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$10 #Giveaway Excerpt DEVIL’S WAYS ANTHOLOGY @Dragonwellbooks @RockstarBkTours Ends 7.5

June 23, 2020 By Mary

DEVIL’S WAYS ANTHOLOGY 

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the DEVIL’S WAYS ANTHOLOGY by Beena Khan Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

About the Book:
Title: DEVIL’S WAYS ANTHOLOGY
Authors: Nancy Kress, Ben Loory, R. S. A. Garcia, Michael Swanwick, Andy Duncan, Curtis C. Chen, Darrell Schweitzer, Imogen Howson, Edwina Harvey, Avram Davidson, J. M. Sidorova, Nancy Kress, (Edited by Anna Kashina and J. M. Sidorova)
Pub. Date: June 25, 2020
Publisher: Dragonwell Publishing
Formats:  Paperback, eBook
Pages: 270
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org

There is no light without dark; no highlights without shadows; no good without evil. The Devil is where things happen. Where stories begin. This collection brings together stories from multiple cultures, featuring the Devil both as an abstract concept and a creature, a terror, a force of nature, an enemy, a trickster, and so many more.

Step into the world of shadows, and travel through Devil’s many incarnations spanning centuries of history and myth, from the Ancient Greece, African and Caribbean folklore, dark ages in Europe, all the way to the present day.

This anthology features new and established authors from diverse, multicultural backgrounds.

“The Devil goes globe-trotting in this eclectic anthology that explores the many guises of the Dark Lord across cultures and ages. Persephone D’Shaun’s shocking “Nzembe” is a twisted tale of zombie-like creatures set in the plains of Africa with an ending some readers will find hard to stomach. An unnamed girl tries to steal back her heart from her winged lover in R.S.A. Garcia’s lyrical “Fire in His Eyes, Blood on His Teeth,” which draws from Caribbean folklore and the legend of Nanny of the Maroons. Feminist themes carry through many of the tales. Imogen Howson’s “Frayed Tapestry,” which follows an amnesiac woman and her manipulative husband, is a bit too on the nose, but elsewhere gender dynamics are handled more gracefully, as in “Of Finest Scarlet Was Her Gown” by Michael Swanwick, in which 15-year-old Su-yin follows her father into hell, where she must endure a series of horrible dates in order to save him from eternal damnation, and in Nancy Kress’s brilliant “Unto the Daughters,” a powerful reimagining of the story of Adam and Eve. Though horror fiends may be disappointed to find little blood-curdling terror, there are very few duds among these wide-ranging tales. Readers are in for a devilish treat.”—PW Review

  

EXCERPT

The opening of Persephone D’Shaun’s “Nzembe“:

“Last week all the nzembe-born children in town went into trances.

The week before that, leopards sat together on my grandmother’s porch for an entire day, keeping her inside. Later, many women came to her for help, insisting they had fallen into sleep in the middle of the day and been violated by evil spirits in the shape of vulgar children.

And the week before that, Henriette claimed to have seen a sharp-toothed boy peeking at her from one of the thick clusters of palm trees that grow near Little River.

I do not want to think about these things, but today memories are thick and dry like wild grass in the place between towns, tinder in my mind, needing only the smallest spark to destroy the fragile peace I have built.

Today…”

About The Authors & Publisher:

 Founded in 2012, Dragonwell Publishing is based in the US Northeast and publishes 4-6 books a year, focusing mostly on science fiction and fantasy. Dragonwell Publishing titles have been featured by Publishers Weekly, ForeWord Magazine, RT Book Reviews, San Francisco Book Reviews, and Portland Book Reviews, and highlighted by Historical Novel Society and Mythopoetic Society. Our books have been among the winners of the 2013 ForeWord Book of the Year Award and 2014 Independent Publishers Book Award.

Get to know all the authors here on the Dragonwell Publishing Site!

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 Giveaway Details:

 1 winner will receive a $10 Amazon GC, International.

 
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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

6/22/2020 Two Chicks on Books Excerpt
6/23/2020 BookHounds Excerpt
6/24/2020 Jaime’s World Excerpt
6/25/2020 Hurn Publications Review
6/26/2020 Miss Elizabeth Review

 

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6/29/2020 Jazzy Book Reviews Excerpt
6/30/2020 Rajiv’s Reviews Review
7/1/2020 jypsylynn Review
7/2/2020 A Dream Within A Dream Excerpt
7/3/2020 JaimeRockstarBookTours Instagram Stop

 

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Comments

  1. James Robert says

    June 23, 2020 at 12:09 am

    I appreciate getting to hear about a new book. Thanks so much for taking time to share.

  2. Marisela Zuniga says

    June 23, 2020 at 1:04 am

    This sounds really interesting, thanks for sharing

  3. kim hansen says

    June 23, 2020 at 3:24 am

    Enjoyed the excerpt.

  4. Carol Knudtson says

    June 23, 2020 at 5:56 am

    Thanks for the excerpt.

  5. Nancy Jones says

    June 23, 2020 at 6:41 am

    Sounds good.

  6. Gwendolyn Jordan says

    June 23, 2020 at 8:21 am

    I like the cover

  7. Cathy French says

    June 23, 2020 at 8:57 am

    I like that these stories are from different cultures. Intrigued

  8. Kim says

    June 23, 2020 at 11:00 am

    Sounds interesting

  9. Victoria Scott says

    June 23, 2020 at 11:43 am

    Sounds really good! Thanks for sharing!

  10. Viki S. says

    June 23, 2020 at 12:32 pm

    I noticed as I hit the button that I put my email in incorrectly :(. I love anthologies. Meeting a bunch of authors at once is great!

  11. shelly peterson says

    June 23, 2020 at 1:52 pm

    I like the cover.

  12. Julie Waldron says

    June 23, 2020 at 3:03 pm

    Intriguing cover, thanks for sharing.

  13. wendy hutton says

    June 23, 2020 at 4:27 pm

    congrats on the release

  14. MARCY MEYER says

    June 23, 2020 at 4:29 pm

    Sounds good. Thanks for sharing.

  15. deb pelletier says

    June 23, 2020 at 6:21 pm

    nice book cover and the book sounds interesting.

  16. BookLady says

    June 23, 2020 at 6:34 pm

    Congrats on the new release! It sounds fascinating.

  17. Sherry says

    June 23, 2020 at 6:37 pm

    Looks like a very interesting book.

  18. Debbie P says

    June 24, 2020 at 4:04 am

    This sounds like a really cool book and is now on top of my TBR List.

  19. Danielle McDonald says

    June 24, 2020 at 2:42 pm

    Sounds like a good read

  20. Angela Smith says

    June 24, 2020 at 4:47 pm

    sounds good

  21. beth shepherd says

    June 25, 2020 at 12:16 pm

    This looks like a great one

  22. Peggy Nunn says

    June 26, 2020 at 5:03 am

    I like the cover… it catches your eye

  23. bn100 says

    June 27, 2020 at 11:17 am

    interesting cover

  24. Deborah D says

    June 27, 2020 at 1:14 pm

    How long did it take you to write the book?

  25. Amy Woolard says

    June 30, 2020 at 10:31 am

    Finally!! I cannot wait to get wrapped up in this book!!

  26. Leela says

    July 1, 2020 at 11:34 am

    It looks like a good read.

  27. Sandra Watts says

    July 1, 2020 at 2:52 pm

    Really like the cover.

  28. Andie says

    July 3, 2020 at 10:25 am

    Spooky – not sure how much I would like this one out but I know someone who would. Thanks!

  29. Susan Smith says

    July 3, 2020 at 1:30 pm

    Sounds great, I like the cover.

  30. Antoinette M says

    July 5, 2020 at 9:58 am

    Sounds great! I like the excerpt.

  31. Bea LaRocca says

    July 6, 2020 at 7:51 pm

    This sounds like an awesome anthology! Thanks so much for sharing the book details

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