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Lion of the Seven Seas – by Michael DiMercurio – Unabridged audio performed by Josephe Courtemanche. (Universal book link in title and image) AUDIO SAMPLE
In the aftermath of a vicious sea battle with the Chinese fleet that ends in a nuclear blast, the presidential project submarine Silversides is dispatched on a search-and-destroy mission against the resurrected submarine Panther, recently converted by the Iranians to fire hypersonic electrical grid-killer missiles at the U.S. East Coast.
Anthony Pacino, the Silversides’ chief engineer, is forced to abandon his mourning the loss of the love of his life and driven to fight to the death for his country, the mission and the crew. Returning also are the rich characters of the Silversides and former admiral and current Vice President Michael Pacino in this epic tale of undersea warfare.
A Taste of Blood and Roses by David Niall Wilson – Unabridged audio performed by Mitch Urban. (Universal book link in title and image) AUDIO SAMPLE
A collection of stories featuring vampires, werewolves and other creatures, spanning many years of the author’s career.
“A Candle in the Sun” - Basis for the author’s first novel, This is My Blood
“Flash Fiction” - Inspired by a blog post about a crazy fan by vampire author Nancy Kilpatrick
“Bloodstained Glass” - A sort of tribute to artist Lisanne Lake who painted the cover for This is My Blood
“Miracles in the Night” - One of the things about living forever - is keeping it new.
“Smiling Eyes and Haunted Face” - The first “erotic vampire” story
“To Dream of Scheherazade” - There had to be a story about tattoos, have you SEEN the author?
“The Subtle Ties That Bind” - First published in Poppy Z. Brite’s anthology Love in Vein II
“A Taste of Blood and Roses” - If anyone can be a werewolf - ANYONE can be a werewolf. A love story.
“The Death-Sweet Scent of Lilies” - A possible history of Vlad Tepes - and Dracula.
“Against His Bitter Judgment” - A sequel, of sorts, to the novel This is My Blood
“The Sound of Drums” - Cargo cults, the US Navy - First commercial publication
The Sound of Midnight: An Oxrun Station Novel – by Charles L. Grant – Now in trade paperback, eBook and unabridged audio, performed by Troy Duran. AUDIO SAMPLE
THERE WAS ONE THING WORSE THAN LOVING THE CHILDREN, AND THAT WAS...TRUSTING THEM.
They came to the toy shop in the tiny New England village in a steady stream—children somehow older than their years, money clutched in their little hands, buying a bizarre and unsettling selection of games, then vanishing to play with them in a world that no adult could enter.
Still, there seemed nothing to worry about. After all, children would be children.
Then the townspeople began to discover what else children could be—as the grown-ups themselves became the children's playthings...
SPOTLIGHT
BRIAN HODGE, in his own words…
You know those people who always have to be making something? I’ve been one of them since around second grade. Longer, if you count just making messes.
Hence, today, a workspace dubbed Green Man Studio, after the ancient symbol of growth and rebirth that thrives within the broader cycles of life and death. There’s no direction I can look without a benevolent leafy face staring back.
After selling my first two novels at the age of 26, I’ve gone on to make, thus far, 20 novels and story collections, around 135 shorter works, reams of nonfiction, and a soundtrack album. Several works are in various stages of development for TV and film, but these wheels grind ever so slowly.
Under the conviction that success in one realm of creative endeavor should fund the ongoing abuse of another, Green Man also serves as a studio for music and soundscaping. Sometimes photography. Interpretative dance, never.
Much of my writing career has been spent mining various veins of horror, plus a side-fling with criminal activity, but that now feels done.
There’s a weird occurrence that, while common, seems to not get talked about much: how a long ordeal, especially where mortality is concerned, can leave you rewired in significant ways. A few years ago I lost both parents three weeks apart; neither death was expected. The following year-plus was consumed by my role as estate executor.
When the time came to get back to work, in earnest, I was surprised to realize that I’d lost interest in the directions I’d been heading before. The partial novel I expected to return to? Ever since, it’s been rusting out like a car up on blocks in the yard.
Instead, I found myself increasingly interested in fantasy. The seeds were already there, in a handful of varied, atypical works I’d done in recent years. Apparently, while I was busy elsewhere, the seeds sprouted and took over the garden.
Life, death, rebirth, growth — I’m in the right room.
I live in Colorado with my partner Doli, where I also hoof it up the occasional mountain, sustain periodic contusions from Krav Maga training, and on most days strive to sweat like I’m being chased by the police, but for better reasons.
Connect through his web site (www.brianhodge.net) or on Facebook (www.facebook.com/brianhodgewriter), and his web page: https://brianhodge.net
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DON’T CLEAN THE AQUARIUM & Other Tales of Horror – by Jeffrey Osier – Performed by Jon Lee
EDITOR’S NOTE: If you are a fan of Lovecraftian Horror, or Thomas Ligotti, you should not sleep on the available works by Jeffrey Osier. Truly remarkable stuff.
Don't Clean the Aquarium is the first volume in the complete works of Jeffrey Osier. This book comprises some of the author's earliest and most memorable stories. Often touted as a successor to Lovecraft, and compared to Thomas Ligotti, Osier's work is dark, surreal, and guaranteed to leave you with images that will haunt you long after you finish listening. From the streets of Chicago to the pages of a lost volume of boyhood reading matter, from the aquarium in the front room to the frigid, drifting snow, get ready for one of the darkest literary rides of your life. Includes an introduction from the author with insights into the writing of each story.
Contents: Author's Introduction "Don't Clean The Aquarium!" "The Shabbie People" "The Big Ol' Clown Lady" "The Hive" "Radio Glossolalia" "Snowlight" "Tiny Islands" "Horizon Line"
FREE AUDIOBOOK DOWNLOAD CODES FOR AUDIBLE
Here is our new list of books we are offering free download codes for. We are trying to build reviews, and while we don’t require a review for a free download, even just a rating on Audible or Amazon can make a huge difference in visibility. Beneath the new books are those from last week, because all still have some codes available for US and UK listeners. We will offer them to the first five who request them, and only one title per requester. To request a code send a note to [email protected]
THIS WEEK’S TITLES:
A Day Dark as Night – by Carl Bowern – Performed by Xenia Willacey – AUDIO SAMPLE
A Beautiful Killer
Harmonious Jade is one of the deadliest women in the legendary time that is the Second Age of Man. Chosen by the Unconquered Sun himself, she has been remade into a demigod whose bow can fell whole companies of men. With that exaltation, however, have come echoes of ancient memories and a sense that she must use her gifts for some greater purpose. Chasing these phantasms of a past life and the trail of the demonic cultists who raised and betrayed her, she comes to the trading city of Nexus. There, she meets others of her kind. But are they long-lost companions, deadly enemies or, worse yet, both? And what do the hellish masters of her family have in store for her?
Exalted: A Day Dark As Night is the first in an unlimited new series of novels based on the hugely successful Exalted property.
Darkness Falling – by David Niall Wilson – Performed by Joshua Saxon – AUDIO SAMPLE
When Klaus Von Kroft brings his band to the mountain village of Rathburg to perform a concert, a generations old tapestry of blood and darkness draws about him like a shroud.
Delving into the disappearance of his parents, Klaus finds himself entranced by Rosa, a sunset-haired woman of mystery and darkness, her companions, and the eerily perfect music they play. But Rosa is far more than mysterious.
She has stolen the blood and souls of men on the mountain above Rathburg for centuries.
As Klaus is drawn into her web of vengeance and blood, his friends are dragged along behind. Can he unravel the mystery of the mountain and overcome the call of blood…or will they all fall to Rosa's game of hunger and revenge?
The answer lies on the mountain, but there is little time…with Darkness Falling….
The Black – by Mark Morris – Performed by Gill Mills – AUDIO SAMPLE
Kate Nolan is a successful magazine editor with a loving husband, James, and a five-year-old son, Max. Her life couldn't be more perfect...but one day she receives a phone call from James, which changes everything.
Clearly distressed, James tells Kate to meet him at midnight outside the beach café once owned by her long-dead grandmother in the seaside town of Seahaven, where they both grew up. A strange request, made even more sinister by the fact that in recent weeks Seahaven has become prey to a serial killer who is targeting the local children.
Kate keeps the midnight appointment, but instead of finding her husband and son, she finds herself drawn into an ever-tightening web of past misdeeds and long-buried secrets. As hopes for her missing family fade, Kate becomes involved in a desperate race against time.
Where are her husband and son? Have they become the latest victims of the serial killer, who calls himself Dominic and seems to know her intimately? And what has all this to do with Kate's childhood terror of the impenetrable darkness known as the black?
LAST WEEK REVIEW COPIES -Codes still available
Oak Hollow – by Kristopher Rufty – Performed by Joan Dukore – AUDIO SAMPLE
Sallow Bend by Alan Baxter – Performed by Joe Hempel – AUDIO SAMPLE
The President’s Doctor by David Shobin, Performed by T. W. Ashworth – AUDIO SAMPLE
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