SHORT FICTION
URBAN ALLIES - CROSSED WIRES (written with Jeff Somers)
Twenty urban fantasy authors pair up to bring their worlds and characters together. Includes the story CROSSED WIRES written with Jeff Somers, featuring Eric Carter (DEAD THINGS) and Lem Vonnegan (THE USTARI CYCLE).
Other authors include Charlaine Harris and Christopher Golden; Carrie Vaughn and Diana Rowland; Jonathan Maberry and Larry Correia; Kelley Armstrong and Seanan Mcguire; Joseph Nassise and Sam Witt; Steven Savile And Craig Schaefer; David Wellington and Weston Ochse; C. E. Murphy and Kat Richardson; Jaye Wells and Caitlin Kittredge
Available at Amazon, B&N and your local independent bookseller.
DON'T READ THIS BOOK - DON'T LOSE YOUR PATIENTS
Down a lonely alleyway, under a starless sky, lies a city that never was, yet is: the Mad City, where nightmares walk the streets, and a good night's sleep can get you killed. Here, then, is a book from that place.Within these recovered pages are the tales of the Awake, insomniacs who've walked those perilous streets, bringing a bit of the power of dream with them to fight back the night - always at a terrible cost. For many, it will not end well. For a few, they might just become heroes - or at least find their way back home. For you, a choice. Turn away. Don't read this book. And maybe you'll continue to rest easy. Or open the cover and enter a world unlike any you've ever dared to imagine! Don't Read This Book introduces 13 forbidden tales from the Mad City and the world of the Don't Rest Your Head RPG.
Available at Amazon, B&N, Evil Hat Productions and your local independent bookseller.
DEADLY TREATS - WORLD'S GREATEST DAD
Twenty-one Halloween stories including my zombie tale WORLD'S GREATEST DAD. Stories by Bill Cameron, David Housewright, Jason Evans, Heather Dearly, Julia Buckley, Kelly Lynn Parra, LK Rigel, Marilyn Victor, Mark Hull, Leandra Logan, Pat Dennis, Patricia Abbott, Paul D. Brazill, Michael Allan Mallory, Shirley Damsgaard, Lance Zarimba, Paula L. Fleming, Daniel Hatadi, Theresa Weir, and Anne Frasier.
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UNCAGE ME - LIKE THAT JAPANESE CHICK WHAT BROKE UP VAN HALEN
The follow-up to 2007's Expletive Deleted. New stories from Scott Phillips, Allan Guthrie, Christa Faust, Victor Gischler, J.A. Konrath, J.D. Rhoades, Declan Burke, Brian Azzarello, Steven Torres, Stewart Macbride, Simon Kernick, Patrick Bagley, Greg Bardsley, Stephen Blackmore, Tim Maleeny, Nick Stone, Martyn Waites, Talia Berliner, Maxim Jakubowski, Gregg Hurwitz, Blake Crouch, and more! As if all of that wasn't enough, there's an introduction by New York Times best selling author John Connolly
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NEEDLE MAGAZINE - FOR THE CHILDREN
Featuring Chris F. Holm's "The Hitter," selected for BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 2011 and the basis for his novel THE KILLING KIND. Also features fiction from Frank Bill (CRIMES IN SOUTHERN INDIANA), Ray Banks (DEAD MONEY), Stephen Blackmoore (CITY OF THE LOST), as well as stories from Nolan Knight, John Stickney, Julie Summerell, Nigel Bird, Sarah Weinman, Allan Leverone, David Cranmer, and Mike Sheeter.
FIRESIDE FICTION - LA BESTIA
A short story set in the Eric Carter world featuring Gabriela Cortez, La Bruja, from CITY OF THE LOST and BROKEN SOULS.
PLOTS WITH GUNS - COME TO JESUS
"Heather does a lot of cocaine."
THRILLING DETECTIVE - SUMO
Yakuza, Heroin, a crooked detective and a 500 pound dead Sumo wrestler. What could possibly go wrong?