Close Up Books: 27 books

New poetry from Australian author Ashley Capes. His first new collection since between giants in 2012. VI brings together published and unpublished work from the intervening years.

A new anthology of international poetry collecting ideas and experiences of 'place' in a variety of forms, from free and structured verse to concrete poetry and haiku, each exploring our relationship with place via the personal, political and beyond.

Never's quest for a name continues... Poisoned and furious, Never must add a desperate quest for a cure to his existing search for truth. His path takes him deep into the White Wood where he faces vengeful spirits, giant leeches and Commander Harstas himself, whose lust for revenge is an ever-present threat.

At Snow’s urging, Never climbs into the Folhan Mountains to search for the Altar of Stars, which he must reach by the new moon. Yet he cannot shake off his doubts; will the answers he seeks even reside with the altar? Or is Snow manipulating him once more? Never soon finds that the mountains...

A new free verse collection from Ashley Capes - 'small town lazarus' is his fifth work and features both familiar and new themes, with a clear focus on aging and change, of childhood and memory. The collection also explores the double-edged sword of new media technology, doing so via a mix of his...

In his first collection, Australian poet Mark William Jackson is by turns reflective and rallying, as he explores closeness and distance, love and change, and perfectly articulates the hostile coopting of social space by technology. The Frequency of God is his first poetry collection.

Selected works from Australian poet Ashley Capes, 2006:2016 draws on material from previous volumesandalso includes previously uncollected pieces. Ashley Capes explores subtle links between human nature and the natural world. Using spare and evocative language, these graceful poems display a curiosity and empathy which make for accessible and rewarding reading - Jane Williams.

A new collection of haiku and senryu from poet and novelist Ashley Capes. teeth of the world brings together previously uncollected and brand new haiku and senryu, some verging on gendai but most dealing with nature and the range of human foibles.

Gatekeeper is a near-future sci-fi thriller set in Australia, an Australia where multi-national corporations seek to hi-jack social interaction with invasive advertising – advertising so powerful that it can even interrupt speech, forcing citizens to spout their lies. One group stands between...

Nina is looking to put her violent past behind her. When she signs up with the Rangers, a system-wide law enforcement agency, she hits the jackpot. Months of service in space and no contact with people is just what she wants. It isn’t what she gets. Within moments of setting foot on Ceres...

When ESL teacher Riko finds an old journal buried in the forests beneath Mt Fuji, a malevolent, untraceable force begins to threaten her at every turn. But is it all in her head? The more she studies the journal for answers, the more questions she uncovers. Worse, no-one takes her fears...

Leap into worlds like and unlike our own - a collection of short fiction featuring steampunk, cyberpunk, fantasy and even a little horror! Leap into worlds like and unlike our own: a creepy restaurant stalks its customers, steampunk slaves find a new home in the Australian desert, storybook...

Dig into the cold earth, pull away the damp leaves and burrow deep down to uncover true darkness... Face the horror of war-torn Germany with Edmund as he fights to rescue his family. Confront the same overwhelming dread as Cody, in the midst of a futuristic prison, is haunted by his past and...