DEATH, BE NOT PROUD AUTHORS HONORED
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The Dark Quest Books staff would like to congratulate the following contributors to
Death, Be No Proud edited by Thomas A. Erb.
 
The following authors were winners at the 2011 Bram Stoker Awards
 
Superior Achievement in a NOVEL
Flesh Eaters by Joe McKinney (Pinnacle Books)
 
Superior Achievement in a YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
Dust and Decay by Jonathan Maberry (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
 
Lifetime Achievement
Rick Hautala

NEW RELEASES - Spring 2012
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Dark Quest Books  is proud to announce the following new releases:


 

James Chambers’ Corpse Fauna: The Dead Bear Witness

 

Cornell was a modern-day John Dillinger who lived only for his own freedom.

 

When he went down for a life sentence after a bank robbery gone bad he thought it was a nightmare come true. But after a stint in solitary, his nightmare has only begun: While Cornell was in isolation, all around the world the dead had returned to life to prey on the living.

 

 

 

Phoebe Matthews’ Vampire Disaster (Book Two in the Turning Vampire Series)

 

A nice girl doesn’t bite. Unless she’s me.

 

Last fall I found a kindly vampire to turn me. It was that or die of an incurable heart defect at eighteen. Personally, I thought death at eighteen was premature and unacceptable. What I wanted was a long life.

 

 

 

Jennifer Brozek's Lady of Waiting In the City of Waiting

 

Welcome to the City of Waiting. Welcome to Shadeside.

 

From the moment Jane entered the city, she found herself a pawn in a dangerous game between rivals unknown to her. With no real memory of who she is or where she came from, Jane embarks on a quest to uncover her past as well discover who it is she promised to meet.

 

 

 

Patrick Thomas and John L. French’s Mystic Investigators: From The Shadows

 

In a bygone era, criminals owned the city but there were those willing to put on a costume to fight evil and corruption. Avenging the death of love ones, they fight in the night for those who cannot defend themselves. The Nightmare put on his mask to settle the score for his chauffeur's murdered daughter. The Pink Reaper donned her costume and gadgets to bring her uncle's killers to justice. And Nemesis, the daughter of night herself, fights both the evil in this world and her own missing memory. Together and separately they battle for those the system has forgotten or is simply powerless to stop, that is until Zeus, the king of the gods who stole Nemesis's memories, come back to finish the job and destroy anyone who dares stand in his way.

 

 

Danielle Ackley-McPhail’s Yesterday’s Dreams (Book One of the Eternal Cycle Series)

 

History...Legacy...Destiny...

Triggered by an act of self-sacrifice, all three converge upon Kara O'Keefe, transforming her simple life into one both magical and menacing.

Has she inherited the tenacious strength of her Celtic ancestors, or will she fall beneath the onslaught of uncompromising fate?

 


Respectful Request for Support
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It's that time of year again...The Preditors and Editors Annual Readers Choice Poll has eight days remaining.
Dark Quest Books has several nominations in various categories. Please consider voting for the following, or nominating another of our authors/editors/titles in the various categories) if you feel we are doing a good job and you don't already have a candidate chosen. One vote per person per category. A complete list of categories can be found at: http://critters.org/predpoll/ (scroll down, you'll get to it eventually!)
Fantasy and Science Fiction Novel Category - http://critters.org/predpoll/novelsf.shtml -
Currently Nominated: Blood Divided, by Kevin James Breaux; I Know Not, by James Daniel Ross
Currently Nominated: No Man's Land, edited by Mike McPhail
Currently Nominated - Dark Quest Books
Currently Nominated - Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Patrick Thomas
Writer's Resource or Information Site - http://critters.org/predpoll/writerinfo.shtml
Currently Nominated - The Literary Handyman Blog (Danielle Ackley-McPhail)
Thank you and best regards,

Danielle Ackley-McPhail
Promotions Director

A Shameless Plug for Help...
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Dark Quest Author Danielle Ackley-McPhail has submitted the following request for your consideration:

I am trying to make the "Writer's Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers" list and I could use your help. If you like what you read here and want to potentially share it with a heck of a lot more people could you please take a moment to send a quick email to Writer's Digest to nominate The Literary Handyman for the list.

The deadline for nominations is December 31st, so if you could take a few moments to help me out I would be very grateful.

Simply send an email to Writers.Digest@fwmedia.com with the email subject "101 Websites for Writers." In the email write "Nomination for The Literary Handyman http://lit_handyman.livejournal.com"; and a sentence or two about why you want to nominate me. That's it!
 
Please consider it if you have enjoyed the blogs and found them useful.

Thank you,

Danielle
Your Literary Handyman

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Dark Quest News
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Several Things:

Death, Be Not Proud - recommended for a Stoker award, congrats to editor Thomas A. Erb and all the contributors

The Literary Handyman - Danielle Ackley-McPhail has posted a new article: http://lit-handyman.livejournal.com/11984.html


From Danielle Ackley-McPhail:

"NEWSY Bits

Some excitement bubbling at the moment. First, yes, I came through the surgery fine, though I'm still not quite up to par.

Second, I have sold two stories to Weird Tales magazine, publication dates still pending. The first is a steampunk time travel piece called Looking Back. The second is a very bizarre little piece of flash fiction called Transcendence.

Third, Jonah Knight, a modern paranormal folk musician, and I have started a new project: A sound track based on the Eternal Cycle Series, my irish myth novels. Part of that news is the fact that Dark Quest Books will be re-releasing Yesterday's Dreams and Tomorrow's Memories, with a scheduled release date for book three, Today's Promise, set for Memorial Day Weekend, 2012...yes, I said 2012. There are some great and insane things in the works with more details to follow, but for all of you who have been clammoring for book three, the end is in sight! More on all of this later as details are ironed out and nailed in place!"

More news to come, as well as Reviews. Posting soon...



NOVEMBER GOODREADS GIVEAWAYS!
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It's that time again, folks!

We have new books so you get free books...well, the chance to win one, anyway!

Please check out these recent releases from Dark Quest Books:
Once More Upon a Time, by Patrick Thomas and Diane Raetz

Death, Be Not Proud, edited by Thomas A. Erb

Human Tales, edited by Jennifer Brozek

Good Luck!

Danielle Ackley-McPhail
Promotions Manager

The Literary Handyman
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Dark Quest Author Danielle Ackley-McPhail has a new writing post up over at the Literary Handyman:



AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT - EPIC Award
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Dark Quest Books and Editors Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Jennifer Ross, and Jeffrey Lyman are proud to announce that Dragon's Lure has been selected as a finalist for the 2012 EPIC Award for Best Anthology.
Dragon's Lure is a multi-author anthology with contributions by:  John Grant, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Patrick Thomas, James Chambers, Misty Massey, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Mike Penncavage, CE Murphy, Hildy Silverman, Bernie Mojzes, Randy Farran, CJ Henderson, Claire Stephens McMurray, Robert E. Waters, DC Wilson, Jean Marie Ward, Keith RA DeCandido, Anna Yardney, Jeffrey LymanJames Daniel Ross, and David B. Coe
 
This is not the first recognition bestowed on this collection. Last week the Washington Science Fiction Association announced the finalists for the 2011 WSFA Small Press Award, Jean Marie Ward was among those short-listed for the honor, for her short story Lord Bai's Discovery, which is one of the stories in Dragon's Lure. In addition, Vonnie Winslow Crist was among the top ten finalists in this year's Preditors and Editors Readers' Poll for her story Weathermaker. To learn more about the book, please visit www.sidhenadaire.com/books/DL.htm.

Congratulations go out to our contributors and all the other authors honored by the committee with finalist status in their categories.
The final awards will be presented at EPICon in March.

 


NEW REVIEW: I Know Not
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"I Know Not should appeal to anyone who loves reading dark fantasy...it is an action-packed read that the most jaded fans of sword and sorcery will enjoy."-Douglas Cobb, Curled Up With A Good Book

To read the full review, click on the review site link.



AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT - WSFA Small Press Award
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Congrats to Dark Quest Author Jean Marie Ward, her story Lord Bai's Discovery (Dragon's Lure) was short-listed for the WSFA Small Press Award: http://wsfasmallpressaward.org/
 
She is among very good company, and the honor is well deserved.

The winner will be announced next month at Capclave (www.capclave.org).




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