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Degrees of Fear and Others

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Publisher: Dark Regions Press
Price Trade Paperback: $19.95
Other Editions:
Limited Edition Hardcover
Limited Edition Lettered Hardcover

This is a wonderful collection by the author C.J. Henderson. It includes a host of his fiction tales culled from his near infinite storehouse of tales. This volume contains twenty of his best, including eighteen of his classics plus two new stories created exclusively for this edition. In one, he returns to H.P. Lovecraft’s mythos to write the newest tale of Herbert West: Reanimator. And, in the other he previews his latest series character, giving the world their first glimpse of the enigmatic museum curator, Piers Knight.

With eight illustrations by long-time collaborator, artist Ben Fogletto, this is the finest single edition of C.J. Henderson stories ever produced.

The book includes an Introduction written by William Jones, and each story also has a brief introduction by William Jones.

Appearing Late This Summer

Voodoo Virus
A Novel of Undeath and Survival
By William Jones
Product #: CHA 6043
$14.95
ISBN 1-56882-234-0
ISBN 13: 9781568822341
Publisher: Chaosium, Inc
Cover art by Steven Gilberts
Trade Paperback

An Evolutionary War That the Microbes Won

Humanity is dying. The dead are rising. After the virus hit, humans became an endangered species. Within months it spread across the planet, infecting nearly everyone, turning them into the living dead.

With civilization in ruins, small pockets of survivors struggle each day, hoping for a way out, waiting for help. But for one group of people trapped in post-apocalyptic New York City, time is running short and the city is filling with the infected and the undead.

Eldritch Explorations in the Ancient Kingdom

Coming late this summer:

In the remote reaches of the world are hidden secrets and dangerous mysterious. Learn of the ancient traditions of Morocco, of its war torn cities, and its rebels. Venture through the land as it was in the 1920s and 1930s. This Call of Cthulhu roleplaying sourcebook contains the historical information and the Lovecraftian Mythos details to adventure in one of the world’s most exotic lands. Included are maps, NPCs, new character occupation templates, several mini-adventures, and two adventures that can be combined as a campaign, or readily used with existing campaigns. From the white houses of Casablanca to the dangerous Rift Mountains to the deadly depths of the Sahara desert, all of a land haunted by eldritch horrors will be revealed.

Secrets of Morocco
A Sourcebook for Call of Cthulhu
Product #: CHA 23105
ISBN 156882249-9
Approx 128 pages
Written by William Jones
MSRP $20.95
Cover art by Malcom McClinton

William will be at Penguicon 6.0 in Troy, Michigan. It is an Science Fiction and Open Source Software convention (a one of a kind combination). On all three days of the convention, William will be on panels and writing workshops. Make sure to drop by on Friday at 9:00 p.m., for the “A Murder of Crows” panel, where he, Catherynne Valente, and Cherie Priest will be discussing dark fiction and their latest writing projects, and perhaps doing brief readings. Make sure to pick up one of the limited edition The Strange Cases of Rudolph Pearson book cards and bookmarks.For a full detail of events, visit the Penguicon schedule.

The Strange Cases of Rudolph Pearson

Coming this April are the mysterious cases of Rudolph Pearson. The book is a bit of urban fantasy mixed with Cthulhu Mythos, mystery, and thriller. It follows Professor Pearson through his supernatural adventures in 1920s New York City, Morocco, and beyond.

STEP INTO THE PAST…

WHERE TIMELESS HORRORS EXIST…

After the Great War, a terrifying threat is discovered in New York City. For countless years it lurked unseen. But when a professor from Columbia University unravels a dark secret, a centuries’ old mystery awakens…

Also, join William at the Borders Books signing, April 26th, 2:00 p.m. in Flint, Michigan. He’ll be signing The Strange Cases of Rudolph Pearson and giving away some free “stuff.”

William will be attending ConFusion 2008, in Troy, Michigan. He will be speaking on the following panels:

Panel: Creating Settings
When: Jan 19, 11am – 12pm
Where: Salon G
Description: How are they created? How can they be used to fill out the background of the story giving texture and detail without overwhelming the plot? The writers will talk about where the settings came from and how they were developed. At the end of the discussion the audience can choose a picture, list words describing a setting based on it and write a paragraph putting the words together and voila: a setting is created. At 5:00 PM we will have a follow up where people will then read their paragraphs. (Catherynne Valente, Karl Schroeder, William Jones, Violette Malan (M), Marcy Italiano)

Saturday, 12:00pm
Panel: Plots
When: Jan 19, 12pm – 1pm
Where: Salon G
Description: Should the story be driven by the characters or should the plot be laid out and the characters made to follow it? (Jim Hines, Mathew Jarpe, William Jones, Violette Malan (M))

Saturday, 1:00pm
Panel: Interstellar Empires
When: Jan 19, 1pm – 2pm
Where: Salon H
Description: Interstellar empires are a recurring theme in science fiction, how possible are they, what historical models have been used to portray them? (Tobias Buckell (M), Mathew Jarpe, Paul Melo, William Jones, Mike Resnick)

Saturday, 8:00pm
Panel: Horror: What scares us and why do we like it so much?
When: Jan 19, 8pm – 9pm
Where: Dennison I/II
Description: Horror: What scares us and why do we like it so much? (Marcy and Giasone Italiano, Steve Climer (M), William Jones and Suzanne Church)

William will also be autographing in the Dealer’s Room on each day of the convention, and running a couple RPGs (particularly one session of Pulp Cthulhu).