Search Results: Authors starting with U from Ziesings

Huntsville: Texas Review Press, 2017. Trade paperback, New,. Nancy Parsons. Huntsville: Texas Review Press:, 2017. Trade paperback, New, 147 pp.<br/> Cover artwork by: Nancy Parsons An "as new" copy. "The stories in The Fire Doll investigate the notion that our experience can be richer, more inclusive, and sometimes more unsettling than the life prescribed by the normal daylight sense of reality. American writing has often been engaged with elements of mystery and the uncanny, and the American Dream has always had its corresponding nightmare. These stories feature haunted landscapes, places where violence and tragedy have left their marks: a man is subsumed by his vision of falling pine straw, a camera captures something the eye alone can't perceive, and a dead girl leads an unsuspecting boy to a killer's burial ground. In the title story, a Houston homicide detective is haunted, literally and figuratively, by the death of his partner. In order to redeem himself, he must… Read More

Pasadena: Red Hen Press, 2022. First edition, Hardcover, New in dust jacket,. Janet Gonzalez. Pasadena: Red Hen Press:, 2022. First edition, Hardcover, New in dust jacket, 316 pp.<br/> Cover artwork by: Janet Gonzalez "Ulrich thinks he got the ultimate fan trip - to play, record, and tour with his favourite band, Dead Can Dance. His memoir details the early days, from signing with 4AD, recording their first album, then heading off on tour with the Cocteau Twins. There follow insights into the legendary period of the 4AD label of the 1980s; contributing to This Mortal Coil; guesting with Wolfgang Press, Pieter Nooten and Michael Brook, and Modern English; and touring the US for the first time in 1990. Following his departure from DCD, Ulrich remained close with Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard, and his memoir tracks their parallel paths over the following decades. A must for fans of Dead Can Dance and the 4AD label, and at the same time, a fascinating slalom through the ups and downs of… Read More

New York: Grove Press, 2022. First edition, Hardcover, New in dust jacket,. Michel Vrana. New York: Grove Press:, 2022. First edition, Hardcover, New in dust jacket, 391 pp.<br/> Cover artwork by: Michel Vrana "Liv has a lot of secrets. For her, home is the picturesque town of Ã…lesund, perched on a fjord in western Norway. One night, in the early-morning embers of a great party in the basement apartment she shares with two friends, Liv is watching TV, high on weed, and sees a python on an Australian nature show. She becomes obsessed with the idea of buying a snake as a pet. Soon Nero, the baby Burmese python, becomes the apartment's fourth roommate. As Liv bonds with Nero, she feels extremely protective, like a caring mother, and she is struck by a desire that surprises her with its intensity. Finally she is safe." Or so she thinks.

New York: Grove Press, 1984. First printing, paperback, Very Good,. New York: Grove Press:, 1984. First printing, paperback, Very Good, 286 pp.<br/> Two erotic novels from the Victorian era.

Alma: Yard Dog Press, 2002. First edition, TPBO, Trade paperback, Fine,. Sandra SanTura. Alma: Yard Dog Press:, 2002. First edition, TPBO, Trade paperback, Fine, 268 pp.<br/> Cover artwork by: Sandra SanTura Darkish fantasy novel featuring Rhoyd Smytheson. A bloodmage is out to get Rhoyd's essence. Rhoyd is rescued by a mercenary and a healer and together they're all off to find their destiny and to foil the bloodmage and his evil plans. Heroic fantasy from a small publisher.

New York: Doubleday, 2015. Trade paperback, Uncorrected proof, Fine,. Michael J. Windsor. New York: Doubleday:, 2015. Trade paperback, Uncorrected proof, Fine, 289 pp.<br/> Cover artwork by: Michael J. Windsor

London: PS Publishing, 2014. First edition, Hardcover, New in dust jacket,. Jason Van Hollander. London: PS Publishing:, 2014. First edition, Hardcover, New in dust jacket, 140 pp.<br/> Cover artwork by: Jason Van Hollander "In this, the third collection of horror fiction from Simon Kurt Unsworth, you will find tales of words that can corrupt a world, of hotels that are not what they seem, of sculptures made at night from cans and bottles that have a meaning we cannot hope to grasp and of a journey to work that becomes a nightmare. These are monsters here and roads down which impossible vehicles travel, and mines and shadows and children made of twine and stitch."

Ashcroft: Ash-Tree Press, 2010. First edition, Hardcover, Limited edition, Fine in Fine dust jacket,. Jason Van Hollander. Ashcroft: Ash-Tree Press:, 2010. First edition, Hardcover, Limited edition, Fine in Fine dust jacket, 194 pp. Cover artwork by: Jason Van Hollander A collection of horror stories. Assume these stories are at least somewhat supernatural since they emanate from Ash-Tree press. ""Creepy" seems to be the operative word in many of the blurbs I've seen. This edition limited to 400 copies.

London: Angus & Robertson, 1985. First printing, Paperback, Good,. London: Angus & Robertson:, 1985. First printing, Paperback, Good, 302 pp. Clean, straight and tight with spine creased and remainder of name sticker affixed to half-title page. A more than solid reader.

Anaheim: Bad Moon Books, 2009. Advance Uncorrected Proof,Trade paperback, Fine,. Anaheim: Bad Moon Books:, 2009. Advance Uncorrected Proof,Trade paperback, Fine, 82 pp.<br/>