Harland

Richard Harland Richard Harland Richard Harland (born 15 January 1947 in Yorkshire is an English fantasy and science fiction writer, living in New South Wales, Australia. He was born in 1947 in Huddersfield, United Kingdom and migrated to Australia in 1970...

's "The Greater Death of Saito Saku

The Greater Death of Saito Saku

"The Greater Death of Saito Saku" is a 2005 fantasy short story by Richard Harland.-Background:"The Greater Death of Saito Saku" was first published in 2005 in Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales, edited by Robin Pen and Robert Hood and published by Agog! Press. It was published alongside 27 other...

" and Rosaleen Love

Rosaleen Love

Rosaleen Love is an Australian science journalist and writer. She has a PhD in the history and philosophy of science from the University of Melbourne. She has written works on the Great Barrier Reef and other science or conservation topics. She has also written science fiction, which has been...

's "Once Giants Roamed the Earth

Once Giants Roamed the Earth

"Once Giants Roamed the Earth" is a 2005 fantasy short story by Rosaleen Love.-Background:"Once Giants Roamed the Earth" was first published in 2005 in the anthology Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales and the collection The Traveling Tide. Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales was edited by Robin Pen and Robert...

", were joint winners of the 2005 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story

Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and SpecFaction NSW to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers"...

. "Once Giants Roamed the Earth" was also a short-list nominee for the 2006 Ditmar Award

Ditmar Award

The Ditmar Award has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in Australian science fiction and science fiction fandom...

 for best short story but lost to Kaaron Warren

Kaaron Warren

Kaaron Warren is an Australian author of horror, science fiction, and fantasy short stories and novels.She is the author of the short story collections The Grinding House, which won the 2006 ACT Writing and Publishing Awards and Dead Sea Fruit...

's "Fresh Young Widow".

Contents

• "haikaiju", short fiction by Sean Williams
• "Footprint", short fiction by David Carroll
• "Man in Suit!", short fiction by J. M. Shiloh
• "The Unlawful Priest of Todesfall", short fiction by Penelope Love
• "In Final Battle", short fiction by Iain Triffitt
• "The Quiet Agrarian", short fiction by Petri Sinda
• "Read It in the Headlines!", short story by Garth Nix
  Garth Nix
  Garth Nix is an Australian author of young adult fantasy novels, most notably the Old Kingdom series, The Seventh Tower series, and The Keys to the Kingdom series. He has frequently been asked if his name is a pseudonym, to which he has responded, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the...
  
  
• "Like a Bug Underfoot", short fiction by Chuck McKenzie
  Chuck McKenzie
  -Biography:McKenzie was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1970. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing & Literature. During his life McKenzie has worked various jobs including a commercial artist, restaurant manager, entertainment consultant, and previously as a television...
  
  
• "The Greater Death of Saito Saku", short fiction by Richard Harland
  Richard Harland
  Richard Harland Richard Harland Richard Harland (born 15 January 1947 in Yorkshire is an English fantasy and science fiction writer, living in New South Wales, Australia. He was born in 1947 in Huddersfield, United Kingdom and migrated to Australia in 1970...
  
  
• "Kungmin Horangi: The People's Tiger", short fiction by Cody Goodfellow
• "Fossils", short fiction by D. G. Valdron
• "Park Rot", short fiction by Skip Peel
• "Newborn", short fiction by Eric Shapiro
  Eric Shapiro
  Eric Shapiro is an American author of novels, short stories, and essays, as well as a feature filmmaker.-Biography:Eric Shapiro was born in Freehold Borough, New Jersey...
  
  
• "CALIBOS", short fiction by Paul Finch
• "Crunch Time", short fiction by Michelle Marquardt
• "Once Giants Roamed the Earth", short story by Rosaleen Love
  Rosaleen Love
  Rosaleen Love is an Australian science journalist and writer. She has a PhD in the history and philosophy of science from the University of Melbourne. She has written works on the Great Barrier Reef and other science or conservation topics. She has also written science fiction, which has been...
  
  
• "Five Bells", short fiction by Trent Jamieson
  Trent Jamieson
  -Biography:Jamieson was first published in 1994 with the short story "Threnody " which was published in the winter edition Eidolon. In 2003 Jamieson was nominated for the Ditmar Award for best professional achievement but lost to Jonathan Strahan. In 2005 Jamieson won the Aurealis Award for best...
  
  
• "Requiem for a Wild God", short fiction by George Thomas
• "Watching the Titans", short fiction by Chris Dickinson
• "Notes Concerning Events at the Ray Harryhausen Home for Retired Actors", short fiction by Andrew Sullivan
  Andrew Sullivan
  Andrew Michael Sullivan is an English author, editor, political commentator and blogger. He describes himself as a political conservative. He has focused on American political life....
  
  
• "Aspect Hunter", short fiction by Anthony Fordham
• "Seven Dates That Were Ruined by Giant Monsters", short fiction by Adam Ford
• "daihaiku", short fiction by Sean Williams
• "Footfall", short fiction by Terry Dartnall
• "Big Day", short fiction by Chris Barnes
• "The Transformer of Worlds", short fiction by Mark Rainey
• "Running", short fiction by Martin Livings
  Martin Livings
  Martin Livings is an Australian author of horror, fantasy and science fiction. He has been writing short stories since 1990 and has been nominated for both the Ditmar Award and Aurealis Award...
  
  
• "Lullabye", short fiction by Doug Wood
• The Tragical History of Guidolon, the Giant Space Chicken, screenplay by Frank Wu
  Frank Wu
  Frank Wu is a science fiction and fantasy artist living in Arlington, MA. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2009; he was previously nominated in 2002 and 2003. He also won the Grand Prize in the Illustrators of the Future contest in 2000. In 2008 he was nominated...
  
  
• A Brief History of the Larger-Than-Life, essay by Brian Thomas