"Lady Killer" reprinted in Masque & Maelström Volume 1: The Reluctant Exhumation of Edgar Allan Poe. ed. Jessica Augustsson

It's a chill and a thrill to have 'Lady Killer'—originally published in the Aurealis Award winning anthology Bloodlines ed. Amanda Pillar and reprinted in The Year's Best Australian Fantasy & Horror Vol. 6 Ed. Liz Grzyb & Talie Helene—find another home in JayeHenge Publications' Masque & Maelström Volume 1: The Reluctant Exhumation of Edgar Allan Poe. What a fabulous extended title! If it's Poe, exhume away! No reluctance at all from my end.

I always like to salute previous anthology mates and this time around they're L.D Colter, Robert Dawson, Gabriel Mara and Stephen A. Roddewig. We all shared a home in another anthology released earlier this year titled The Apparatus Almanac, also edited by Jessica Augustsson.  

 

You can buy Masque & Maelström Volume 1 at the following links, and here in Perth at Planet Books . 

The ebook can be found on Amazon US here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDKZD1CR

And Amazon UK here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FDKZD1CR

(And the other international Amazon stores using the same end number. The paperback and hard cover copies and kindle version are all available.) 

Current Reads

The Devils Joe Abercrombie

This one reads like an alternative Byzantine era version of DC's Suicide Squad, albeit far more wittier as it's in in Abercrombie's hands. I dig in to Abercrombie as soon as his books are released. Fab escape from the mundane.

The Apparatus Almanac Ed. Jessica Augustsson

For my spec-fic short story fix, I'm reading The Apparatus Almanac, an eclectic anthology with variety for all. 

 

Sultan: A Memoir Wasim Akram with Gideon Haigh

Although I'm a bit of a sports buff, I've never read an autobiography based on a sportsperson. My first so far been insightful. Wasim Akram was an all-time great of the game, and you can only imagine how better his already impressive record would be if he had a few more decent slip fielders at the time, especially during his early career. Akram openly discusses issues of disruption within a national team rife with personality clashes and politics, along with addressing accusations of ball tampering. Imran Kahn is portrayed as a heroic Godlike figure. Without being an expert on Pakistani politics, I can only say is Imran's present day incarceration seems incredulous. The memoir also takes me back to my high school era when we we were all glued to the ODI World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, when a tremendously colourful and talented Pakistani team eventuated triumphant. 

The Byzantines Ed. Gugliemo Cavallo

And some Byzantine history dealing with the various socio-cultural groups of the era.  

 

Other Writing News:  A new story out soonish. I'll keep you updated.