It's been awhile! I am, once again, appearing in an anthology! This time the stories are folk horror.
LONELY HOLLOWS by Pavane Press.
My story, "The Cellar Man," is in excellent company!
The paperback and hardcover editions dropped early, and can be ordered now. The Kindle edition is on pre-order, still slated for May 21st delivery.
If you're looking for a new, dark fantasy/grim dark novel, look no further than EMPIRE OF BLOOD AND SAND by Alister Hodge.
In a brutal desert empire, Jael Crowfeeder survives as a Beast Hunter. Last of his kind and despised by society, he’s betrayed and thrown in prison just as a legion of man and monster storm the border. Forcibly conscripted, Jael will soon wet his sword in the front lines.
I liked this one a lot.
I already have the (just released) sequel CITY OF STONE AND RUIN, waiting on my Kindle.
I'm at the Independent Author Spotlight over at DMR Books today.
DMR Books Independent Author Spotlight
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A little late but it's still the first half of January 2023. These are my top ten (plus a few) reads of 2022. Not necessarily books that were published in 2022, just the favorites. I read a total of 65 books over the course of the year, not counting individual comics, or various short stories outside of any book I completed.
In no particular order;
GOOD OMENS by Terry Prachtett & Neil Gaiman
DAYBREAK 2250 (Star Man's Son) by Andre Norton
HIERO'S JOURNEY by Sterling E. Lanier
ROAD OF BONES by Christopher Golden
HONOUR GUARD by Dan Abnett
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF SHORT SPY NOVELS (ed. Bill Pronzini)
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF FOLK HORROR (ed. Stephen Jones)
FRIGHT TRAIN (ed. The Switch House Gang)
DEEPER by James A. Moore
THE BLOOD OGRE by Craig McDonald
THE LONG TOMORROW by Leigh Brackett
(Non-fiction)
THE RACE UNDERGROUND by Doug Most
FIFTY-NINE IN '84 by Edward Achorn
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL by Kenney Jones
I own the blu ray. I re-watched last night with Michael Mann's commentary (not sure what year) and it is excellent. Highly recommended. Lots of history and background for the story. Well worth your time.
The "Making of" documentary is also stellar. Daniel-Day Lewis' immersion into Hawkeye is fascinating.
Worth acquiring, or borrowing from your local library.
Well, new year coming. I'd like to revive this blog--especially with the current tailspin of social media--but I'm not sure what is worthy of a post these days.
Back to book reviews, maybe. But as a writer I'm not always comfortable with that. Expect me only to post about stuff I enjoy. I don't want to dwell on negativity or noise.
Anyway, usual resolutions/goals - mostly involving writing. I have personal goals, too, but those are private.
Cheers!
