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 With his killer’s cool and famous pearl-handled pistol, Johnny Pearl made a name for himself as an outlaw in the years following the Civil War. 



But fame proved hollow, and Johnny soon finds himself on the outskirts of the Wyoming Territory. After one gunfight too many, he is on the verge of taking his own life --until he finds redemption in the smile of Katie Small Dove.


Katie helps heal his broken soul, giving him the strength to turn his back on the gunslinger's life of death and destruction, and build a new future. Within a year he has a wife, a homestead, and a baby on the way, and for the first time in his life Johnny  Pearl knows true happiness. 



Of course it can not last.

Johnny’s idyllic world is suddenly and irrevocably shattered by the arrival of Captain Antioch Drake, a psychotic cavalry officer determined to avenge the massacre at Little Big Horn. Within minutes of  Drake's arrival, the Pearl homestead is ablaze, Johnny's wife and unborn child cruelly slain, and the reformed outlaw left to hang from a cottonwood. 

Normally, this would be the end of Johnny Pearl’s story—if not for the appearance of a medicine show wagon, driven by a strange old man called Doc Mirablis, who claims to have once been a friend and colleague of a certain Viktor Von Frankenstein.

The life and times of outlaw Johnny Pearl are over. But the adventures of the undead gunslinger called Lynch have just begun…


Cover illustration by SWAMP THING artist Stephen R. Bissette. 








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Walking Wolf
a/k/a Billy Skillet is the orphaned son of white settlers, found as an infant
and raised to be a proud Comanche warrior. He also happens to be a werewolf.
When he loses control of his darker nature and ends up killing the woman he
loves and his best friend, Walking Wolf heads out into the White Man's world to
learn more about who--and what--he is. This is his story of self-discovery as
he travels the Old West, crossing the paths of a couple of deranged serial
killers, a traveling medicine show, a vampire gunslinger, even a fellow
werewolf, as well as such historical figures as Quanah Parker and Sitting Bull. But all the dangers he finds himself
facing, none is as deadly as the bounty hunter known as Witchfinder Jones, who
holds the secret of Walking Wolf's origins. 



Award-winning novelist Nancy
A. Collins, author of
Sunglasses After Dark, spins a tale of strange doings on the high plains, in
the vein of Abraham Lincoln:
Vampire Hunter.



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Kill City Cover by Sean Hartter


Earlier this year I launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to finish the writing of and produce a print run of 500 hardcover copies of   KILL CITY , the first Sonja Blue novel in 10 years. However, the production costs associated with such an undertaking proved too daunting in light of today's economic climate--especially since Lightning Press required that I pay for the entire print run up-front. As a result, the  campaign failed to gain its funding and I was forced to rethink my publishing strategy and devise a different means of making  Kill City  available to Sonja's supporters and fans. 



I was forced to rethink publishing strategy and have decided to utilize Create Space's Print On Demand services instead. This will allow me to produce a trade paperback edition that can be ordered from Amazon, as well a  very limited hardcover edition that can only be purchased directly from me, There are also plans for an ebook release across all major platforms as well as a digital audiobook. You can read more about the plans for KILL CITY , as well as the perks being offered for those interested in donating to the project.



Earlier in December I relaunched the campaign, this time on Indiegogo, and I am pleased to announce that the project is already 29% funded! I chose Indiegogo this time out because their  Flexible Financing option allows me to keep the money I raise and apply it towards the completion of KILL CITY--such as purchasing ISBNs, paying my cover artist, and a copy editor, etc. You can check out the campaign here, which also features an original Sonja Blue music video, cover artwork, and an entire, never-before published chapter from KILL CITY. 



I promise that this book will be finished and released--but I can only do it with the support of you, Sonja's  loyal fans.





Remember: Only YOU Can Stop Sparkling Vampires 

Absalom's Wake is my newest release from Biting Dog Publications--but with a difference! Instead of being published in a single volume, it is being published in serialized installments, just like the old adventure serials of the 1940s, and before that, the serialized novels that appeared in the pulps!  There will be six installments. The first installment, Absalom's Wake: Gone A Whaling is currently available, and  the second installment, Absalom's Wake: Blood On The Beach, will be released shortly via Kindle,Kobo, iTunes,Nook, Sony eReader and Smashwords.



Absalom's Wake is a historical dark fantasy, set on a whaling vessel in the 1840s. The narrator, young Jonah Padgett, grew up listening to the tall tales spun by his beloved Uncle Calvin--a former whaling man forced to retire after losing his legs at sea--and has left home to sail the world as one of the crew aboard the Absalom, under  the command of his uncle's old friend, Captain Solomon.



Upon rounding the Horn, the crew hears stories of  "King Jim", a whale as big as a mountain, with skin as black as a bible, and in command of a harem of a hundred females. Captain Solomon is determined to make his fortune hunting down the elusive monster whale.But when the Absalom signs on the strange native called Koro as harpooner, the ship finds itself plagued by inexplicable disappearances and horrific death, which eventually pits shipmates against one another for fear of their lives.



Young Padgett soons finds himself adrift in a fantastical and exotic world filled with dolphin-like merfolk and nightmarish were-sharks, endangered equally by inhuman creatures from the ocean's depths and human superstition and fear--his life at the mercy of something as old and mysterious as the sea itself.








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'Tis The Season To Be Jolly! 



So why would anyone want to celebrate it by reading tales of super/natural terror? Tradition , that's why! 



While most of you are no doubt familiar with the mythic figure known as St. Nicholas/ Santa Claus/Father Christmas/Papa Noel/Sinterklaas, who flies about the world to bring presents to good little girls and boys, many in the United States are unaware of the Jolly Old Elf's darker half, a demonic creature called the Krampus, who travels alongside St. Nicholas, searching for naughty children to stuff in its sack and carry away to its lair, to be fattened up and devoured for Christmas dinner. How's that for good ol' fashioned nightmare fuel, as well as a sure-fire means of making sure the kids stay in their beds while you're putting together the damned bicycle?





Yep,  yuletide and ghostly stories of the weird, strange and downright horrifying go together like How The Grinch Stole Christmas and A Christmas Carol. And the good people at Hopedale Press (meaning me) have decided to continue the time-honored tradition of creeping people out for the holidays by giving readers one ebook for free and discounting three others by 50%. The Krampus couldn't beat that deal with a bundle of switches!











Wait, Did I Hear You Type 'Free Ebook'?



Yes, you did. For a limited time during November and December, THE ICE WEDDING is offered free on Kindle. (Sorry, epub readers, but until iTunes and Nook start making it easier to do similar promotions, you'll have to be on the outside looking in.) 



The Happy Holidays From Hopedale Press Special starts 3am EST on November 26th  and runs to 3am EST November 29th, 2012. 



If you miss that freebie window, you get a second crack at it during The Hopedale Press Krampus Special, which runs from 3am December 23rd to 3am December 25th, 2012.   



And what, exactly, is The Ice Wedding about, you ask? Well, its a gothic fairy tale based on a real-life event. In this case, how the Empress Anna punished an unfortunate Russian nobleman, first by commanding that he become a royal jester, and then by forcing him to marry her chambermaid. The newlyweds were then told they could earn their freedom by spending their wedding night in a cottage made entirely out of ice, during the coldest winter Moscow had ever seen. Chilling, isn't it?









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You Also Said Something About 50% Off Ebooks, Didn't You?



Indeed, I did. 



To celebrate the Season of Giving, I have decided to slash prices on three of my $4.99 ebooks by 50%: Hell Come Sundown, Lynch: A Gothik Western, and Walking Wolf.  The sale will run from November 26th until December 31st, 2012 and will be available via Kindle, iTunes, Kobo, Nook, Sony and Smashwords.  



Hell Come Sundown: Sam Hell, a former Texas Ranger turned ghostbreaker, and his traveling companion, the Comanche shamaness Pretty Woman, search the Mexican border for Sangre, the vampire conquistador who turned him into one of the undead. Was $4.99--now $2.99 until Dec. 31st.









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Lynch: A Gothik Western: A Frankenstein gunslinger and his flesh-eating zombie horse ride out in search of the rogue cavalry officer responsible for lynching him and murdering his pregnant wife. Cover by Stephen R. Bissette. Was $4.99--now $2.99 until Dec. 31st.









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Walking Wolf:  An infant werewolf is found by a Comanche warrior at the site of a massacre and raises him as his own. When Walking Wolf's darker nature leads him to kill the woman he loves and his best friend, he decides to venture into the White Man's world in hopes of better understanding who, and what, he truly is. Was $4.99--now $2.99 until Dec. 31st.









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A Merry Christmas/Happy Hanukkah/Happy Yule/Jumpin' Junkanoo/Happy Kwanzaa/Swinging Saturnalia/ Festive Festivus To All, And To All A Good Night!




And Watch Out For The Krampus!

The Holiday Season is upon us once for--and what better time than to treat your loved one--or yourself--to farm-fresh comic books and quality fiction, in both mass-market and rare limited collectors' editions.



Everything I sell is signed and can be personalized upon request. Prices include Shipping & Handling.




Swamp Thing Mojo Bag
Four copies of  my run on Swamp Thing (#110-#138, plus Annuals) signed and sealed in protective bag w/board. Fine to Near Mint. Your choice, although, given limited quantities on certain issues, I reserve the right to make substitutions. Personalized upon request.  $20 for US orders/ $30 for foreign/overseas.
























ST Mojo Bag

ST Mojo Bag $20.00 USD
ST Mojo Bag/Foreign $30.00 USD











































Sonja Blue Gift Pack






One Sonja Blue T-shirt (any size), featuring artwork by the late, great Martin Emond and issues #4 & #6 of the SUNGLASSES AFTER DARK adaptation published by Glenn Danzig's Verotik Publications ( rare Verotik Fan Club Edition covers), with interior artwork by the talented Stan Shaw.  Signed and in protective bags & boards. Personalized on request. $20 within the United States/$35 for foreign/overseas sales. Quantities Are Limited! 
































Sonja Blue Gift Pack

Medium $20.00 USD
Large $20.00 USD
XL $20.00 USD
2XL $20.00 USD
Foreign/Overseas $35.00 USD































Two-Handed Golgotham Gift Pack 


Bring home a little bit of Golgotham--the strangest little neighborhood in the Big Apple--this Holiday Season! Get signed copies  of RIGHT HAND MAGIC and LEFT HAND MAGIC for $15, shipping included! Please indicate if you want the books personalized.








         




                                 











Golgotham Gift Pack

United States $15.00 USD
Foreign/Overseas $25.00 USD
Option 3 $15.00 USD

The Holiday Season is upon us once for--and what better time than to treat your loved one--or yourself--to farm-fresh comic books and quality fiction, in both mass-market and rare limited collectors' editions.



Everything I sell is signed and can be personalized upon request. Prices include Shipping & Handling.




Swamp Thing Mojo Bag
Four copies of  my run on Swamp Thing (#110-#138, plus Annuals) signed and sealed in protective bag w/board. Fine to Near Mint. Your choice, although, given limited quantities on certain issues, I reserve the right to make substitutions. Personalized upon request.  $20 for US orders/ $30 for foreign/overseas.





















ST Mojo Bag
ST Mojo Bag $20.00 USD
ST Mojo Bag/Foreign $30.00 USD












































Sonja Blue Gift Pack






One Sonja Blue T-shirt (any size), featuring artwork by the late, great Martin Emond and issues #5 & #6 of the SUNGLASSES AFTER DARK adaptation published by Glenn Danzig's Verotik Publications ( rare Verotik Fan Club Edition covers), with interior artwork by the talented Stan Shaw.  Signed and in protective bags & boards. Personalized on request. $20 within the United States/$35 for foreign/overseas sales. Quantities Are Limited! 




























Sonja Blue Gift Pack
Medium $20.00 USD
Large $20.00 USD
XL $20.00 USD
2XL $20.00 USD
Foreign/Overseas $35.00 USD

KILL CITY is the first  Sonja Blue novel in 10 years. But don't go looking for it at your local bookstore or Amazon. That's because the Big 6 Publishers have decided that it is ‘uncommercial’—largely due to a biting take on a
certain popular series of vampire novels aimed at the Young Adult market, therefore consigning it to limbo.  So I have  decided to forego drastically re-tooling the plot and appeal directly to the fans of the Sonja Blue series for financing to complete and publish KILL CITY.





While mainstream publishers might not feel
there’s enough demand to warrant the outlay for KILL CITY, I believe otherwise. I know there’s an audience out there for this novel. Every day I get
emails and posts on my Facebook page from different fans throughout the world, wanting
to know when Sonja Blue will be making her return. In today’s radically changing
publishing world, there is no longer any need for the author of a widely read
series—one that won awards and has been reprinted in ten different languages—to
simply accept the say-so of a publisher as to what is commercially viable and
worthy of production.

   

Incentives
offered to potential supporters range from DRM-free ebook editions and T-shirts
to the distinction of being killed (in print, that is) by vampire slayer Sonja
Blue. The Kickstarter page also provides fans a chance to read a never-before seenexcerpt from the unpublished KILL CITY,  as well as new music video showcasing the character of Sonja Blue that includes a
wide array of artwork from both professional creators and fans.




SUNGLASSES AFTER DARK, the debut novel in the Sonja Blue
series, won the Horror Writers
Association’s Bram Stoker Award for First Novel, the British Fantasy Society’s Icarus Award, and the Dal Coger Memorial Hall of Fame Award,
and was nominated for the James Tiptree
Award and the John W. Campbell
Memorial Award. It was also adapted into a comic book series by Glenn Danzig’s Verotik Publications.






As Kickstarter is all-or-nothing funding, the more people involved the better, so please spread 

news!






The Kill City Kickstarter Campaign runs from October 29th to the
28th of November.  

I have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to fund the completion and
publication of KILL CITY, the first
new novel in the Sonja Blue series
in ten years.




 Should the Kickstarter campaign meet its stated goal amount, KILL CITY will be the first traditional
‘physical’ novel published by  Hopedale
Press, a self-publishing venture I created primarily  to release ebooks and
audiobooks from my back catalog.




After the initial
book proposal for KILL CITY was deemed
as ‘uncommercial’ by traditional publishers—largely due to a biting take on a
certain popular series of vampire novels aimed at the Young Adult market—I have decided to forego re-tooling the plot in favor of taking  my case directly to the fans of the Sonja Blue series.




 I know there’s an audience out there for this
novel. Every day I get emails and posts on my Facebook page from different fans
throughout the world, wanting to know when Sonja Blue will be making her
return. While mainstream publishers might not feel there’s enough demand to
warrant the outlay for KILL CITY, I
know otherwise. In today’s radically changing publishing world, there is no
longer any need for the author of a widely read series—one that won awards and
has been reprinted in ten different languages—to simply accept the say-so of a
publisher as to what is commercially viable and worthy of production.

   

Incentives
offered to potential supporters range from DRM-free ebook editions and T-shirts
to the distinction of being killed (in print, that is) by Sonja. 




The Kickstarter page also provides fans a chance to read a previously unpublished excerpt from  KILL CITY,  as well as 
new music video showcasing the character of Sonja Blue that includes a
wide array of artwork from both professional creators and fans.




The Kill City Kickstarter Campaign runs from October 29th to the
28th of November.