Talya Softfoot leads a fairly normal existence. She lives with her boyfriend, Tex, in Chewelah, Washington. She is pregnant and she works at a Casino. There's just one problem. Talya can see Evil. Talya sees souls, both good and bad. For 17 years, she has successfully hidden her gift. But, today, all of that is about to change. You see, Evil just walked into the Casino...and He knows she can see.
Deathmongers: Where the Light Dies is an anthology of death and survival, of grotesque horror and subtle creeping in the back of everyone's mind. Each author showcases his talent and art in stories that will not only shock you, but will take you into the dark corners of the earth. Reality molds with fiction and you will learn a very valuable lesson: life is short; death is an eternity. TABLE OF CONTENT D E A T H M O N G E R S UNDERTOW by Laura Mathesson PUT ON A HAPPY FACE by Terry M. West I'M SORRY by David S. Reynolds MY DEATH ROW BOREDOME by Chris H. Kelly BARKING MAD by Kerry E. B. Black STORM WARNING by John Ledger CONFESSION by Ken Goldman THE TERROR OF LODGEPOLE LAKE by C. L. Hernandez WISH by Penelope Sweet THE SISTERS by Ray Zacek THE WRONG WOMAN by Naching T. Kassa TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR by Dustin L. Coffman HOLLOW DESIRE by Wayne Hills SWEET DREAMS by Penelope Sweet F L E S H W O U N D F L A S H FLUSHING FIONA by C.L. Hernandez BLOOD TIES by Alex S. Johnson SHADOWS OF MEMORY by Chad A. Clark DISCONNECTION by Artie Margrave THE POWER OF SILENCE by Angel Cox TAKEN by Terri Hubbard Carle MASS GRAVE by E. S. Wynn
A talent-filled horror anthology featuring 50+ time national and international bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson of Dune, Star Wars, and X-Files fame! This anthology introduces his new venture, Dan Shambles Zombie P.I. Introduction by Kevin J AndersonIntroducing Dan Shamble, Zombie PIPrivate detectives can be persistent fellows—even more so when they are the walking dead. Dan Chambeaux, affectionately (or not) called “Dan Shamble,” puts the P.I. back in R.I.P. A zombie, but still a gumshoe, Dan is back from the dead and back on the case, solving tough (or just strange) mysteries in the Unnatural Quarter. His partner Robin is a bleeding-heart human lawyer who wants to make sure the newly awakened monsters aren't downtrodden by outdated laws, and he has a ghost for an office manager, who is also a former girlfriend (but “former” in the sense that she's no longer alive, not that she's no longer his girlfriend), and a rough-around-the-edges cop who is his BHF (Best Human Friend). Dan Shamble has plenty of cases, not least of which is figuring out who killed him, and who killed his girlfriend.There have been a lot of undead or unnatural detectives in fiction and film—vampire detectives, succubus detectives, demon detectives, ghost detectives, werewolf detectives, skeleton detectives. Heck, there have even been zombie detectives before (Tim Waggoner's Nekropolis series comes immediately to mind, or Treat Williams in the 1980s film Dead Heat). But why is that a drawback? I mean, there have been any number of human detectives, too! It's the story that counts. Zombies are relentless, and “dead guy private eye” seemed like a good idea that lent itself to plenty of humor, some of it quite unfortunate. (Being a corpse and a PI leaves Dan to open to very poor-taste jokes, such as being called a “stiff dick.”) I wanted the Dan Shamble series to be laugh-out-loud funny, a fast and entertaining read, and once I started exploring the world of the Unnatural Quarter, the cases suggested themselves, one outrageous situation after another: A mummy who is suing to be emancipated from the museum because he's a person, dammit, not a piece of property; a skittish vampire who thinks somebody is trying to kill him because he sees wooden stakes everywhere; a witch seeking restitution after an incantation from a spellbook went horribly wrong and turned her sister into a fat sow, so she is suing the publisher for not running a “spell check”; an investigation into Jekyll Lifestyle Products and Necroceuticals—purveyors of toiletries, perfumes, soaps, and lotions that cater to monsters—because one batch of their special vampire shampoo was accidentally contaminated with garlic oil, which made all the vampires' hair fall out.Yes, I had a lot of fun writing the series.I am a prolific writer with many bestsellers, best known for my doorstop-sized science fiction or fantasy epics, but I have never limited myself only to SF/F. My first novel, Resurrection, Inc., was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award given by the Horror Writers Association (it was a Gothic horror, science fiction, murder mystery), and I've written thrillers with Dean Koontz, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and Doug Beason. If you are looking for more Dan Shambles stories, you can find them on Amazon. "Slimy Underbelly"“Stakeout at the Vampire Circus,” “Road Kill,” “Naughty & Nice” (a zombie Christmas story, of course), “Role Model,” “Beware of Dog,” “The Writing on the Wall,” and now “Locked Room.”
When a smiling specter tries to use Talya Softfoot's dreams as a means to murder, Tex Houseman happens upon magic of the darkest kind. He and Talya have become pawns in a war between Dark Souls, a war in which the soldiers are spirits and the casualties are Talya's friends. Can Tex and Talya save those they hold most dear? Or will they fall prey to the Master of the Shade?
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