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Post by David A. Riley on Apr 27, 2023 10:18:14 GMT
Whilst still reading submissions for the next volume of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy we are also working on another project, a signed, limited edition chapbook of Jamesian artwork by award winning artist Jim Pitts. There is still quite a bit to be done on this yet, but most of the illustrations based on the great ghost stories of M. R. James have already been chosen and we have almost finished the front and back covers. Unlike most other PUP publications this will not be available through amazon or other online outlets but, because each copy will be numbered and signed by Jim Pitts, will only be available direct from PUP. There will be two ways to order copies: by cheque or by using a specially designed PayPal button. More information soon. All I can say is that this will not be a publication that will burn a hole in anyone's pockets!
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Post by dem bones on Apr 27, 2023 17:48:08 GMT
I reckon you'll sell a few of them! What was chapbook #1?
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Post by David A. Riley on Apr 28, 2023 0:14:35 GMT
I reckon you'll sell a few of them! What was chapbook #1? "What may be the start of a series of low-priced chapbooks, A Handful of Zombies: Tales of the Restless Dead includes four previously published short stories by David A. Riley with illustrations by Jim Pitts. All four stories in this collection cover a wide range of tropes within the zombie genre. Dead Ronnie and I is a tale of high adventure by plane and sea, with an abortive escape by our protagonist to the as yet untainted Isles of Scotland. This was originally published in Sanitarium Magazine No 44 in 2016. His Pale Blue Eyes is probably the most traditional take of zombie stories today, featuring a young girl’s determined search for her parents during a zombie apocalypse. It’s a story, though, about conditioning and how what someone is taught can radically affect their behaviour. Is the horror in this the shambling undead or the girl herself? See what you think. This first appeared in Bite-Sized Horror edited by Johnny Mains for Obverse Books in 2011. By contrast Right For You Now, originally published in Weirdbook Zombie Annual No 3 in 2021, harks back to the original concept of the zombie in Voodoo-haunted Haiti, though this tale is set in present-day Britain. It’s a combination of a crime story, revenge, and a man’s obsessive fascination with age-old practices. Our final tale, Romero’s Children, is more in the way of a science fiction story. The zombies here are certainly the most different. For a start off they are not dead but have been granted near immortality by a drug that swept the world with its promise to stop aging. Alas for those caught up in the frenzied demand to use it, though, its side effects were such that they would have been better off dead. This story appeared in 2010 in The Seventh Black Book of Horror edited by the late Charles Black and was subsequently picked up by American editor Paula Guran for her 2012 anthology Extreme Zombies."
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Post by David A. Riley on May 18, 2023 17:43:10 GMT
We are delighted to announce that Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 6 is now available to order either as a paperback or kindle ebook. Twelve stories in over 300 pages. amazon.comamazon.co.uk The contents are: LAND OF THE DEAD by Dev Agarwal THE HOUSE OF BONES by Carson Ray THRENODY OF GHOSTS by Phil Emery WARDARK AND THE SIREN QUEEN by Craig Herbertson OTRIM by Lyndon Perry GODS, MEN, AND NEPHILIM by David Dubrow GOLDEN WITCH OF ADZELGAR by Scott McCloskey RAIDING THE GRAVEYARD OF LOST SHIPS by Tais Teng A PLACE OF GHOSTS by Andrew Darlington THOSE WHO WEAR THEIR WHITE HAIR PROUDLY by Lauren C. Teffeau TRIALS FOR TREASURE by Harry Elliott GOD OF THE DREAMING ISLES by Adrian Cole All of the illustrations, including the front and back covers, are by Jim Pitts apart from Raiding the Graveyard of Lost Ships which is the work of its author Tais Teng.
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Post by David A. Riley on Jun 18, 2023 9:28:55 GMT
Sometime soon Parallel Universe Publications will be publishing my novella Lucilla in hardcover, serialised last year in Bewildering Stories. " It was just another standard day at the Women’s Refuge until the arrival of Lucilla.
Then Miranda’s world was never the same again.
Unaccountably influenced by what the girl needed, her job, her friendships, even freedom itself were of no importance. It was not until her niece’s life was at risk that Miranda knew she had to act.
But what could she do against someone who had such a tight, insidious grip on her?" The cover artwork is by Jim Pitts. Pdfs of the book are available prior to publication for reviews. Please email paralleluniversepublications@gmx.co.uk for copies.
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Post by David A. Riley on Nov 27, 2023 18:08:47 GMT
We are pleased to announce that our latest anthology Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 7 is now available to order as either a paperback or kindle eBook. It's our biggest volume so far at 353 pages. amazon.co.ukamazon.comThe stories and authors included are: PITILESS by Stephen Frame UNHALLOWED TOMBS by Paul Batteiger SORCERIES IN ASSABARR by Andrew Graham SCHISM OF SPECTRES by Phil Emery THE CROSSROADS IN THE FOREST by Gavin Chappell WISPS by Jason M Waltz DARK THE SKY, RADIANT THE ROAD by Jalyn Renae Fiske THE BLOOD OF KHALID AL'TAHIR by Craig Comer THE DARK KNIGHT OF THE SOUL by Eric Ian Steele PROHAIRESIS by Jon Zaremba BLADES FOR A BOUNTY by Harry Elliott The artwork, as always, is by Jim Pitts.
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Post by David A. Riley on Dec 29, 2023 18:03:29 GMT
After having published seven very successful swords and sorcery anthologies, ( Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy) I am now considering a second series: The Parallel Universe Publicatons Book of Horror & The Supernatural. This is something I'll be looking into during 2024. This would be a paying market and submissions details would be similiar to those for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy. Would anyone be interested in buying such a publication and, just as important, submitting stories to it? Below is a mock up of the cover without, at the moment, any artwork.
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Post by andydecker on Jan 2, 2024 17:13:19 GMT
I forgot your post. Sorry. I surely would buy such a collection.
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Post by The Lurker In The Shadows on Jan 2, 2024 18:14:43 GMT
Would anyone be interested in buying such a publication and, just as important, submitting stories to it? I'd certainly be interested in both.
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Post by mrhappy on Jan 3, 2024 3:48:44 GMT
Absolutely would purchase!
Mr Happy
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Post by David A. Riley on Apr 25, 2024 16:39:37 GMT
For anyone lucky enough to be able to attend this year's Fringe in Edinburgh, Parallel Universe Publications author and actress, Kate Farrell has adapted her own short story Waiting into a play, in which she will also appear. Waiting was first published by Parallel Universe Publications in Kitchen Sink Gothic before being included in Kate's own collection And Nobody Lived Happily Ever After. I have written a longer piece about this on the PUP website.
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Post by dem bones on Apr 26, 2024 17:17:51 GMT
Performing in Surgeon's Hall? That sounds about right. Hope Waiting is a success, and I would love a second collection of Ms Farrell's cruel tales.
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