Curated by my friend Allyson Longuiera. This Darker Realms Storybundle contains several WordFire Press books, and a SNEAK PREVIEW of my Selected Stories: Horror and Dark Fantasy, which won't be otherwise available to the public until next month! Here's what Allyson has to say: I vividly remember one of my first forays into a darker realm. It was a short story by Stephen King called "The Eyes of the Dragon." I remember it in part because I was so surprised it was a King story. I knew King as a horror writer. And, to be honest, I hated horror—or so...
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THE 2018 ADVENTURE SF BUNDLE As the summer ends, you have just enough time to dive into a universe of exciting science fiction. I've curated a new StoryBundle of a dozen adventure SF books which only runs for three weeks from August 29 through September 19. This bundle leads off with my newly released collection, Selected Stories: Science Fiction Volume 1, more than 130,000 words of my best stories, twenty tales including my very first published piece of fiction, "Memorial," when I was 12. There's also the Fiction River anthology Superpowers edited by Rebecca Moesta, and the seminal new anthology Bridge Across the Stars,...
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Brian Herbert and I are very excited about the new Dune tabletop games under development.   LEGENDARY ENTERTAINMENT AND THE FRANK HERBERT ESTATE AWARD GALE FORCE NINE MASTER TABLETOP GAMING LICENSE Tabletop role-playing game planned for late 2019 release, with additional original tabletop games from Gale Force Nine and their sub-licensees to follow BURBANK, CA – August 6, 2018 – Legendary Entertainment and Herbert Properties LLC have reached a multi-year licensing agreement with Gale Force Nine (GF9).  The award-winning game publisher is now set to bring the beloved sci-fi franchise DUNE to the world of tabletop gaming. “Gale Force Nine...
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Harlan Ellison died last week, short of stature, large of ego, and a man of unquestionable impact in the field. I knew Harlan. I liked Harlan, although many considered him an ogre—and he could be. But he did a lot for me, whether or not he realized how important it was to a newer author trying to find his way in the field. I've posted many stories on my social media. Here they are, all together, in case you missed any of them. My first contact with Harlan Ellison was when he called me out of the blue one afternoon....
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