Bøger af Tony Richards

A new novel from the author of THE HOWLING TERROR & OTHER LOVECRAFTIAN HORROR STORIES.On Sauquill Island off the coast of Providence, dark dangerous forces are at work. Strange lights color up the sky at night. Screams can be heard ringing through the dark. And it all centers around one ugly house, owned by a Russian millionairess who has come here from the mainland and who seems to rule this isle.And when Jay Sinclair arrives from Boston - looking for some peace and quiet - he starts to fall under her influence and become involved with her life. Why is the main town so very quiet? Why are there no animals but frightened horses? And when new visitors start disappearing, Jay begins to understand that there is something very wrong.Ancient Gods are being worshipped here. The millionairess has a plan. And Jay finds out that he has one of the main roles in it ... a plot to turn the whole world into the Slaves of Cthulhu.

The Pan Book of Horror, the Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories, and the Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories all started in the UK in the Sixties and continued through into the middle 1980s. But all three were tremendously successful paperback anthology series, massively popular and well-remembered to this day.Here are Tony Richards' contributions to those books, the stories that helped make his name in the field of supernatural and horror fiction, along with tales from other magazines and anthologies of the time, each with its own introduction, and even a newer piece of fiction from Back from the Dead: The Legacy of the Pan Book of Horror."A hell of a writer, one of today's masters of dark fiction" - Horror World."He's every bit as good as the best you'd care to mention" - Amazon Reviews.

In the not too distant future, the Dark Continent has changed. It's become Federal Africa, with all of the old countries now united into one great nation. The separate tribes are gone, technology has boomed ... it is a very modern place.But if you think that it's completely changed, meet Lieutenant Abel Enetame of the Zimbabwe State Police Force, a single father with a great deal on his plate. He doesn't only have the usual crimes to deal with, murders, assassinations, kidnappings. There are violent Black Supremacists. There are fanatics like the Tribalists, who want to take the whole place back to the old days. And there are egotistic billionaires and power-crazy politicians.And when those kinds of people start getting their hands on brand-new devices that can do startling things, like change the past, for instance ... well, that's when the sparks really start to fly. Because the future of the whole of modern Africa might well rely on one police detective."Man, this guy can write!" - Ed Gorman."A terrific storyteller" - Graham Joyce."A terrific writer. A unique and eloquent voice" - editor John Pelan.

Here are seven journeys, not simply to a town called Birchiam, but to the far edge of reality ... and then far out beyond that edge. Don't expect to come back with your skin completely dry. "An author at the height of his powers. He's every bit as good as the best you'd care to mention" -- Matt Williams, Amazon. "Tony Richards understands the balance that must be upheld between fantasy and reality. (He) has immediately established himself as a favorite in my mind" -- Matt Molgaard, Horror Novel Reviews. "Richards is a master at combining horror, fantasy, and humor in a way that will mesmerize readers from cover to cover" -- Rhomylly Forbes, RT Book Reviews. "A hell of a writer, one of today's masters of dark fiction" -- Mario Guslandi, Horror World. "A terrific author. A unique and eloquent voice" -- John Pelan. "Man, this guy can write. (He) has the power to introduce you all over again to the pleasures of reading good prose" -- Ed Gorman. "A master of the art" -- Peter Tennant, Black Static, "An amazing voice" -- James. A. Moore.

"Far too many would-be writers greet a problem with a weary groan and then give up. What I'm offering is a complete, holistic approach to writing that will see your work improve and hopefully become a little easier too. And I am throwing in a good handful of small techniques, little tricks, and other food for thought."Are you struggling to find your own voice as a writer? Or maybe you're producing work, but few people are interested? Learn the different ways you can suspend your audience's disbelief. Discover techniques such as putting 'markers' in a reader's mind, and how to put the influences round you to good use. Find out about pitfalls like the 'false start' to a story. Should you have a go at copying your favorite authors? Why ought you listen to your inner voice, and what exactly does that mean?This book explains how the process of writing really works and helps you find your own way through it, with pages of analysis and serious advice, all gleaned from decades of professional experience and with examples from the best fiction of Stephen King and Susan Hill. This extended 2nd Edition contains the brand-new chapters HOW TO DEFEAT SELF DOUBT and FIVE SURE WAYS TO HELP YOUR FICTION SELL. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tony Richards has spent forty years writing fiction for leading genre publications such as Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Isaac Asimov's SF, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Weird Tales, Cemetery Dance, The 3rd Alternative, The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories, Armada Ghosts, and Midnight Street. His novels have been published by Pan MacMillan, Telos Publishing and Headline Books in the UK, and Schusters, HarperCollins, Tor Books and Dark Regions Press in the United States. His latest two - eighth and ninth - collections of short stories are currently in print, with a ghost novel out shortly and a new crime novel due in early 2017, and his work has been shortlisted for the HWA and British Fantasy awards."A master of the art" - Black Static magazine."Whether his story is set in a modern Canadian city or a remote location in Africa, you'll see not only the sights and sounds, but also smell and taste the air. In short, you'll be transported. Tony Richards always gets it right; whenever he's writing about a place he's convincing. And that's what we call a writer's writer" - editor and publisher John Pelan.