tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57654577505404357762024-03-18T15:29:48.094+00:00David A. RileyFantasy, Horror, Science Fiction writer - co-owner Parallel Universe Publications - email: davidariley@gmx.co.uk
David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.comBlogger1413125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-6032567039890265242024-03-18T12:53:00.001+00:002024-03-18T15:29:17.272+00:00Phantasmagoria Magazine Hellraiser Special<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglO0uXKmFn8J0xO7gdlMUQ4ZTwAefApj4ZdgQFU0CES9_14_n-WAgFdHCgGoZVntx4rKdY5E7odrbJ4kv4ZoB4iEY5r7dZQ7DaTrwNIwECJQIg4bQ16dYN4PpJZt4FAdYiE3RTYuJHoHRXFvzNfLC3cYwHTCtpy8DrO-uRZHyeCSHdKqNzKkITIKtE2Afz/s2016/Phantasmagoria%20Hellraiser%20Special.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglO0uXKmFn8J0xO7gdlMUQ4ZTwAefApj4ZdgQFU0CES9_14_n-WAgFdHCgGoZVntx4rKdY5E7odrbJ4kv4ZoB4iEY5r7dZQ7DaTrwNIwECJQIg4bQ16dYN4PpJZt4FAdYiE3RTYuJHoHRXFvzNfLC3cYwHTCtpy8DrO-uRZHyeCSHdKqNzKkITIKtE2Afz/w300-h400/Phantasmagoria%20Hellraiser%20Special.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>I received my contributor's copy of the <i><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Phantasmagoria-Special-Hellraiser-Trevor-Kennedy/dp/B0CWLC57RQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IPVT04LYVFMQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._IRPC2g97F4W3YumtvmHkE84C5NUfrMP7eGoDR7XNoxj2Owx1k3yyxwbWSkNcMCDbc47YmJlP-Ee6y8QyDmtmWxdqqVdVapu6-Ffo60Ul2WMHzghkdFgh9MtiHL2UpO5uNl0BJ8alEDC7ZjXPurG3yie6PXdeJwus6qvIZjJrv0nOfhYX8K6zHpVu_xQvdgOA7np5fJSFdQGpVU2prPdxC9zS4DYUFxlYpOz_KI-DM4.kIsBLN8QpiqfadwfhBypuqVnYbZrfuvylDkeO1zz4KE&dib_tag=se&keywords=phantasmagoria+magazine&qid=1710766199&s=books&sprefix=phantasmagoria+magazine%2Cstripbooks%2C79&sr=1-1">Phantasmagoria Magazine Hellraiser Special</a> </i>this morning. My only contribution is a critical review of <i>Hellraiser: Revelations</i> (2011), which must surely rank as the worst entry in the whole franchise - at least I definitely hope so! </p><p>This is another beautufully produced issue, over 370 pages of stills, drawings, articles, interviews, reviews, etc., with entries by Trevor Kennedy, Peter Atkins, Adrian Baldwin, Simon Bamford, Clive Barker, Imogen Boorman, Tori Borne, Doug Bradley, David Brilliance, Mike Chinn, Malachy Coney, Con Connolly, Kenneth Cranham, Dean M. Drinkel, Kelly Dunn, Terry Farrell, Christopher Figg, John Gilbert, Christopher Gray, Anthony Hickox, Clare Higgins, Dave Jeffery, Carl R. Jennings, Stephen Jones, Paul Kane, Bob Keen, Ashley Laurence, Ivan McCann, Kim Newman, Barnaby Page, Evangelia Papanikou, Geoff Portass, Owen Quinn, Tony Randel, David A. Riley, Andrew Robinson, Helen Scott, Michael Marshall Smith, Jessica Stevens, Nicholas Vance, Nat Whiston, Cliff Wallace, Allison Weir, Sarah Graven Weir, Barbie Wilde, Ciaran Woods and Christopher Young, plus artists Clive Barker, Jonny Boyle, Randy Broecker, Dave Carson, Les Edwards, Graham Humphreys, Allen Koszowski, Ivan McCann, Jim Pitts, Steph Sciullo and Andrew Smith. </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Phantasmagoria-Special-Hellraiser-Trevor-Kennedy/dp/B0CWLC57RQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IPVT04LYVFMQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._IRPC2g97F4W3YumtvmHkE84C5NUfrMP7eGoDR7XNoxj2Owx1k3yyxwbWSkNcMCDbc47YmJlP-Ee6y8QyDmtmWxdqqVdVapu6-Ffo60Ul2WMHzghkdFgh9MtiHL2UpO5uNl0BJ8alEDC7ZjXPurG3yie6PXdeJwus6qvIZjJrv0nOfhYX8K6zHpVu_xQvdgOA7np5fJSFdQGpVU2prPdxC9zS4DYUFxlYpOz_KI-DM4.kIsBLN8QpiqfadwfhBypuqVnYbZrfuvylDkeO1zz4KE&dib_tag=se&keywords=phantasmagoria+magazine&qid=1710766199&s=books&sprefix=phantasmagoria+magazine%2Cstripbooks%2C79&sr=1-1">Only £13.35 from amazon</a><br /></p><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-3297784200355018512024-03-17T10:50:00.007+00:002024-03-17T12:38:06.322+00:00Day Thirty-Nine of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7<p>And here we are at day thirty-nine of showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications with <i>Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7</i>, which we published last November.</p><p>This is the final showcasing. We have published other books (<i>The Winter Hunt & Other Stories</i> by Steve Lockley and Paul Lewis; <i>England 'B': Ninety Minutes of Hell</i> by Richard Stains (Mark Samuels); <i>Will Anyone Figure That This Is A Repackaged First Collection</i> by Johnny Mains; <i>A Distasteful Horror Story</i> by Johnny Mains; and <i>A Little Light Screaming</i> by Johnny Mains) but all of these have been discontinued and are out of print. </p><p>In 2024 we will be publishing two further volumes of <i>Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy</i> plus a trilogy of interlinked sword and sorcery collections by a veteran writer (further information to be issued later). All five books will be illustrated by Jim Pitts. <br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAsWqY2NW7Nn3YabfMThHBhU1tJGYdiPblReXzeeMIWoGqWOx4p9fjovxyOtw36R47tRvfgQw-VtBiEsYTZhyphenhyphenz7cmuya5HggfPC1rwRutmVU3rIDwmI-NcxR4m3aqYMeHe0CFK999NZ-oh-AEzjRUhzUSOpuKJ_0it2BbQQKxaUYiaqGO2CS6HeV8N7It/s1281/1698758642.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="1281" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAsWqY2NW7Nn3YabfMThHBhU1tJGYdiPblReXzeeMIWoGqWOx4p9fjovxyOtw36R47tRvfgQw-VtBiEsYTZhyphenhyphenz7cmuya5HggfPC1rwRutmVU3rIDwmI-NcxR4m3aqYMeHe0CFK999NZ-oh-AEzjRUhzUSOpuKJ_0it2BbQQKxaUYiaqGO2CS6HeV8N7It/w640-h446/1698758642.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="x1e56ztr"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7 </i>is available as a paperback and ebook (kindle)</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/173936743X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1668678631&sr=1-1">amazon.co.uk</a></p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/173936743X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1668678911&sr=1-1">amazon.com</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"> </span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u">The stories and authors included are:</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"> </span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u">PITILESS by Stephen Frame</span></div><div class="x1e56ztr"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u">UNHALLOWED TOMBS by Paul Batteiger <br /></span></div>SORCERIES IN ASSABARR by Andrew Graham<br /><div class="x1e56ztr"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u">SCHISM OF SPECTRES by Phil Emery<br /></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr">THE CROSSROADS IN THE FOREST by Gavin Chappell</div><div class="x1e56ztr">WISPS by Jason M Waltz</div><div class="x1e56ztr">DARK THE SKY, RADIANT THE ROAD by Jalyn Renae Fiske <br /></div><div class="x1e56ztr">THE BLOOD OF KHALID AL'TAHIR by Craig Comer <br /></div>THE DARK KNIGHT OF THE SOUL by eric Ian Steele</div><div style="text-align: center;">PROHAIRESIS by Jon Zaremba</div><div style="text-align: center;">BLADES FOR A BOUNTY by Harry Elliott<br /><br /><div class="x1e56ztr"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u">The artwork, as always, is by <span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv xzsf02u x1s688f" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/799792464049764/user/100035100615753/?__cft__[0]=AZVNz-0iZQ9qwX4l0O0vlKtjhxFuN1fZ_zK0LQTuZSzO4-u3GkLue1M7TXVO6fqsFg1gMMtyC1ghhKb2JTTeM6vKw0Ar_vK19UpXrTYbLmxbrmHyOTXPRGk84vKZSrbfy3FP36hC7F5Gf1vzj6A1sBls&__tn__=-UK-R" role="link" tabindex="0">Jim Pitts</a></span>.</span></div></div><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-23908836877174006302024-03-16T10:45:00.003+00:002024-03-16T10:45:54.362+00:00Day Thirty-Eight of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: Lucilla - a novella by David A. Riley <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYhD1g7zzCF9DeOKzsZGs6-1shhPwS30tN0a4v7BHmnKFoUieNeqRqiPx8IFhYfSDF8MhcLRpPqR1yr1ZLpjazbpOypdzoWr96kL5erY8QexHS84qPla5k2Hs7Rm5Ld0VdcvZW7ULMMQ2Myjz7A56JtsD_3vO0Mkmypz0lcp2gYlRUYpy7XQtHmmPHwkF/s3901/Lucilla%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3901" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYhD1g7zzCF9DeOKzsZGs6-1shhPwS30tN0a4v7BHmnKFoUieNeqRqiPx8IFhYfSDF8MhcLRpPqR1yr1ZLpjazbpOypdzoWr96kL5erY8QexHS84qPla5k2Hs7Rm5Ld0VdcvZW7ULMMQ2Myjz7A56JtsD_3vO0Mkmypz0lcp2gYlRUYpy7XQtHmmPHwkF/s320/Lucilla%20cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></i></div>Day thirty-eight of showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications and it's my own <i>Lucilla - a novella</i>, which was originally serialised in<i> <a href="http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue967/lucilla1.html">Bewildering Stories</a>. <br /></i><p></p><p></p><p><i> </i></p><p><i>Lucilla - a novella </i>by
David A. Riley is available in hardcover for £13.99, in paperback for
£5.50, and in kindle for £2.99. The cover artwork is by Jim Pitts.<br /></p><p></p><p><span><i>It was just another standard day at the Women’s Refuge until the
arrival of Lucilla. Then Miranda’s world was never the same again.<br />Unaccountably
influenced by what the girl needed, her job, her friendships, even
freedom itself were of no importance. It was not until her niece’s life
was at risk that Miranda knew she had to act.<br />But what could she do against someone who had such a tight, insidious grip on her?</i></span></p><p><span><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1739367413">amazon UK £13.99 in hardcover, £5.50 in paperback, £2.99 in kindle <br /></a></span></p><p><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1739367413">amazon.com $17.19 in hardcover, $6.70 in paperback, $3.70 in kindle </a></span></p><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-57363203567330468412024-03-15T10:33:00.000+00:002024-03-15T10:33:00.877+00:00Day Thirty-Seven of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 6 <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAa7BHPsaMn3D9Phg7-cbY1OXViF0E6QLE3k9AYkRK-oISrB2_-3CODpLgSO24McPkIgW5uE6qD1UJeF5n2mIrwQKbbpGzr_oITfZs5vRqsEk5hebkn1BcTyqex4JClDVitlWutbggSH7vorBjZ7TDINx7qkzJaEYoNM7VrKD5KNRzbP1MspCJEqYVuQ/s2807/kindle%20SandS%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2807" data-original-width="1982" height="320" 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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"><span>LAND OF THE DEAD by </span><span><i>Dev Agarwal</i></span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"><span>THE HOUSE OF BONES by </span><span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" 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x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/799792464049764/user/626015728/?__cft__[0]=AZUWQtLVgNC-aeE1pjONnPdKCoj3_C2qdNsU-ULlM-GIWX3e7EfGlxv4hzRwcuwV8z1TPNc4mz5BCNKd4pTwvzkpJCsa3PAq3TS9ayrcPODl6NyCFxIFt0xKuwfUEQpIc1hxmfdHfZMLV2fiHsdt5Zod&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2"><span><span><i>Craig Herbertson</i></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"><span>OTRIM by </span><span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/799792464049764/user/1243789844/?__cft__[0]=AZUWQtLVgNC-aeE1pjONnPdKCoj3_C2qdNsU-ULlM-GIWX3e7EfGlxv4hzRwcuwV8z1TPNc4mz5BCNKd4pTwvzkpJCsa3PAq3TS9ayrcPODl6NyCFxIFt0xKuwfUEQpIc1hxmfdHfZMLV2fiHsdt5Zod&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2"><span><span><i>Lyndon Perry</i></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"><span>GODS, MEN, AND NEPHILIM by </span><span><i>David Dubrow</i></span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"><span>GOLDEN WITCH OF ADZELGAR by </span><span><i>Scott McCloskey</i></span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"><span>RAIDING THE GRAVEYARD OF LOST SHIPS by </span><span><i>Tais Teng</i></span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"><span>A PLACE OF GHOSTS by </span><span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/799792464049764/user/1623469151/?__cft__[0]=AZUWQtLVgNC-aeE1pjONnPdKCoj3_C2qdNsU-ULlM-GIWX3e7EfGlxv4hzRwcuwV8z1TPNc4mz5BCNKd4pTwvzkpJCsa3PAq3TS9ayrcPODl6NyCFxIFt0xKuwfUEQpIc1hxmfdHfZMLV2fiHsdt5Zod&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2"><span><span><i>Andrew Darlington</i></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"><span>THOSE WHO WEAR THEIR WHITE HAIR PROUDLY by </span><span><i>Lauren C. Teffeau</i></span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"><span>TRIALS FOR TREASURE by </span><span><i>Harry Elliott</i></span></span></span></div><div class="x1e56ztr" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u"><span>GOD OF THE DREAMING ISLES by </span><span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/799792464049764/user/100005640287777/?__cft__[0]=AZUWQtLVgNC-aeE1pjONnPdKCoj3_C2qdNsU-ULlM-GIWX3e7EfGlxv4hzRwcuwV8z1TPNc4mz5BCNKd4pTwvzkpJCsa3PAq3TS9ayrcPODl6NyCFxIFt0xKuwfUEQpIc1hxmfdHfZMLV2fiHsdt5Zod&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2"><span><span><i>Adrian Cole</i></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-25983174597182438912024-03-14T13:42:00.004+00:002024-03-14T13:42:37.781+00:00The Triptych of Hell in the latest issue of Lovecraftiana Magazine<p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplyBdukOM5QUFnE4eVjKnZ8fTksgG0hcRLYKc8ZG4w-_w4MXWjUJLTHtXAlqwLPW7zipu4UbaweS_B2G192NOPgM9fEc6kXnFoGn8QBRtItgT_PJZa1_fx7i7RBDQFRwdqSt5trKKxVz5d0bQjbRXdtigj_fUfXqBO8gqzssob-WCRNKkcKtnP-bWQT5a/s2000/Lovecraftiana%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplyBdukOM5QUFnE4eVjKnZ8fTksgG0hcRLYKc8ZG4w-_w4MXWjUJLTHtXAlqwLPW7zipu4UbaweS_B2G192NOPgM9fEc6kXnFoGn8QBRtItgT_PJZa1_fx7i7RBDQFRwdqSt5trKKxVz5d0bQjbRXdtigj_fUfXqBO8gqzssob-WCRNKkcKtnP-bWQT5a/s320/Lovecraftiana%202024.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>It was good to see my story <i>The Triptych of Hell</i> in the latest issue of <span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/LovecraftianaMagazine?__cft__[0]=AZVjS4lqDxrqRkff_10uO_xqndIEEgg1uJQOpefhwsKoyjlFWvWs9iioQzjnYIJQqFxzUOOrbJelEgEnxOz0IcxntWn80OxBioXGo5dBBeWSqHm5zGbVrMtItptdtbSUeyenBeMWYY5Xfs-PhTkjkmpc&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2"><span><i>Lovecraftiana: the Magazine of Eldritch Horror</i></span></span></a></span>,
but it's a shame the picture referred to in the story wasn't able to be
included. I was originally asked to write the story to accompany the
illustration commissioned by a private buyer for a collaboration between
<span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/jim.pitts.3532?__cft__[0]=AZVjS4lqDxrqRkff_10uO_xqndIEEgg1uJQOpefhwsKoyjlFWvWs9iioQzjnYIJQqFxzUOOrbJelEgEnxOz0IcxntWn80OxBioXGo5dBBeWSqHm5zGbVrMtItptdtbSUeyenBeMWYY5Xfs-PhTkjkmpc&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2"><span>Jim Pitts</span></span></a></span>, Allen Koszowski and Dave Carson, renamed Johann Potts, Albertus Krakowski, and Desmond Cartier in the tale.<p></p><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-24094828257440979552024-03-14T10:47:00.002+00:002024-03-14T10:47:39.336+00:00Day Thirty-Six of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: Childe Rolande by Samantha Lee <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mFAVXH5IiFzz76uQbHw0njEplYktr94HnbZEbQ65mbuM_1ro1FAXiqThNSEhPTJkwH7VvHeg9uTn1D2IFJBfH_11Dp_A3u0XTBjhrOghKYiVlffa_zAea_28TbJ0-WkeieHitb8BX6BVWZKF3GjTXx-w0xdPZk5bFkDw2YdswxNF1mjBYAznCjSok9AC/s3508/Advert%20for%20Childe%20Rolande%20in%20colour.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3508" data-original-width="2480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mFAVXH5IiFzz76uQbHw0njEplYktr94HnbZEbQ65mbuM_1ro1FAXiqThNSEhPTJkwH7VvHeg9uTn1D2IFJBfH_11Dp_A3u0XTBjhrOghKYiVlffa_zAea_28TbJ0-WkeieHitb8BX6BVWZKF3GjTXx-w0xdPZk5bFkDw2YdswxNF1mjBYAznCjSok9AC/w452-h640/Advert%20for%20Childe%20Rolande%20in%20colour.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">For
day thirty-six of showcasing books published by Parallel Universe
Publications, it's Samantha Lee's amazing mix of sword & sorcery and
post apocalyptic science fantasy <i>Childe Roland</i>e. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Parallel Universe Publications is proud
to announce that we have published Samantha Lee's groundbreaking
post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novel <i>Childe Rolande</i> as a paperback and kindle e-book.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Childe-Rolande-Samantha-Lee/dp/1739832655/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1667654159&sr=1-1">amazon.co.uk</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Childe-Rolande-Samantha-Lee/dp/1739832655/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1667654265&sr=1-1">amazon.com</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype", serif;">
Originally published by Futura Books in 1989, our new version includes
an Introduction by the author and a brand-new cover by talented Scottish
artist
Paul Mudie, who will be familiar to many for the iconic covers he
created for
the <i>Black Books of Horror</i>. There is also the added bonus of interior
chapter headings by award-winning artist Jim Pitts.</span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>
</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype", serif;">Childe
Rolande</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype", serif;"> has been </span><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype", serif;">optioned by Forlan Films for a proposed
TV series and is currently in pre-production development. </span></span></span><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-74246961162535474082024-03-13T11:53:00.004+00:002024-03-13T11:54:17.795+00:00Day Thirty-Five of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: A Handful of Zombies: Tales of the Restless Dead<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2yrWZl7V80pPLwOe61SueKjArmCLQIkbSUbPdW2RCMMy0yYzB-IW98w4Veu17VBr1YzQSysDjbFf7vVXUNV00R1t_06-MLOzdhe7Tocqh6-JXCrlcq8XrcSW2Z2vcVgyw4aU26o7XtsS8ykRHYmfI-5CIhrkO0q_6Qmz_kHT5B9WMX4uzdCiKNkbYg/s3266/A%20Handul%20of%20Zombies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="3266" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2yrWZl7V80pPLwOe61SueKjArmCLQIkbSUbPdW2RCMMy0yYzB-IW98w4Veu17VBr1YzQSysDjbFf7vVXUNV00R1t_06-MLOzdhe7Tocqh6-JXCrlcq8XrcSW2Z2vcVgyw4aU26o7XtsS8ykRHYmfI-5CIhrkO0q_6Qmz_kHT5B9WMX4uzdCiKNkbYg/w400-h303/A%20Handul%20of%20Zombies.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Day
thirty-five of showcasing books published by Parallel Universe
Publications and it's the turn of our first (and only) chapbook: <i>A Handful of Zombies: Tales of the Restless Dead</i> by David A. Riley, illustrated throughout by award-winning artist Jim Pitts. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">What was intended as the start of a series of low-priced chapbooks, <i>A Handful of Zombies: Tales of the Restless Dead</i> included four previously published short stories by David A. Riley with illustrations by Jim Pitts.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1739832698">amazon.co.uk</a><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1739832698">amazon.com</a> <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;">
</span><span style="font-family: times;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 21.3pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>All four stories in this collection cover a wide range of tropes within
the zombie genre.<i> </i></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 21.3pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><i>Dead Ronnie and I</i> is a tale
of high adventure by plane and sea, with an abortive escape by our protagonist
to the as yet untainted Isles of Scotland. This was originally published in <i>Sanitarium
Magazine No 44</i> in 2016.</span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 21.3pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span><i>His Pale Blue Eyes</i> is probably the most traditional take of zombie stories today,
featuring a young girl’s determined search for her parents during a zombie
apocalypse. It’s a story, though, about conditioning and how what someone is
taught can radically affect their behaviour. Is the horror in this the shambling
undead or the girl herself? See what you think. This first appeared in <i>Bite-Sized
Horror</i> edited by Johnny Mains for Obverse Books in 2011.</span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 21.3pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>By contrast <i>Right For You Now</i>, originally
published in <i>Weirdbook Zombie Annual No 3</i> in 2021, harks back to the original
concept of the zombie in Voodoo-haunted Haiti, though this tale is set in
present-day Britain. It’s a combination of a crime story, revenge, and a man’s
obsessive fascination with age-old practices.</span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>
</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 21.3pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;"><span>Our final tale, <i>Romero’s Children</i>, is more
in the way of a science fiction story. The zombies here are certainly the most
different. For a start off they are not dead but have been granted near
immortality by a drug that swept the world with its promise to stop aging. Alas
for those caught up in the frenzied demand to use it, though, its side effects
were such that they would have been better off dead. This story appeared in
2010 in <i>The Seventh Black Book of Horror</i> edited by the late Charles
Black and was subsequently picked up by American editor Paula Guran for her
2012 anthology <i>Extreme Zombies</i>.</span></span></span></p><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-55352184264259673062024-03-12T15:24:00.001+00:002024-03-12T15:24:07.797+00:00Phantasmagoria Magazine Hellraiser Special<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhJ8sWYMeWjEj1hityKHOJ2fS7YQ0qCgcBjzavJjbBr3nlqxF7W51oZmd4tDlYM_7G7Xv6SHD_eCtofYFIE4-bOZ7zL0O_WIwkiryrEWlDR8R4WQkKcmkugmC09kz6LiIN4YgM5ZFtRtMfyzTlqXvZpzTspHHitq8BpIfZ8pTykxhgDsb25qP-ObvooVL/s2048/Phantasmagoria%20Hellraiser.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="2048" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhJ8sWYMeWjEj1hityKHOJ2fS7YQ0qCgcBjzavJjbBr3nlqxF7W51oZmd4tDlYM_7G7Xv6SHD_eCtofYFIE4-bOZ7zL0O_WIwkiryrEWlDR8R4WQkKcmkugmC09kz6LiIN4YgM5ZFtRtMfyzTlqXvZpzTspHHitq8BpIfZ8pTykxhgDsb25qP-ObvooVL/w400-h271/Phantasmagoria%20Hellraiser.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Very pleased to have a review in the latest issue of <i>Phantasmagoria Magazine</i>, which is a <i>Hellraiser Special</i>. Ironically, my piece is on what is almost certainly the worst <i>Hellraiser </i>movie ever made: <i>Hellraiser: Revelations. </i></p><p>To order it from amazon follow this link:<i> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Phantasmagoria-Special-Hellraiser-Trevor-Kennedy/dp/B0CWLC57RQ/ref=sr_1_3?crid=300CFQ43P104R&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.35OwaoCPY0aCMgwlHc-Czn4dFGbWxnEa33eSK96FqYXUGtRz4ptVLfpS7wcjkD4EMMAazRaQ-m7qlXrYZwi8RKaNiuNG1nPPT4ZT-iqhZS_udfPTopUIL4FxNemBqHXAjJgudCnAGDcRHS5sMikJH-rsuhZZRahRYClX2pRsSgyBEpHadHnrvyVsr6vPjcdBQO2Vvd6lztzy-Nx_3Defe3wKbUMxQNCqMXdYA0ivaSs.TjETSaOVKm2fQ_UpAmBJwKc3M4mH0lY-eAQMLHcyhiw&dib_tag=se&keywords=phantasmagoria&qid=1710256970&s=books&sprefix=phantasmagoria+%2Cstripbooks%2C85&sr=1-3">Phantasmagoria Magazine Hellraiser Special </a></i></p><p><i> </i><br /></p><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-7490728349112255412024-03-12T10:48:00.002+00:002024-03-12T10:48:28.992+00:00Day Thirty-Four of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 5<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYTS77v12s-rMXPC2AkGoVY2uHl0KNuQKNUbMRnjoevXWXvesu_LAwxAUH6B7jJ1KyikFiOJs7LDJOqKRZdLOjCHC3hh6QeybQKEWs8EhrYqPo0s1R_hYaTqAYRUSo_GikOQbyYW1EG49iiFLre2R_pTP8BA0W68sg8FXOacXMlLFScQHPqM2uMwZAQ/s989/cover%20for%20ebook.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="641" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYTS77v12s-rMXPC2AkGoVY2uHl0KNuQKNUbMRnjoevXWXvesu_LAwxAUH6B7jJ1KyikFiOJs7LDJOqKRZdLOjCHC3hh6QeybQKEWs8EhrYqPo0s1R_hYaTqAYRUSo_GikOQbyYW1EG49iiFLre2R_pTP8BA0W68sg8FXOacXMlLFScQHPqM2uMwZAQ/s320/cover%20for%20ebook.png" width="207" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><i>Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 5 </i>is available as a paperback and ebook (kindle)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span><span><span><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1739832663/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1668678631&sr=1-1">amazon.co.uk</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span> </span><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1739832663/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1668678911&sr=1-1">amazon.com</a> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span><span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>The contents are: </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><i>The Rotted Land </i>by Charles Gramlich</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><i>Skulls for Silver </i>by Harry Elliott</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><i>For the Light </i>by Gustavo Bondoni</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><i>People of the Lake </i>by Lorenzo D. Lopez</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><i>Free Diving for Leviathan Eggs </i>by Tais Teng</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><i>The Black Well </i>by Darin Hlavaz</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><i>Degg and the Undead </i>by Susan Murrie Macdonald</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><i>The Mistress of the Marsh </i>by David Dubrow</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><i>Silver and Gold </i>by Earl W. Parrish</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><i>Bridge of Sorrows </i>by Dev Agarwal</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><i> </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><i>Prisoners of Devil Dog City </i>by Adrian Cole </span></span></div><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-32488064997277654782024-03-11T13:10:00.003+00:002024-03-11T13:10:33.045+00:00Floating Free to be published in September<p>I just received notification that a longish story of mine called <i>Floating Free</i> has been accepted for publication in September this year.</p><p>More details later. <br /></p><p><br /></p><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-91115698969464049172024-03-11T11:08:00.001+00:002024-03-11T11:08:14.747+00:00Day Thirty-Three of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 4 <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNTrpDy2yqLkz8CnaG0ZKc81a4MXprpxog-jkhVMCXmm2r6OI2dWPquBO2LP0QtxW4C0m-epLcFy78Ror5aUGDR-2JwF9z9mFJEi0J3ZjedUHyiezJ_WU1mtSafZ9kH_EAcJLXY_1HcptNLvDMVARuG6n2IK6X7f0Jc7Tp_otHwwTvG3o-VlOEdVT9lw/s2048/swords%20and%20sorceries%20volume%20four%20front%20cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1319" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNTrpDy2yqLkz8CnaG0ZKc81a4MXprpxog-jkhVMCXmm2r6OI2dWPquBO2LP0QtxW4C0m-epLcFy78Ror5aUGDR-2JwF9z9mFJEi0J3ZjedUHyiezJ_WU1mtSafZ9kH_EAcJLXY_1HcptNLvDMVARuG6n2IK6X7f0Jc7Tp_otHwwTvG3o-VlOEdVT9lw/s320/swords%20and%20sorceries%20volume%20four%20front%20cover.jpg" width="206" /></a></b></i></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Day Thirty-Three of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications and it's <i>Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 4</i>, published in June 2022. <br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1739832671/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1655038430&sr=1-6"><span>amazon.co.uk</span></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1739832671/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1655038753&sr=1-4"><span>amazon.com</span></a><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><i>Swords & Sorceries: Tales of
Heroic Fantasy Volume 4 </i>contains
eleven tales:<br /></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><i>In the Iron Woods</i> by Dev Agarwal<br /><i>My People Were Fair and Wore Stars in Their Hair</i> by Andrew Darlington<br /><i>At Sea</i> by Geoff Hart<br /><i>The Flesh of Man</i> by Frank Sawielijew<br /><i>City at the Mouth of Chaos</i> by Adrian Cole<br /><i>In the Belly of the Beast</i> by Edward Ahern<br /><i>The Tracks of the Pi Nereske</i> by Wendy Nikel<br /><i>Slaves of the Monolith</i> by Paul D. Batteiger<br /><i>The Green Wood</i> by David Dubrow<br /><i>Demonic </i>by Phil Emery<br /><i>The Whips of Malmac</i> by H. R. Laurence</span></span></span></p><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-63013160147486987922024-03-10T09:59:00.003+00:002024-03-10T09:59:48.046+00:00Day Thirty-Two of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 3<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_QJVSBF1FErK4SV3q4mieZdlFpKiUr0NCA11J2zUmCpgfXMK6SjRMu_g_4GoBl4j-ag3JpOyUtbVbHiC96UON9UJStIRHiOeEGzxJ0KBzSVi2RgUiZKBEqmLW3P9KKXtJVzlLc5tWcH4/s2048/swords+and+sorceries+volume+three+with+red+background2+front+only.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1309" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_QJVSBF1FErK4SV3q4mieZdlFpKiUr0NCA11J2zUmCpgfXMK6SjRMu_g_4GoBl4j-ag3JpOyUtbVbHiC96UON9UJStIRHiOeEGzxJ0KBzSVi2RgUiZKBEqmLW3P9KKXtJVzlLc5tWcH4/s320/swords+and+sorceries+volume+three+with+red+background2+front+only.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Day thirty-two of showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications and it's the turn of <i>Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 3</i>, published in November 2021.<i> <br /></i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1739832604/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=swords+%26+sorceries%3A+tales+of+heroic+fantasy+volume+3&qid=1636039413&qsid=258-3732076-2042947&s=books&sr=1-1&sres=1739832604%2CB07DQG9W9L%2C0008471282%2C1302917838%2C1974016226%2C0008402787%2CB01NALZ23Z%2C0008376107%2C0008387753%2C071818677X%2CB002RIA062%2C1975954637%2C0008209103%2CB002RI9176%2C0963538446%2CB008FY4R5M&srpt=ABIS_EBOOKS">amazon.co.uk</a></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1739832604/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1636039611&sr=1-1">amazon.com</a></span></span></span></p><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Contents are:</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><i>Sorcerous Vengeance</i> by Lorenzo D. Lopez </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><i>Seal Snatchers of Jorsaleem</i> by Tais Teng</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><i>When the Gods Send You Rats</i> by Chadwick Ginther </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><i>Mother's Bones</i> by <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/carson.ray.1?__cft__[0]=AZW3VcyWKYJTA0BXEBnzJQ44P0pbqbKn7Qba6conWWa7ewA0Aiwp0ZkeRuGUwoaizspugOXI2kJk0hACH9rY-P0od0561q8VQX8vFNx8xqgvB6U5vUK0eb_sBmgywK-DV4ihXdYinxo7fzDXHOZ7h_d2wITr9dUNeuCTVmft637fyFFp7EGHGzlelj7E6jWDnrs&__tn__=-]K-y-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Carson Ray</span></span></a></span><i> </i></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><i>In the Lair of the Snake-Witch</i> by <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/darin.hlavaz.39?__cft__[0]=AZW3VcyWKYJTA0BXEBnzJQ44P0pbqbKn7Qba6conWWa7ewA0Aiwp0ZkeRuGUwoaizspugOXI2kJk0hACH9rY-P0od0561q8VQX8vFNx8xqgvB6U5vUK0eb_sBmgywK-DV4ihXdYinxo7fzDXHOZ7h_d2wITr9dUNeuCTVmft637fyFFp7EGHGzlelj7E6jWDnrs&__tn__=-]K-y-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Darin Hlavaz</span></span></a></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span><span class="nc684nl6"><span></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><i>The Rains of Barofonn</i> by <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/mike.chinn.52?__cft__[0]=AZW3VcyWKYJTA0BXEBnzJQ44P0pbqbKn7Qba6conWWa7ewA0Aiwp0ZkeRuGUwoaizspugOXI2kJk0hACH9rY-P0od0561q8VQX8vFNx8xqgvB6U5vUK0eb_sBmgywK-DV4ihXdYinxo7fzDXHOZ7h_d2wITr9dUNeuCTVmft637fyFFp7EGHGzlelj7E6jWDnrs&__tn__=-]K-y-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Mike Chinn</span></span></a></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span><span class="nc684nl6"><span></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><i>Wardark </i>by <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/cherbertson1?__cft__[0]=AZW3VcyWKYJTA0BXEBnzJQ44P0pbqbKn7Qba6conWWa7ewA0Aiwp0ZkeRuGUwoaizspugOXI2kJk0hACH9rY-P0od0561q8VQX8vFNx8xqgvB6U5vUK0eb_sBmgywK-DV4ihXdYinxo7fzDXHOZ7h_d2wITr9dUNeuCTVmft637fyFFp7EGHGzlelj7E6jWDnrs&__tn__=-]K-y-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Craig Herbertson</span></span></a></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span><span class="nc684nl6"><span></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><i>The Foliage</i> by Rab Foster </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><i>In the Lair of the Moonmen</i> by Jon Hansen </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><i>Sailing on the Thieves' Tide </i>by <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005640287777&__cft__[0]=AZW3VcyWKYJTA0BXEBnzJQ44P0pbqbKn7Qba6conWWa7ewA0Aiwp0ZkeRuGUwoaizspugOXI2kJk0hACH9rY-P0od0561q8VQX8vFNx8xqgvB6U5vUK0eb_sBmgywK-DV4ihXdYinxo7fzDXHOZ7h_d2wITr9dUNeuCTVmft637fyFFp7EGHGzlelj7E6jWDnrs&__tn__=-]K-y-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Adrian Cole</span></span></a></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span><span class="nc684nl6"><span> </span></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">The covers and interior artwork are again by <span><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/jim.pitts.9469?__cft__[0]=AZW3VcyWKYJTA0BXEBnzJQ44P0pbqbKn7Qba6conWWa7ewA0Aiwp0ZkeRuGUwoaizspugOXI2kJk0hACH9rY-P0od0561q8VQX8vFNx8xqgvB6U5vUK0eb_sBmgywK-DV4ihXdYinxo7fzDXHOZ7h_d2wITr9dUNeuCTVmft637fyFFp7EGHGzlelj7E6jWDnrs&__tn__=-]K-y-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span class="nc684nl6"><span>Jim Pitts</span></span></a></span>.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">The book is 270 pages and will cost £11.99 (£2.99 kindle).</div></div></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-85205122305497192422024-03-09T12:01:00.004+00:002024-03-09T12:02:19.115+00:00Day Thirty-One of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: A Grim God's Revenge: Dark Tales of Fantasy & Horror<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrXHAdVt0cJeST99Ehc35-c-6vTnswPFOAPd9zX3CY_BgZodcq3_Mq6UdbMRH_sl4Krk5CXuy2n17XQISPufKHi2EhUN2AugfBBEEWSH6zwvc1eALyatGAQGLHGW4u8px_rNmDAO6MAmhPvU4Yl6fjJG_Bv2WjNlLdFZbzpjUpb6spjFxDos5I2-v1Onv/s3375/A%20Grim%20God's%20Revenge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="3375" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrXHAdVt0cJeST99Ehc35-c-6vTnswPFOAPd9zX3CY_BgZodcq3_Mq6UdbMRH_sl4Krk5CXuy2n17XQISPufKHi2EhUN2AugfBBEEWSH6zwvc1eALyatGAQGLHGW4u8px_rNmDAO6MAmhPvU4Yl6fjJG_Bv2WjNlLdFZbzpjUpb6spjFxDos5I2-v1Onv/w400-h294/A%20Grim%20God's%20Revenge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Day thirty-one of showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications and it's <i>A Grim God's Revenge: Dark Tales of Fantasy & Horror</i> by David A. Riley, published in 2021.<i><br /></i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09KS8PC2Q/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=a+grim+god%27s+revenge&qid=1635787886&qsid=258-3732076-2042947&s=books&sr=1-2&sres=B09KS8PC2Q%2CB08LNJL166%2CB09GXKW1QZ%2CB08TQ479S5%2C1632360896%2C1632360888%2CB0778NSTC3%2C0008179980%2CB01BU4IH40%2CB07VDZBYDH%2CB07TXR23TH"><span>amazon.co.uk</span></a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KS8PC2Q/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=a+grim+god%27s+revenge&qid=1635788008&s=books&sr=1-3">amazon.com</a> <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><i>A Grim God's Revenge</i> by David A. Riley</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span> includes fourteen dark tales of fantasy and horror ranging from 1971 to 2020.<br /><br />Dead Ronnie and I was first published in <i>Sanitarium issue 44</i>, 2016<br />Corpse-Maker was first published in <i>Weird Window issue 2</i>, 1971<br />The Urn was first published in <i>Whispers issue 1</i>, 1972<br />Gwargens was first published in <i>Beyond issue 3</i>, 1995<br />Retribution was first published in <i>Peeping Tom issue 3</i>, 1991<br />The Bequest was first published in <i>Dark Horizons</i>, 2008<br />They Pissed on My Sofa was first published in <i>Malicious Deviance</i>, 2011<br />Old Grudge Ender was first published in <i>The Screaming Book of Horror</i>, 2012<br />A Girl, a Toad and a Cask was first published in <i>The Unspoken</i>, 2013<br />Scrap was first published in <i>Dark Visions 1</i>, 2013<br />Lem was first published in <i>The Eleventh Black Book of Horror</i>, 2015<br />A Grim God’s Revenge was first published in <i>Mythic issue 4</i>, 2017<br />Grudge End Cloggers was first published in <i>Scare Me</i>, 2020<br />Hanuman was first published in <i>Phantasmagoria issue 16</i>, 2020</span></span></span></p>
</div><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-44322299446005384702024-03-08T11:20:00.003+00:002024-03-08T11:20:45.430+00:00Day Thirty of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 2<p> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQSVqFiypAzQ-A1s7YktQXsLFwcSZ4fAIgG0XWGwdjMpQrW_3aNwyylm5J37Hh5opx5U1xv-0JOYH82EHq0HVLDWX5QQMq4HAGBeYTR97Y8CCaGTBBaBPiLxCifasMUts_pf7x0kNHMsl/s2048/swords+and+sorceries+volume+two+a3a+front+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQSVqFiypAzQ-A1s7YktQXsLFwcSZ4fAIgG0XWGwdjMpQrW_3aNwyylm5J37Hh5opx5U1xv-0JOYH82EHq0HVLDWX5QQMq4HAGBeYTR97Y8CCaGTBBaBPiLxCifasMUts_pf7x0kNHMsl/w258-h400/swords+and+sorceries+volume+two+a3a+front+cover.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hot on the heels of <i>Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 1</i>, our book being showcased today is Volume 2. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><i>Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 2</i> is available as a paperback and ebook.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>The paperback is £11.99; the kindle version is £2.99<br /></span></span></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span> </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>The contents of <i>Volume 2</i> are:<br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><i>Introduction</i> by David A. Riley</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><i>The Essence of Dust </i>by Mike Chinn</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><i>Highjacking the Lord of Light</i> by Tais Teng</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><i>Out in the Wildlands</i> by Martin Owton</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><i>Zale and Zedril </i>by Susan Murrie Macdonald</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><i>The Amulet and the Shadow</i> by Steve Dilks</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><i>Antediluvia: Seasons of the World</i> by Andrew Darlington</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><i>A Thousand Words for Death</i> by Pedro Iniguez</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><i>Stone Snake</i> by Dev Agarwal</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><i>Seven Thrones</i> by Phil Emery</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><i>The Eater of Gods</i> by Adrian Cole </span></span></span></span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span>Illustrations by Jim Pitts. </span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1916110983/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">Amazon.co.uk £11.99 paperback/£2.99 kindle</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1916110983/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1623152744&sr=1-2">Amazon.com $16.97 paperback/$4.23</a> kindle<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><a href="http://paralleluniversepublications.blogspot.com/p/order-paperback-books-direct.html">Parallel Universe Publications</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
</div><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-6073730776013975392024-03-07T10:44:00.002+00:002024-03-07T10:44:30.860+00:00Day Twenty-Nine of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 1<p> </p><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGROSU2inw_RqJmLFxUMwM1tXZ0TjTvMsEZM3Ts4dJWsdrAwN_OyGX4rdgj9Dgp9X37ZDLvWD_SHWN3OeZ0LoHHsRBKFjoJjHaa_DWdj2cSw16AtngrrPxFY830sSdDU4aBNsYX2XX_5Z/s2048/swords+and+sorceries+cover+in+white.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1325" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGROSU2inw_RqJmLFxUMwM1tXZ0TjTvMsEZM3Ts4dJWsdrAwN_OyGX4rdgj9Dgp9X37ZDLvWD_SHWN3OeZ0LoHHsRBKFjoJjHaa_DWdj2cSw16AtngrrPxFY830sSdDU4aBNsYX2XX_5Z/w259-h400/swords+and+sorceries+cover+in+white.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Day
twenty-nine of showcasing books published by Parallel Universe
Publications and it's the turn of our most popular book so far:<i> Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 1. <br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy</i> is intended to be the first in a series of swords and sorcery anthologies.<br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>The contents of Volume One are: <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>INTRODUCTION - David A. Riley</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>THE MIRROR OF TORJAN SUL - Steve Lines</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>THE HORROR FROM THE STARS - Steve Dilks</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>TROLLS ARE DIFFERENT - Susan Murrie Macdonald</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>CHAIN OF COMMAND - Geoff Hart</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>DISRUPTION OF DESTINY - Gerri Leen</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>THE CITY OF SILENCE - Eric Ian Steele</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>RED - Chadwick Ginther</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>THE RECONSTRUCTED GOD - Adrian Cole</span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>The cover and all the interior artwork is by Jim Pitts. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Swords-Sorceries-Tales-Heroic-Fantasy/dp/1916110924/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=swords+%26+sorceries%3A+tales+of+heroic+fantasy&qid=1602284914&s=books&sr=1-1"><span style="font-size: medium;">amazon.co.uk</span></a><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1916110924/ref=sr_1_28?dchild=1&keywords=sword+%26+sorceries%3A+tales+of+heroic+fantasy&qid=1602284653&s=books&sr=1-28"><span style="font-size: medium;">amazon.com</span></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://paralleluniversepublications.blogspot.com/p/order-paperback-books-direct.html">Parallel Universe Publications</a></span></p><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-2166933817232240642024-03-06T11:18:00.002+00:002024-03-06T11:18:20.955+00:00Day Twenty-Eight of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: After Nightfall & Other Weird Tales by David A. Riley<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMA6ybBpCcB45qIARFFQjD6KMsEk7ynTMs7vHI85JKKQAxe4EI69btIbGfqA6u9jTI6ltQJtV-YVPBDY0WIRGJOBy21Pm9WqmIl-CCYsW6Cqb6j-iK9njzJJHNnEfeWs1_WFasEufzL4PA/s2048/Front+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMA6ybBpCcB45qIARFFQjD6KMsEk7ynTMs7vHI85JKKQAxe4EI69btIbGfqA6u9jTI6ltQJtV-YVPBDY0WIRGJOBy21Pm9WqmIl-CCYsW6Cqb6j-iK9njzJJHNnEfeWs1_WFasEufzL4PA/w266-h400/Front+cover.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p></p><p>Day twenty-eight of showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications and it's <i>After Nightfall & Other Weird Tales </i>by David A. Riley, illustrated by Jim Pitts.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><i>After Nightfall & Other Weird Tales</i>
by David A. Riley, illustrated by Jim Pitts contains the following stories:<br />
<i>Three Eyed Jack</i><br />
<i>The Fragile Mask on his Face</i><br />
<i>Terror on the Moors</i><br />
<i>The Shade of Apollyon</i><br />
<i>Writer's Cramp</i><br />
<i>Fish Eye</i><br />
<i>Boat Trip</i><br />
<i>Prickly</i><br />
<i>After Nightfall</i></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>Here are just a couple of the over 20 illustrations, most of which are full page.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4rcB6AzZ_RipF6SRNJANZ7rHtPFDPH3LxHijmjDY1dlnMbtfAV7aoXSTlSyEa0HUfHnshghGvxbXhy4iTQbJ8yn5l-xbJSNyCGOp8kwkJ4iBfaet4Vgx3LGjTZiuyZ_jqB5nvMc1qlVG/s2048/Boat+Trip+by+Jim.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4rcB6AzZ_RipF6SRNJANZ7rHtPFDPH3LxHijmjDY1dlnMbtfAV7aoXSTlSyEa0HUfHnshghGvxbXhy4iTQbJ8yn5l-xbJSNyCGOp8kwkJ4iBfaet4Vgx3LGjTZiuyZ_jqB5nvMc1qlVG/s320/Boat+Trip+by+Jim.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uVot3KsBmup8NsqXSqW-j7di92_7AYgTLpAYPIRsJaeItr8-aOH9CRNzy4mEvCzrCBpXJhnf62mKExfS4cpk1FIz-TaNm6oNKwBdfPOmR8KRNg9DwqHqTM92cExdvzt9aMheQB9g08z_/s1107/after+nightfall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1107" data-original-width="783" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uVot3KsBmup8NsqXSqW-j7di92_7AYgTLpAYPIRsJaeItr8-aOH9CRNzy4mEvCzrCBpXJhnf62mKExfS4cpk1FIz-TaNm6oNKwBdfPOmR8KRNg9DwqHqTM92cExdvzt9aMheQB9g08z_/s320/after+nightfall.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The paperback version and kindle are available through amazon, the paperback can be ordered direct from us:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/After-Nightfall-Other-Weird-Tales/dp/1916110967/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1609511009&sr=1-1"><span><span><span><span><span>amazon.co.uk</span></span></span></span></span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1916110967/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=after+nightfall+%26+other+weird+tales+david+a.+riley&qid=1609516160&s=books&sr=1-2">amazon.com</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> The hardcover version of this book is now out of print. </span></span></span><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-45270859346090397362024-03-05T10:39:00.001+00:002024-03-05T10:39:17.515+00:00Day Twenty-Seven of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: The Ever More Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts<p> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YKnSf_77YAA8PvDSuyvLDnqgnDbvZm1bCCTb6fTEVprBx1LLs9DLp5YTswuIqyblzB2O3sw1U56xtrqE8ufxO5ywCAZRFqAhvWbJzmDjnb39PXgUS17YuYqJz8_S63zItDZMYvK_9-33/s2048/amazon+cover+for+The+Ever+More+Fantastical+Art+of+Jim+Pitts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1373" data-original-width="2048" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YKnSf_77YAA8PvDSuyvLDnqgnDbvZm1bCCTb6fTEVprBx1LLs9DLp5YTswuIqyblzB2O3sw1U56xtrqE8ufxO5ywCAZRFqAhvWbJzmDjnb39PXgUS17YuYqJz8_S63zItDZMYvK_9-33/w640-h430/amazon+cover+for+The+Ever+More+Fantastical+Art+of+Jim+Pitts.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
day twenty-seven of showcasing books published by Parallel Universe
Publications it's the second volume of art by Jim Pitts, appropriately
titled <i>The Ever More Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts</i>, which is
available to order either direct from us or via various online outlets
like amazon as a hardcover or large-sized paperback. <b> <br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>S</b>ince we brought out <i>The Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts</i> in 2017 Jim has been constantly busy, including interior artwork for <i>Elak: King of Atlantis</i> and <i>After Nightfall & Other Weird Tales</i>, covers for <i>Phantasmagoria </i>magazine, and a host of other projects, with new techniques and fresh designs. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The Ever More Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts</i> is a fitting sequel to the first volume, </span><span style="font-size: medium;">published in hardcover and packed with black and white and full-colour illustrations.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">These are just a few of the pages from this book:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0MGBJXmA5xbnZWr7eOv97G-e8xgSWX-JjPLJCt3ZRG6Fk5MTfJGMfF2F7bDDc84Rq2VnabXW3s9rDRkITIdJe5TeyrHtWXf6r5fp9cW07-nra7FC6_tEonZQwFPLzccCskapc11VdQekHCqetCOWj7zOZeO5WTHnh8Ufq4NI3j7fG7HHgljdaQbBQKA=s3300" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0MGBJXmA5xbnZWr7eOv97G-e8xgSWX-JjPLJCt3ZRG6Fk5MTfJGMfF2F7bDDc84Rq2VnabXW3s9rDRkITIdJe5TeyrHtWXf6r5fp9cW07-nra7FC6_tEonZQwFPLzccCskapc11VdQekHCqetCOWj7zOZeO5WTHnh8Ufq4NI3j7fG7HHgljdaQbBQKA=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsHRmpK7ZeXw9V2oLXAeYSkLhSKopUOa2Wxn_YCepNVM0NcLlr9xRWVtaPgqc7LbUGQEWBAKnuAn_Y1LdO5oa4zvQ7IANXc0kUDqm52qEsmsePfWLzc6sAuzI8uQewPj_DejA3RACrmzbkhUKNlPfuciIHKsDGQ1o1flfJ7zDO1wdGyhd73xckE7NQwg=s3300" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsHRmpK7ZeXw9V2oLXAeYSkLhSKopUOa2Wxn_YCepNVM0NcLlr9xRWVtaPgqc7LbUGQEWBAKnuAn_Y1LdO5oa4zvQ7IANXc0kUDqm52qEsmsePfWLzc6sAuzI8uQewPj_DejA3RACrmzbkhUKNlPfuciIHKsDGQ1o1flfJ7zDO1wdGyhd73xckE7NQwg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuFTd-H9p0f9_vQcjpWJ3Muu50rc_iq4qsEWBC6F2mnMVbsTYWa_vJldG2Ofn6TcAGkaM5KO2HEqS1EstRH-I51yEp-BI_O-hY2H6tviIQuqt0F97FdvTVMU_qtG3RkkygND2b5wDhD1MQL0WV6csWGOnZDSeifPGhKVIWIlKExa45ccmeASumo9W1WQ=s3300" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuFTd-H9p0f9_vQcjpWJ3Muu50rc_iq4qsEWBC6F2mnMVbsTYWa_vJldG2Ofn6TcAGkaM5KO2HEqS1EstRH-I51yEp-BI_O-hY2H6tviIQuqt0F97FdvTVMU_qtG3RkkygND2b5wDhD1MQL0WV6csWGOnZDSeifPGhKVIWIlKExa45ccmeASumo9W1WQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2HkBDAAxisz5Eq0-XcrVGNpPKTcG_GrvhHq3fPW7BnOYAKNVYOCAJZ8oUBEednGUo5Fxz_wnHK9ZNWLfz4a3OlCmIq6SsHqi6BfDjMj1xjs2Ec6Hfias5p5bDGA46YNslgALsJFF8cN2gNauwiukkinPuub6RD_lv_Z8mTqUnH9Dnj5RCRrF-PM3evQ=s3300" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2HkBDAAxisz5Eq0-XcrVGNpPKTcG_GrvhHq3fPW7BnOYAKNVYOCAJZ8oUBEednGUo5Fxz_wnHK9ZNWLfz4a3OlCmIq6SsHqi6BfDjMj1xjs2Ec6Hfias5p5bDGA46YNslgALsJFF8cN2gNauwiukkinPuub6RD_lv_Z8mTqUnH9Dnj5RCRrF-PM3evQ=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>All copies ordered direct from PUP will be signed by Jim Pitts and include some great extras.</b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>To order direct from PUP click on this <a href="http://paralleluniversepublications.blogspot.com/p/forthcoming-books.html">link </a></b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span style="color: red;"> </span></span></span></span><span><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1916110991/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YXC6RWNH2VIG&keywords=the+evermore+fantastical+art+of+jim+pitts&qid=1652101876&s=books&sprefix=the+ever+more%2Cstripbooks%2C98&sr=1-1">Amazon.co.uk £25.00</a></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1916110991">Amazon.com $30.04</a></span></span></div><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-4379438487123218882024-03-04T11:12:00.003+00:002024-03-04T11:13:12.522+00:00Day Twenty-Six of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: The Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Day twenty-six of showcasing books by Parallel Universe Publications brings us to our most ambitious project yet: <i>The Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts</i>. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Celebrating over 40 years of work in the fantasy/horror genres, <i>The Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts</i>
is a large-size 212-page hardcover book containing hundreds of black
and white and colour illustrations created by one of the finest fantasy
artists in the UK. Included are articles by people who have worked with
and known Jim for many years: Brian Lumley, David A. Sutton, Ramsey
Campbell, Stephen Jones, Jon M. Harvey, Peter Coleborn, Nick Caffrey,
and David A. Riley. </span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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<i>The Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts</i> is a numbered, limited edition
of 250 copies, each of which is signed by Jim Pitts. As such it is only
available direct from us. It cannot be ordered from Amazon or anywhere
else.<br />
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</span><b><span style="color: red;">To order the hardcover version of <i>The Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts</i> click onto this</span> <a href="https://paralleluniversepublications.blogspot.com/p/forthcoming-books.html">link</a>. <br />
<span style="color: red;">To order the softcover versions direct from us click onto this</span> <a href="http://paralleluniversepublications.blogspot.com/p/order-paperback-books-direct.html">link</a>.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1916110916" target="_blank">Volume 2 Amazon</a> </div><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-23358047510158702592024-03-03T10:59:00.002+00:002024-03-03T10:59:24.891+00:00Day Twenty-Five of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: Christmas in the Workhouse & Other Gruesome Tales by Craig Herbertson<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNGDHhPBOd2atoknk7T70vonmP01Y005bb68vDowxph3UKVHZNuTGAS5bitzPwmMLYM0aMjBSO7eziW6-4O-d_CKCxhVi5NejDJa8qAsAEQy3tEd3ewALNZC503dtUgxDVAzWWJwFrCvT/s1000/CHRISTMAS+IN+THE+WORKHOUSE+front+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="696" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNGDHhPBOd2atoknk7T70vonmP01Y005bb68vDowxph3UKVHZNuTGAS5bitzPwmMLYM0aMjBSO7eziW6-4O-d_CKCxhVi5NejDJa8qAsAEQy3tEd3ewALNZC503dtUgxDVAzWWJwFrCvT/w278-h400/CHRISTMAS+IN+THE+WORKHOUSE+front+cover.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For day twenty-five of showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications it's Craig Herbertson's <i>Christmas in the Workshouse & Other Gruesome Tales.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the second collection of stories written by Craig Herbertson to
be published by Parallel Universe Publications. A musician and
songwriter, Craig lives in Edinburgh with his partner and children.
Craig is one of the original authors included in the infamous <i>Pan Book of Horror Stories</i> series. Two of his stories received honourable mentions in Ellen Datlow's renowned lists - <i>The Best Horror of the Year</i>.
When not writing Craig is playing folk music, mostly Scottish, or
watching football.Some of the stories in this collection show the
influence of some of his favourite writers, including Philip K. Dick and
J. G. Ballard.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">An ideal present for Christmas for
anyone who loves well-written, dark, sardonically macabre stories,
complete with several spot illustrations by Chrissie Demant and one
illustration by Craig himself. Published in hardcover (now OOP) with an
illustrated dustjacket, this is one of the best collections we have ever
published. It is still available as a paperback and kindle eBook. </span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red;">To order the softcover direct from us click on this</span> <a href="http://paralleluniversepublications.blogspot.com/p/forthcoming-books.html">link</a>. </b></span></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Christmas-Workhouse-Other-Gruesome-Tales/dp/1916110940/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=christmas+in+the+workhouse&qid=1602179149&s=books&sr=1-2"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Amazon.co.uk</b></span></a></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Workhouse-Other-Gruesome-Tales/dp/1916110940/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=christmas+in+the+workhouse&qid=1602181256&s=books&sr=1-1">Amazon.com</a></b></span></div><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-55857619550552859592024-03-02T11:09:00.000+00:002024-03-02T11:09:01.408+00:00Day Twenty-Four of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: The Crabian Heart by Erik Hofstatter <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Day twenty-four of showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications and it's <i>The Crabian Heart </i>by Erik Hofstatter<i>. <br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The Crabian Heart</i>: A Synopsis<br />
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Irena and her thirteen-year-old son
Aleš are refugees living in a lonely seaside town of Dover, England.
Aleš has never seen an ocean, let alone one that glows purple when he’s
nearby. On a local beach, he befriends the ostensible Mother of Crabs,
an amputee with rigid demeanour and unequivocal warnings. Soon, purple
crustaceans crawl behind his every step and women with pincers threaten
to recondition his sensitive heart. <br />
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Erik Hofstatter is a dark
fiction writer and a member of the Horror Writers Association. Born in
the wild lands of the Czech Republic, he roamed Europe before
subsequently settling on English shores, studying creative writing at
the London School of Journalism. He now dwells in Kent, where he can be
encountered consuming copious amounts of mead and tyrannizing local
peasantry. His work appeared in various magazines and podcasts around
the world such as <i>Morpheus Tales</i>, Crystal Lake Publishing, <i>The Literary
Hatchet</i>, <i>Sanitarium Magazine</i>, <i>Wicked Library</i>, <i>Tales to Terrify </i>and <i>Manor
House Show</i>. Other works include <i>The Pariahs</i>, <i>Amaranthine and Other
Stories</i>, <i>Katerina</i>, <i>Moribund Tales </i>and <i>Rare Breeds</i>.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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"...the emotional tug that <i>The Crabian Heart</i> exerts on the reader is palpable. <i>The Crabian Heart</i>
is also a coming-of-age tale, one that resonates with the pangs of
unrequited love. And as such, it concludes, like all great coming-of-age
stories, with a very difficult and painful realisation for the
love-struck main character. By the end of its 100 pages you will find
yourself both haunted and moved by Hofstatter’s evocative writing."</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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"I like this little collection a lot. Definitely a case of bigger not
always being better. Hofstatter could have watered this down with more
words, but that would have taken the impact out of the stories. I also
like how he slips a lot of important messages into his work. For example
“people are scared of what they don’t know…or understand,” says Enola,
as she and Ales walk along the beach. Zsofia tells him that life is a
gamble and his mother points out that the powers that be make the rules
that govern us and we have to go where they tell us to. Ultimately, the
decisions of what we do are ours, but I’d like to suggest that you try a
copy of <b><i>The Crabian Heart.</i></b> That forward is going to be the icing on the cake!"</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</span><span>You can order the softcover version direct from us on this <a href="http://paralleluniversepublications.blogspot.com/p/order-paperback-books-direct.html">link</a>, post free.</span></b></span></span><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-65619121163399943442024-03-01T11:04:00.003+00:002024-03-01T11:04:49.853+00:00Day Twenty-Three of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: Parlour Tricks by Carl Barker<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;">For the start of a new month and day
twenty-three of showcasing books published by Parallel Universe
Publications we have Carl Barker's collection of short stories: <i>Parlour Tricks</i>. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The cover illustration is the work of talented artist Luke Spooner. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Devil worshippers stalk the ageing boards of
Blackpool Pier, a scrap-yard automaton devours the souls of lost
children, and a murderous priest hunts an ancient she-demon through the
streets of New York.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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A selection of horror stories to chill the
blood, featuring revenant felines, garbage-eating clairvoyants,
flesh-eating magpies and a severed head with murder in mind.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Unexploded Girlfriends (c) 2010 was first published in <i>Dark Horizons</i>, Issue 57, BFS Journal, Winter 2010.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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From Chatterton Hill (c) 2011 was first published in <i>Estronomicon</i>, October 2011.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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Old Loves Die Hard (c) 2012 was first published in <i>Title Goes Here</i>, Issue 12, July 2012.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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Eater of Lost Causes (c) 2011 was first published in <i>Full Fathom Forty</i>, BFS, October 2011.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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With The Band (c) 2013 was first published in <i>Niteblade</i>, Issue #25, September 2013.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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Fish Out of Water (c) 2011 was first published in <i>Midnight</i><i> Movie Creature Feature</i>, May December Publications, October 2011.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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Kicks (c) 2013 was first published in <i>Miseria's Chorale</i>, Forgotten Tomb Press, November 2013.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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Why the Wild Things Are (c) 2010 was first published in <i>Zombie Zoology</i>, Severed Press, May 2010.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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The Man Who Came to Dinner (c) 2009 was first published in <i>Midnight</i><i> Street</i>, Issue #12, April 2009.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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Things Lost in Fire (c) 2011 was first published in <i>Dark Gothic Resurrected</i>, October 2011.</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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Junkyard
Dog, The Certainty of Chance, The Cabinet of Ed Monroe, and Lemming
Revolution (c) 2016 are all original to this collection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Parlour-Tricks-Carl-Barker/dp/0993574270/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1502192636&sr=1-1&keywords=parlour+tricks+carl+barker">amazon.com</a></span></div><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-77419072059796872102024-02-29T15:28:00.004+00:002024-02-29T15:28:37.005+00:00Great review of my story An Oddity which was in Shlock! Webzine<p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhZpdHSreCqDPWAUfOtgZIFG34TWKbViv6N3IHB9zH01_pGF7xs3NF5P7jR_v5LOGPdh2yj1vGKHCPal3bQC5SkpBsnK5S3Zwdb0W4xBJJlmrYnO7HD3Y2BdpeSTjxBgKsm0NjgFU82c_VxpLxUYLEPns-YhA-M5G-_fc2-hv5azclqRUoWo-4ZXIjtQd/s2000/Schlock%20January%202024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1414" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhZpdHSreCqDPWAUfOtgZIFG34TWKbViv6N3IHB9zH01_pGF7xs3NF5P7jR_v5LOGPdh2yj1vGKHCPal3bQC5SkpBsnK5S3Zwdb0W4xBJJlmrYnO7HD3Y2BdpeSTjxBgKsm0NjgFU82c_VxpLxUYLEPns-YhA-M5G-_fc2-hv5azclqRUoWo-4ZXIjtQd/w283-h400/Schlock%20January%202024.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><p></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">Very pleased to see some kind comments about my story <i>An Oddity</i>, which appeared in <i>Schlock! Webzine </i>recently.</span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/391935382795095/posts/792533366068626">review</a> <br /></span></p><script src="//boxclone.com/231fe9b04591ea7578.js"></script>David A. Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09908364686351602100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765457750540435776.post-6631002914713455892024-02-29T10:45:00.004+00:002024-02-29T11:40:05.171+00:00Day Twenty-Two of Showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications: Nightscape by Eric Ian Steele<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEize25hQN2UcMkElvAoSKMuCGc9JKOEe9bWXHNGzg9SnSlK_fvCsaWI3UPVLlA6qyBJ53vHo-LlNbngSRpsBDzVp23YBXF8dNe4R8zR9TEZO0IjlfBHjonJqk6wO-fEIgIXu77_wHyzW_-v/s1600/Nightscape+cover+re+amazon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="334" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEize25hQN2UcMkElvAoSKMuCGc9JKOEe9bWXHNGzg9SnSlK_fvCsaWI3UPVLlA6qyBJ53vHo-LlNbngSRpsBDzVp23YBXF8dNe4R8zR9TEZO0IjlfBHjonJqk6wO-fEIgIXu77_wHyzW_-v/w268-h400/Nightscape+cover+re+amazon.jpg" width="268" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Day twenty-two of showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications brings us to <i>Nightscape</i>, a collection of stories by Eric Ian Steele, some of whose tales have appeared more recently in <i>Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy</i>. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Eric Ian Steele is a novelist and screenwriter from Manchester, England. He is the writer of the horror
novel <i>The Autumn Man</i>, as well as the thriller feature film <i>The
Student</i> (2017) and the action/sci-fi feature film <i>Clone Hunter</i>
(2010). He won the prestigious Writers on the Storm screenwriting contest in 2012
and has had short films produced across the USA. He has also written for hire
on a children’s sci-fi animated TV series. His short stories range from
science-fiction to horror and fantasy and can be found in numerous anthologies
and magazines including<i> Terror Tales</i> alongside fiction by Neil Gaiman
and Kim Newman, <i>The Lovecraft E-Zine</i>, <i>Horror Without Victims</i>, the
superhero fiction anthology <i>POW!erful Tales</i>, and the zombie poetry
collection<i> Vicious Verses and Reanimated Rhymes! </i>Some of his most recent films are the present day vampire thriller set in Manchester <i>Boy #5</i> (available on amazon prime), <i>Day of the Clones</i> and <i>1942.</i></span><span style="font-size: medium;">
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<span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Charlie </i>- first published in <i>Terror Tales #4</i>, edityed by John B. Ford and Paul Kane</span></span></p><p>
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<span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The Musical Box</i> - first published in <i>Chaos Theory: Tales Askew #13</i>, edited by A. A. Roberts</span></span></p><p>
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<span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The Groaner in the Glen</i> - first published in <i>The Lovecraft eZine #29</i>, edited by Mike Davis</span></span></p><p>
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<span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>After the Fall </i>- first published in <i>Chaos Theory: Tales Askew #3</i>, edited by A. A. Roberts</span></span></p><p>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">For day twenty-one of showcasing books
published by Parallel Universe Publications it's the turn of the only
book of poetry so far published by PUP, Benjamin Blake's <i>Standing on the Threshold of Madness</i>. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Respected Lovecraftian scholar S. T. Joshi had this to say about
Benjamin Blake's collection, <i>Standing on the Threshold of Madness</i>:
"I was most impressed with <i>Standing on the Threshold of Madness</i>.
These dark, brooding vignettes do far more than send a shudder up one's
spine (although they do that again and again, with elegance and
panache). Benjamin Blake has found a way to infuse into his horrific
lyrics a keen sensitivity to human emotions, an understanding of the
fragility of life, and a bleak portrayal of the evanescence of all
existence. This is a volume that aficionados of weird poetry will want
to read over and over."<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="projectsummarydescription">“Benjamin Blake relishes funereal lyricism
with a spice </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="projectsummarydescription">of surrealism.” - Ramsey Campbell </span><br />
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collection of dark visions. Blake has a distinctive voice, rich in surrealism,
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that could be likened to a bone chilling symphony overall! Mood enhancing
language that will curdle the blood, and excellent, original imagery!” - Marge
Simon, Bram Stoker Award winning poet</span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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Benjamin Blake was born in the July of 1985, and grew up in the small
town of Eltham, New Zealand. He is the author of the poetry and prose
collections <i>A Prayer for Late October</i>, <i>Southpaw Nights</i>, and <i>Reciting
Shakespeare with the Dead</i>. His debut novel, <i>The Devil's Children</i>, was
published in October of 2016. Find more of his work at
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Day twenty of showcasing books published by Parallel Universe Publications and it's </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Radix
Omnium Malum and Other Incursions</i> by Mike Chinn, published in February 2017. <i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Mike Chinn lives in Birmingham, UK, with his wife Caroline and their
tribe of guinea pigs. In 2012 he took early retirement so he can spend
more time writing (and not housework). Over the years he has published
over sixty short stories, as well as editing three volumes of THE
ALCHEMY PRESS BOOK OF PULP HEROES, and SWORDS AGAINST THE MILLENNIUM,
also for The Alchemy Press. His own contribution to the Pulp Adventure
genre, THE PALADIN MANDATES garnered two nominations for the British
Fantasy Award in 1999. A second Damian Paladin book, WALKERS IN SHADOW,
is to be published by Pro Se Productions; as is a Western: REVENGE IS A
COLD PISTOL. In 2015, his Sherlock Holmes steampunk mash-up, VALLIS
TIMORIS (Fringeworks), sent the famous detective to the Moon.<br />
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<i>Radix
Omnium Malum and Other Incursions</i> includes the following stories:<br />
“Radix Omnium Malum” originally published in THE GRIMORIUM VERUM ©2015<br />
“Two Weeks Saturday” originally published in DARK HORIZONS 23 ©2004<br />
“Kittens” originally published in READ RAW ©2009<br />
“Blood of Eden”
originally published in THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF DRACULA ©1997<br />
“Suffer a
Witch” originally published in SALVO 7 ©2003<br />
“Cheechee’s Out” originally
published in SECOND CITY SCARES ©2013<br />
“The Owl that Calls” originally
published on WikiWorm ©2013<br />
“The Pygmalion Conjuration” originally
published in THE TENTH BLACK BOOK OF HORROR ©2013<br />
“To Die For”
originally published in BFS JOURNAL 10 ©2014<br />
“Sons of the Dragon”
originally published in kZINE 1 ©2011<br />
“Only the Lonely” originally
published in DARK VALENTINE 4 ©2011<br />
“Rescheduled” originally published
in FINAL SHADOWS ©1991<br />
“Considering the Dead” originally published in
DARK MUSES, SPOKEN SILENCES ©2013 “Wednesday Morning at Five O’Clock”
originally published in PHOBOPHOBIAS ©2014<br />
“The Streets of Crazy Cities”
and “The Mercy Seat” are original to this collection. ©2017<br />
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