an evil spirit or devil, especially one thought to possess a person or act as a tormentor in hell.
Rayne Hall's latest anthology, Fiends: Ten Tales of Demons is now available for pre-order: mybook.to/fiends.
Here are the writers whose stories feature in the book:
Jake Elwood is a Canadian writer of
fantasy and science fiction. He's the author of the Star Raider space opera
adventure serial and a growing collection of lurid pulp fiction. Look for him
on the web at www.SteamPunch.com/elwood.
MARK
CASSELL, author of the story Disturbed:
Mark
Cassell lives in a rural part of the UK with his wife and a number of animals.
He often dreams of dystopian futures, peculiar creatures, and flitting shadows.
Primarily a horror writer, his steampunk, dark fantasy, and SF stories have
featured in several anthologies and ezines. "Disturbed" is the third
story Rayne has included in her Ten Tales series and is also part of the
mythos from Mark's debut novel, The Shadow Fabric.
RAYNE HALL,
author of the story Nine Rings of Silver and One of Bronze:
Rayne
Hall has published more than fifty books in several languages under several pen
names with several publishers in several genres, mostly fantasy, horror and
non-fiction. She is the author
of the bestselling Writer's Craft series (Writing Fight Scenes,
Writing Scary Scenes, Writing About Villains, Writing About Magic and
more) and editor of the Ten Tales short
story anthologies.

Having lived in Germany,
China, Mongolia and Nepal, she has now settled in a small dilapidated town of
former Victorian grandeur on the south coast of England where she enjoys
reading, gardening and long walks along the seashore. She shares her home with
a black cat adopted from the cat
shelter. Sulu likes to lie on the desk and snuggle into Rayne's arms when she's
writing.
You can follow here on
Twitter http://twitter.com/RayneHall where she posts advice
for writers, funny cartoons and cute pictures of her cat. To see her books on
Amazon, go to viewAuthor.at/RayneHall.
You can also subscribe to her newsletter: http://eepurl.com/boqJzD.
HEIDE GOODY
an IAIN GRANT, co-authors of the story Detritus at the Church Fete:
Iain
Grant is an author of short stories and novels, ranging from contemporary
literature to fantasy and horror. His short stories have appeared in numerous
magazines and anthologies. He is perhaps best known for the comic novel, Clovenhoof,
co-written with Heide Goody. The follow-up novel, Pigeonwings, (which
follows the continuing adventures of the earthbound Satan and Archangel
Michael) was published in August 2013. Iain's solo work includes children's
books, thrillers and an on-going series of steampunk chapbooks which begins
with The Angels of the Abyss.

MITCH
SEBOURN, author of the story Non-Disclosure:
Mitch Sebourn lives in the southern
United States with his wife and cats. He is the author of many works of mystery
and horror, including Sleight of Hand, Watershed, and most recently Lamentation. Visit his
website at www.mitchsebourn.com and follow him on
Twitter, @mnsebourn.
PAMELA
TURNER, author of the story Inner Demon:

DEBBIE
CHRISTIANA, author of the story Nerezza:

Debbie is a
member of RWA (Secretary of her local chapter) and the International Thriller
Writers. She lives in her Connecticut empty nest with her husband, where her
three children visit regularly.
Website/blog: www.debbiechristiana.com Twitter:
@DebChristiana Facebook: Debbie Christiana, Author.
DOUGLAS
KOLACKI, author of the story The Devil Never Takes a Vacation... And Neither
Do I
Douglas Kolacki
began writing while living in Naples, Italy with the U.S. Navy. Since then he
has published stories in such publications as Weird Tales, Dragons Knights
& Angels, and Dreams & Visions. He currently lives and
writes in Providence, Rhode Island.
TRACIE
MCBRIDE, author of the story The Touch of the Taniwha

KELDA CRICH,
author
of the story Stone City, Old As Immeasurable Time
Kelda Crich is a new born entity. She's
been lurking in her creator's mind for a few years. Now she's out in the open.
Find Kelda in London looking at strange things in London's medical museums or
on her blog: http://keldacrichblog.blogspot.co.uk. Kelda's work has appeared
in The Lovecraft eZine, Journal of Unlikely Acceptances, Dreams from
the Witch House and in the Bram Stoker Award winning After Death anthology.
JAMIÉ
CHAPMAN, cover illustrator
Jamie
Chapman is a British illustrator with a degree in fine arts. He enjoys
illustrating books and graphic novels. You can see more of his work here: www.jchapmanart.daportfolio.com.
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His debut novel, The Shadow Fabric, is a supernatural story and is available from Amazon and everywhere else.
Twitter: @Mark_Cassell ~ Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorMarkCassell
I'm really excited about this collection. It's a great mix of quality stories, and each author has a different writing style and a different take on demons.
ReplyDeleteHow lucky am I to be in FIENDS with such cool authors!! Heide and Iain, I read Clovenhoof about a year ago, and loved it :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad for the chance to voice a different religious take on the subject--at least different from what I've read. Many thanks, Rayne, and to Mark for sharing this on his site.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great line-up. Happy to be rubbing shoulders with you guys. Debs/Kelda
ReplyDeleteThis looks like it would be something interesting to look at.
ReplyDeleteSome say writing about demons attracts them (much like faeries in that way). Have you ever experienced any real-life spooky experiences? Does resting your mind on the demonic (or the daimonic) pull those forces into your life?
ReplyDeleteHi Aimee,
DeleteI've had spooky experiences in my life (I once saw a ghost) but I don't find that writing about demons brings demonic forces into my life.
Rayne
Most of the writers are unknown to me. I love when this happens. So many new names to discover. And all my favorite genres in one place...
ReplyDeleteWould be interesting to know if the authors have favorite authors among themselves :)
Most of the writers are unknown to me. I love when this happens. So many new names to discover. And all my favorite genres in one place...
ReplyDeleteWould be interesting to know if the authors have favorite authors among themselves :)
Looks like a great lineup of authors and stories about demons. As children we all like fairy tales and when we grow up we like to read tales about demons. There's something magnetic about them.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful collaboration of writers! Great to see them working together and showing each other support in a world that tends to be so competitive. This was a great move Rayne! Do you think you would be interested in doing more collaborations in the future?
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful collaboration of writers! Great to see them working together and showing each other support in a world that tends to be so competitive. This was a great move Rayne! Do you think you would be interested in doing more collaboration in the future?
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