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Just a quick net to anyone who might be checking back here now and again…Dave Maciak (“Moose”) has contacted us. You can see a comment by him on the last post…I’ve sent him login info…we’ll see if he checks in and posts. He tells me he has a lot of photos from old P. F. Flyer days…we’ll try and share some of them as time passes. Hoping to see more of the old gang stop by here, chat, comment, share pictures and stories… Bruce and company, we could use some music videos, you know? I’ll see what I can do to get some of my life posted over here too… You only get to live the past once, but we can come back and remember it… Dave “Rock” Wilson ET1(SW) – VERY retired. When two distinct literary voices come together, a new and unique voice ensues. Collaboration is one of the oldest and most intriguing literary practices still in existence. In Joined at the Muse, you’ll find thirteen stories. Each of them was written by author David Niall Wilson – and someone else. Many of these are award-winning authors. All of them are very different. Two of the stories included, “Within an Image, Dancing,” and “A Wreath of Clouds” are previously unpublished and presented here for the first time ever. This is a long book. Within the covers you’ll find lycanthropes, science fiction, horror, everything from the nearly whimsical to the very, very weird. Contents include: A Poem of Adrian, Gray – by Brian A. Hopkins & David Niall Wilson DOWNLOAD THIS E-BOOK NOW AT THE MACABRE INK DIGITAL STORE This e-book is available in .pdf, Kindle, epub and Mobi formats. Mobi format,can be read using the free MOBIPOCKET READER for the PC, or on KINDLE, or the free KINDLE FOR PC or the free IPHONE KINDLE APP .
In 1712, a remarkable man named Johann Bessler unveiled an amazing invention. It was a Perpetuum Mobile – a Perpetual Motion Device – a wheel that spun after being set into motion until it was stopped with no mechanical input. It was capable of sustaining this motion and producing enough energy to complete “work” – meaning, literally, that there was something from nothing. Bessler never revealed his secret. He was hounded, mocked, and chased through a very rough and adventurous life. His secret died with him. Except that it didn’t. Elly Kassel is the granddaughter and heir of Evelyn Kassel, though the two were not close. Elly is called into the offices of eminent London Solicitors Ratliff & Brownridge, where she discovers that her grandmother was a rich woman. She also receives a trunk, and an envelope, which she is not to open until she reaches New York City. In New York, she is told, all her questions about her grandmother, and her inheritance will be answered. She takes the flight with some trepidation, and is met by a man named Jonathan at who whisks her away from the airport without even time to grab her luggage. She is taken to a country estate, where she is introduced to Maxwell Black. Black tries to win her trust, but is not very diplomatic. As he is about to try to wrest the envelope she was given from her hands, she is rescued by two men and a woman and again dragged off into the night. What follows is a series of harrowing near-misses as Elly studies and learns the secrets of The Orffyreus Project, where free energy might be a very real possibility, and her grandmother’s dream of bringing the perpetual motion wheel into production and wide-spread use for the good of mankind seems very possible, and Maxwell Black does everything in his considerable power to stop her, to steal the technology, and to see that the interests of the Petroleum industry are protected from the imminent disaster of obsolescence. The novel follows parallel paths, showing the odd life of Johann Bessler as he tries to sell his invention to the highest bidder, and Elly Kassel as she tries to prevent her grandmother’s re-discovery of that invention doing exactly that. The two story lines bear down on one another, traveling along at a breakneck pace. Will Black repeat history and bury the wheel forever? The answer lies in “The Orffyreus Wheel.” Buy it Now! This e-book is available in .PDF, Kindle, E-pub and PRC formats. PRC format can be read using MOBIPOCKET READER for the PC, or on KINDLE, or the free KINDLE FOR PC or the free IPHONE KINDLE APP .
Pick up your copy HERE! Four diverse characters collide in an ancient world of darkness and magic: the amazon Gwynn, the princess Evonna, the wizard Alden, and the beast Thet. Out of that collision comes an unforgettable novel of endings and reconciliations, the death of magic and the birth of technology, and the eternal struggle between darkness and light. Highborn Evonna is unhappy with her constricted choices and troubled by her brother Alden’s dabblings in wizardry. In the great city that is her home, where nothing unplanned ever happens, something has gone terribly wrong. Everywhere are signs of chaos and creeping madness, rumors of plague, and intimations of worse to come. But what can Evonna or Alden do? The answer comes unexpectedly, with the terrifying visit of the subhuman Thet and the sudden appearance of the amazon Gwynn, who harbors a shocking secret. Together, the four unlikely companions bring unimagined change to the city… and are themselves changed in unimaginable ways. Yet the chaos continues to spread. Desperate, our heroes leave their dying home and embark on a hellish journey to the far mountains. There they will come face-to-face with a malignant darkness determined to forever unbalance the world… a darkness as insane as it is evil. ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Award-winning author, poet, and playwright Melanie Tem is the author of fourteen published novels. Her works have won, among many accolades, the Bram Stoker Award and the British Fantasy Award. Dan Simmons called her “the literary successor to Shirley Jackson,” and readers and reviewers consistently rave about her deeply involved stories of the terrors that haunt families. Steve Rasnic Tem has been called “a school of writing unto himself” (Joe R. Lansdale). His surreal stories have earned him comparisons to Franz Kafka, Dino Buzzati, Ray Bradbury, and Raymond Carver. He has also won the Bram Stoker award and been nominated for the British Fantasy and World Fantasy awards for his short stories, novels, and collections. Together, Melanie and Steve won the Bram Stoker award for their multi-media collection Imagination Box, and won a Stoker, International Horror Guild, and World Fantasy award for their novella The Man on the Ceiling (the only work ever to win all three). In 2008 they turned it into the novel of the same name. They live in Denver, Colorado with the family they have made for themselves. In April, 2010 Centipede Press will publish IN CONCERT, a collection of all their collaborations, in a beautiful edition illustrated by Howie Michels. Visit the authors’ Web site at www.m-s-tem.com
Now…go buy the book. What are you waiting for?
On The Third Day By David Niall Wilson Father Darren Prescott is a seeker of truth. He works for The Vatican, but his real work is within his own mind and heart; Father Prescott hunts miracles. Father Thomas is a young priest with a quiet congregation that worships at San Marcos by the Sea, a small cathedral outside San Valencez, California. One Easter Father Thomas’ Mass is interrupted by something he cannot explain – something powerful that shakes his world, and that of his congregation. Father Thomas experiences the Stigmata. On The Third Day is the story of Father Thomas and his search for answers. He turns to the church, and his immediate superior, Bishop Michaels, for support and assistance and is shocked to find that not all priests seek miracles. Some are comfortable with the status quo and vicious in their defense of it. Bishop Michaels is battling his own demons, not the least of which is a barely controlled love of alcohol. Despite the distaste it engenders, Bishop Michaels attends Easter Mass the year after the first “incident.” He comes armed with an attitude of furious disbelief, and a video camera. When Father Thomas not only repeats the previous year’s experience, but with much greater intensity, collapsing across the altar and causing a near riot, the Bishop escapes with his camera, and his sanity, and makes calls of his own. He still does not believe, but now he feels he needs a greater power than his own to prove his disbelief, even to himself. At the request of Bishop Michaels’ superior, and his own mentor, Cardinal O’Brien, Father Prescott arrives and begins his investigation with a third Easter Mass looming. The Bishop is determined that Father Thomas be proven a charlatan and a fraud. Father Thomas is frightened for his life, and for his faith, and only wants answers. Father Prescott? He wants the miracle he’s waited his entire life to overcome, to make up for what he considers past failings of his own. What all three men find is the powerful, thrilling conclusion to On The Third Day, an experience that draws them together and pushes them apart in ways they never could have imagined. The answers are there, but some answers are too difficult to bear. This is a brand new, never before published novel. You can buy Part One – the first six chapters, for $1.00 to try it out… Or buy the novel now for $5.00 and save a buck on the final price. The $5 price is good after purchasing the first four of six parts. If you purchase part 5 without buying the whole book, you’re in for $6.00 to see the ending. This e-book is available in .PDF, Kindle, E-pub and Mobi formats. Mobi format can be read using MOBIPOCKET READER for the PC, or on KINDLE, or the free KINDLE FOR PC or the free IPHONE KINDLE APP .
How can you help? Glad you asked … You can buy this book through Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble You can buy this book directly through me and get a signed copy. Sorry I can’t offer a discount, but I have to buy the books and pay shipping to me, and then to you, so that pretty much eats my profit margin…but I want your readership… This, then, is my call to you. What could I do that would make you want to read this book? What will entice you to buy it now and send it into multiple printings? You are the readers…tell me what you want most. Also – keep in mind – production has begun on the Limited signed edition of this book coming from Bad Moon Books. I’ll keep you posted on that one. Heart of a Dragon – Book II in the series – is nearly completed in rough draft form… -DNW PS -if you have, or do read this book, and like it enough to spend the time, I would love to see a few reviews of it over on Amazon and B&N. Okay..I think I figured this out. I’ve created three coupon codes. There are now more than 12 short stories available in the Digital Store. If you choose 12 of them (a personal collection) you can use one of the following coupons to get your collection at a discount. I couldn’t do the exact 9.99 price, but it’s close. If you choose all stories that are $1.00 apiece your coupon code is: ReaderChoice1 – $2.00 off If you choose eleven stories that cost $1.00 and one that costs $1.50 your coupon code is: ReaderChoice2 – $3.00 off If you spend more than $13.00 on any combination of digital downloads use the coupon code: ReaderChoice3 – $3.00 off I’ve had a very uplifting, heart-warming Christmas season. I’m going to pass that on. From now until New Year, any book in my store except for the digital offerings, and the new Book, Vintage Soul, which I have to buy before I can re-sell, is forty percent off. Just e-mail me what you want, and I’ll send you a Paypal or e-mail Invoice for the amount minus 40 percent. Happy Holidays. -DNW |
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Okay, the dust has cleared. Vintage Soul has been released. All of those who pre-ordered the novel have had their copies shipped … and now the real fun begins. How do I build a fandom for this new character? How do I entice all of you take a chance on this book, lay down your money, and give me a few hours of your time? I’m gratified that all reader reactions so far have been very positive. I’m also happy to see that the sales rank of the book at Amazon jumped up from 4,000,000 plus into the 147k range. I want to see more. I want to see this gain popularity, which will help me sell it (and book II) into mass market and reach a much larger audience.