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September 3, 2014

The Joe R. Lansdale Binge of Summer ’14 included three Tachyon titles

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized cold in july, crime, deadman's road, elizabeth story, flaming zeppelins, heath lowrance, horror, joe lansdale, Joe R. Lansdale, john coulthart, mystery, ned the seal, psycho noir, review, science fiction, steampunk, texas noir, Travis J. Elston, weird, western

Heath Lowrance of Psycho Noir spent all of July and the beginning of August on a Joe R. Lansdale rampage. Of the 13 books he reviewed, three of them are currently available from Tachyon.

Cold in July

I first read this one some twenty years ago. It was among the first two or three that turned me into a serious Lansdale fan and one I’ve been itching to re-read for some time. It stands up very well, even though Lansdale has definitely gotten better and his voice more distinctive since. Terrific book.

Flaming Zeppelins: The Adventures of Ned the Seal

So, yeah. Crazy stuff. Lansdale without a filter, basically. The first novel has a nice, flying by the seat of your pants feeling, as if Lansdale is making it up as he goes and is having a helluva good time. The second one is more cohesive, and maybe a bit more satisfying in the long run. But both of them are well worth reading.

Deadman’s Road

All the stories are fun and profane in the best Lansdale tradition. Not too many writers can balance grim against funny, horrifying against goofy, the way Joe Lansdale can, and the result of that is a handful of stories that only HE could have written.

Read about the rest of Lowrance’s binge at Psycho Noir.

For more information about Cold in July, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover design by Elizabeth Story.

For more information about Flaming Zeppelins: The Adventures of Ned the Seal, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by John Coulthart.

For more information about Deadman’s Road, visit the Tachyon page

Cover art “The Quick and the Undead” by Travis J. Elston.

Design by Elizabeth Story.

July 7, 2014

Jeff VanderMeer’s Weird Fiction Bundle features THE KOSHER GUIDE TO ANIMALS, THE THIRD BEAR & others

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized amal el-mohtar, ann vandermeer, desirina boskovich, it came from the north, jacob mcmurray, jagannath, jeff vandermeer, john coulthart, karin tidbeck, leena krohn, michael cisco, storybundle, tainaron, the honey month, the kosher guide to imaginary animals, the third bear, the traitor, weird, weird fiction

StoryBundle offers a weird fiction bundle of 8 titles selected by award winner and New York Times bestselling author Jeff VanderMeer. Among the extraordinary selections are the two Tachyon titles The Kosher Guide To Imaginary Animals and The Third Bear.

The range of titles on display here is staggering — from Karin Tidbeck’s rapturously received ‘otherworldly’ short story collection Jagannath, of which the legendary Ursula LeGuin says: “These are wonderful stories”, through two major books from International Horror Guild Award-winning author Michael Cisco.

Also in this very special collection are the hilarious The Kosher Guide To Imaginary Animals by Jeff VanderMeer and his Hugo Award-winning wife Ann, plus the "scenes of startling beauty and strangeness” (Locus) in Tainaron: Mail From Another City by Leena Krohn — yet another international standout and World Fantasy Award nominee.

Thanks to Jeff’s love of weird and different fantasy fiction, you get everything from Finnish fantasy compilations (It Came From The North) to delicate short fiction that’s an “exquisite and overlooked treasure”, according to Jeff (The Honey Month), all capped off with an entire book of VanderMeer’s short stories, The Third Bear, which has been praised by everyone from Mike Mignola (Hellboy) to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz. It’s an amazing line-up — one that we’re delighted to host here on StoryBundle.

The initial titles in the bundle (minimum $3 to purchase) are:

The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer

The Traitor by Michael Cisco

Tainaron by Leena Krohn

The Honey Month by Amal El-Mohtar

It Came From the North by Desirina Boskovitch

If you pay more than the bonus price of just $12, you’ll get another three books:

Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck
The Tyrant by Michael Cisco
The Third Bear by Jeff VanderMeer

For more info or to order Jeff VanderMeer’s Weird Fiction Bundle, visit StoryBundle.

For more info on The Kosher Guide To Imaginary Animals, visit the Tachyon page.

For more info on The Third Bear, visit the Tachyon page.

The Kosher Guide To Imaginary Animals cover by John Coulthart.

The Third Bear cover by Jacob McMurray.

January 15, 2014

Mixture of horror, humor, and action elements makes DEADMAN’S ROAD a must-read for fans of dark literature

Alec Checkerfield Uncategorized Buzzy Mag, collection, deadman's road, elizabeth story, gabino iglesias, horror, jebediah mercer, Joe R. Lansdale, Travis J. Elston, weird, western, zombies

At Buzzy Mag, Gabino Iglesias praises Joe R. Lansdale’s Deadman’s Road.

Between horses, thick accents, cowboy boots, and guns, there’s plenty in Deadman’s Road to satisfy fans of Westerns. However, it’s the mixture of horror, humor, and action elements that makes this collection a must-read for fans of dark literature. Regardless of where he is, Mercer always finds trouble. Despite his rugged exterior, the man is on a mission from God, and he repeatedly risks life and limb to ensure the safety of others.

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With Deadman’s Road, Lansdale has paid homage to the things that inspired him to pursue a career in dark literature. However, the best thing about it is that he has used his tremendous talent to bring horror, pulp, and Westerns together and make them available and entertaining for the variety of generations that read his work.

For more on Deadman’s Road, visit the Tachyon page

Cover art “The Quick and the Undead” by Travis J. Elston. Design by Elizabeth Story.