Samurai and Other Stories - Softcover

Meikle, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0992218276 ISBN 13: 9780992218270

Publisher: Crystal Lake Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

No one can handle Scottish folklore with elements of the darkest horror, science fiction and fantasy, suspense and adventure like William Meikle. In Samurai and Other Stories you'll find numerous ghosts, many Scotsmen, a big blob, some holy relics, some unholy relics, a Mothman, a barbarian, some swordplay, a shoggoth and a lot of unexpected people. This collection by veteran author William Meikle brings together stories from the past decade in an exploration of the perils of exploring dark places, both external and internal. Includes: Samurai Rickman’s Plasma Home is the Sailor Turn Again Inquisitor The Scotsman’s Fiddle The Toughest Mile The Havehome The Yule Log Living the Dream The Shoogling Jenny The Haunting of Esther Cox Dancers The Brotherhood of the Thorns The Young Lochinvar A Slim Chance

About this title

About the Author

William Meikle is a Scottish writer, now living in Canada, with twenty novels published in the genre press and over 300 short story credits in thirteen countries. His work has appeared in a number of professional anthologies and magazines with recent sales to NATURE Futures, Penumbra and Buzzy Mag among others. He lives in Newfoundland with whales, bald eagles and icebergs for company. When he's not writing he dreams of fortune and glory.

Review

Samurai and other stories is a perfect introduction to the worlds and imagination of William Meikle. These are the sort of stories that show just how important a sense of fun and adventure is to storytelling. There is a great heritage in this collection, one that deserves to be kept alive. Meikle is pulptastic. - Ginger Nuts of Horror

Hours of reading joy that will leave you smiling and shivering in equal parts. - Mass Movement Magazine

This new collection of short stories from the pen of William Meikle will appeal to both fans of his work and admirers of horrific and the macabre. - The British Fantasy Society

For a read that will thrill, horrify, amaze, elate and sometimes even make you laugh out loud, I highly recommend this brilliant collection of short stories - Books 4 Tomorrow

Edition details

• Publisher: Crystal Lake Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0992218276
• ISBN 13: 9780992218270
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Mynhardt Joe