A Walk-On Part in the War

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| author = Stephen Dedman

| country = Australia

| language = English

| genre = Fantasy, short story

| published_in = Dreaming Down-Under

| publication_type = Anthology

| publisher = Voyager Books

| media_type = Print (hardback & paperback)

| pub_date = November 1998

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"A Walk-On Part in the War" is a 1998 fantasy short story by Stephen Dedman.

Background

"A Walk-On Part in the War" was first published in Australia November 1998 in the Dreaming Down-Under anthology, edited by Jack Dann and Janeen Webb and published by Voyager Books.{{cite web | url = http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?92204 | title = Bibliography: A Walk-On Part in the War | publisher = ISFDB | date = | accessdate = 2010-02-21}}{{cite web | url = http://www.locusmag.com/index/t838.htm#A41026 | title = The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998: Contents Lists | publisher = Locus Online | accessdate = 2010-02-21| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100315225306/http://www.locusmag.com/index/t838.htm| archivedate= 15 March 2010 | url-status= live}} In 2004 it was republished in The Best Australian Science Fiction: A Fifty Year Collection, edited by Rob Gerrand and published by Black Inc. "A Walk-On Part in the War" won the 1998 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story.{{cite web|url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis1999.html |title=The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1999 Aurealis Awards |publisher=Locus Online |accessdate=2010-02-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114170229/http://locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis1999.html |archivedate=14 January 2010 |url-status=dead }}

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