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In 59 AD, as the Celt horde on Anglesey succumbs to Roman aggression, war goddess Fey grants Lucan Mac Aliester his wish—life. Lucan soon discovers that it is not his Druidic people the bargain elevates, but himself.

20 tales of action, suspense, intrigue and terror set in the Majestic Universe by the author of Nocturnal Vacations and Depths of Savagery. "His dark and primal passion explodes in vicious tales. Likened to the timeless author Robert E. Howard's barbarism, Steven L. Shrewsbury is the reincarnated Howard." -Peggy Jo Shumate aka Brutal Dreamer, Eternal Night Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror

"Depths of Savagery is a collection of 13 tales of barbaric heroic fantasy. Through tales involving ancient Celts, Vikings, other-worldly Crusaders, and Confederate Guerillas, the human animal is dissected to the bone..." Click for more info.

Nocturnal Vacations, by Steven L. Shrewsbury. "Dack Shannon, albino agent from secret intelligence cabal Majestic Services, is exiled to a remote locale and dispenses ruthless justice as he sees fit..."

DeathGrip: Legacy of Terror, spanning the globe with tales of ancient horror. "PREORDER NOW! 18 mind-blowing stories by an international cast of authors revolving around the theme of ancient horrors! Shipping October 2003!"

"Herman Melville said it best when he proclaimed that every path eventually leads to the sea. For it is the sea that holds our most sacred and terrifying fears, yet it also holds a glorious mysticism over us as a race, an attraction so strong that most of us flock to beaches, river banks, creeks, and lakes at every opportunity to stare out into the vast blueness and wonder: what's out there?"

"Grimoire de Solace is a dark fantasy anthology by 15 writers, with illustrations by 15 artists. A vast array of stories covers many settings and themes, with elements of horror, romance, mystery, action, and everything in between. A must for readers of the fantasy genre."

"In the world of The Blackest Death things are never what they seem and a trip down a lonely stretch of highway, through the shadow-rooms of a darkened house at the edge of the woods, or through the inhuman imagination might just bring you face to face with your worst possible nightmare come true..."

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February 21, 2005

GODFORSAKEN will be available for pre-order in March and released in August from Behler. I will have about a dozen copies with me at the WHC in NYC in April.

The short story BEDLAM UNLEASHED is now available for a dollar download via Echelon Press.

I am pleased to announce that another tale featuring berserker Erik Bedlam, "Terror in Dunwich" written by Peter Welmerink and myself appears in the current Lovecraft issue of SIMULACRUM along side work by Ramsey Campbell and an interview with Poppy Z Brite. $8.97 for 6 issue sub.

FLASHING SWORDS eZine has just accepted a tale of mine, JAWBONE OF AN ASS, featuring the character that is in the Keene & Shrews collab novel KING OF THE BASTARDS.

ADVENTURE FICTION ONLINE has just posted CHECKMATE ETERNAL, a new sci-fi tale.

An old sci-fi tale of mine, WICKED WORLD is now posted at THE ULTIMATE HALLUCINATION for all to see.

December 26, 2004

GODFORSAKEN novel is coming soon! To watch the FLASH commercial for GODFORSAKEN follow this link: http://www.sintrigue.org/godforsaken.

Special thanks to Brian Keene for including my work BULLETPROOF SOUL in his top reads of 2004.

Be on the look out for forthcoming Dollar downloads of BEDLAM UNLEASHED and JULIES RITUAL MURDER.

Latest story acceptances by vampire magazine NEAR TO DARK, and the Australian SIMULACRUM MAGAZINE.

A free PDF download is available from The Dream People...DEAD IN TH13TEEN FLASHES-2: BODY COUNT. My story KICKING AGAINST THE PRICKS is in there as well. Hop on http://www.angelfire.com/.../index.html to grab the url for the free download.

My new horror tale TRUE DREAM COUNTRY is now posted at LOST IN THE DARK at the url http://www.lostinthedark.net/.../truedreamcountry.htm.

August 9, 2004

A couple stories out here, "Branwen's Soul" appears in the first issue of CYBERPULP MAGAZINE #1. It is available to order via the link: http://my.lulu.com/content/61063.

Also, my tale "True Dream Country" was just sold to LOST IN THE DARK for their autumn issue.

My story "Home of the Brave" will appear in the REALITY CHECK anthology pb & eBook from BONE CHILLS.

A snippet from the long Bedlam tale INSTRUMENT OF EXTINCTION is now online @ http://www.highfantasy.iwarp.com/catalog.html.

I did a brief write up for Nancy Mehl for MyShelf.com. Follow this link and scroll all the way down. It is a small article about writing.

June 26, 2004

My new short tale PRESENCE OF MINE ENEMIES will appear in the August issue of the print magazine OBSIDIAN.

Peter Welmerink and I have just signed to have the short story BEDLAM UNLEASHED as a dollar download via Echelon Press. Details to come. I have also signed a contract with Karen at Echelon for my August MaKallum tale JULIES RITUAL MURDER. Also: Norse berserker Erik Bedlam swings into action in a tale by Peter Welmerink and myself at HORRORFIND! Read HEATHEN EXORCISM.

Here is a link that details my recent signing of my epic novel GODFORSAKEN:

http://www.stevenshrewsbury.com/.../promo.php

Follow this link for a blurb about me signing with Behler:

http://behlerpublications.com/news.shtml

My new very short tale KICKING AGAINST THE PRICKS is now online at the eZine SWORD'S EDGE.

A tale penned by Jessica Cargill and myself called FRENZY is now online at ADVENTURE FICTION.

April 10, 2004

My story about MAJESTIC agent Thor Alexander playing paint ball on acid "KILL THE KING" is now online at DARK FIRE UK.

My tale "From Darkness Abysmal" appears in the new eBook (soon to be paperback) anthology from Cyber-pulp titled KINGS OF THE NIGHT I. Below is the Fictionwise link.

My futuristic barbarian tale "We'll Always Have Paris" appears in the PDF antho FREAKY FRIGHTS. Paperback now available

I am very excited to see the second part of my story "Program of the Elder Gods" appear in the print publication DARK WISDOM. This is a mag for RPG's of Call of Cthulhu. Chris Fulbright contributes a cool poem as well.

GHOSTBREAKERS, containing my story "Twist of Cain" with Elijah Blackthorn, has been released from Cyber-pulp. 14 tales abound in this top notch collection, released as an eBook now. Paperback to come!

My NEW barbarian type tale BRANWEN'S SOUL is now posted at LISSNERS ADVENTURE FICTION.

My tale IMAGE OF THE RIPPER appeared in the December issue of print mag SHADOWLANDS. The ol' Dack Shannon tale "Bloodbath in Purgatory" is now online at HIGH ADVENTURE.

January 2, 2004

A special excerpt from Bedlam Unleashed, Steven's forthcoming collaboration with Peter J. Welmerink, has now been posted as a StevenShrewsbury.com exclusive.

The new Dack Shannon paperback BULLETPROOF SOUL is now out from BLACK DEATH BOOKS. Order at these links:

Black Death: http://www.khpindustries.com/bulletproof.html
SHOCKLINES: http://store.yahoo.net/shocklines/noname1.html

DEATHGRIP is out and Elijah Blackthorn appears in ZENITH OF THE TOTEM. Quality product at a very good price!

My story BARBARIAN TALISMAN just won 3rd prize at QUANTUM BARBARIAN contest!

My story WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS is in the pdf anthology FREAKY FRIGHTS.

My tale HARBINGER appears in THE BLACKEST DEATH VOL I hardback from BDB.

My story "Legion In A Bottle" has been posted at FANTASY & LEGENDS.

The ol' Dack Shannon tale "Bloodbath in Purgatory" is now online at HIGH ADVENTURE.

My story IMAGE OF THE RIPPER will be appearing in SHADOWLANDS print magazine December issue.

The tale about the son of Jim Morrison PRINCE OF LIZARDS THOUGH I BE was just accepted by NEVERARY.

A short ghost tale of mine (all new) is now online at WHISPERING SPIRITS.

The vampire tale I penned with Jessica Cargill is now posted at DEMON MINDS.

My short tale CASANOVA'S LAST CONQUEST will appear in the print magazine NOSTALGIA.

Though it has been around before, GENERATION CLASH (featuring Elijah Blackthorn) is now posted at 31 EYES.

Short short tale WINGED MESSIAH can be read online at WHISPERS OF WICKEDNESS.

My story NIRVANA OR BUST is now online at QUANTUM BARBARIAN.

PROGRAM OF THE ELDER GODS is now out in the print magazine DARK WISDOM.

Dack Shannon serial TRIGGERMAN is now running weekly at LISSNERS ADVENTURE FICTION.

Fraser Ronald has reviews DEPTHS OF SAVAGERY; Peter Welmerink interviews me at length at this url:

http://www.swordsedge.net/Issue15...Interview.html

SCARY holiday antho from DDP is now available in eBook form. My tale LOCKED AND LOADED (for Veterans Day) featuring Thor Alexander, is in this work. Order here.

I am pleased to announce that I have just signed a contract with BLACK DEATH BOOKS. They will release my novel BULLETPROOF SOUL late in 2003 or early in 2004.

My short, weird tale "Incident at the Home of Heavenly Wakes" is now posted at the url:

http://www.geocities.com/tfuzine/fiction-incident-shrews.html

My tale LIGHT BEARER is now available in the cyber-pulp anthology LABOR POOL.

DEPTHS OF SAVAGERY, my new eBook, has been released by DOUBLE DRAGON PUBLISHING!

A New Book by Rickey E. Pittman, How to Market Your Book to Libraries.

My new fantasy story "We'll Always Have Paris" is now posted at the terrific pulp/adventure site LISSNER'S ADVENTURE FICTION ONLINE (or LAFO for short). Read this short tale at the url:

http://joe3998.tripod.com/stso/id122.html

Thomas at HISTORICAL HARDBOILED anthology just accepted my story of Viking murder-mystery MERITING BLISS.

My story with Jessica Cargill JUDGING THE DEAD OF GOSHEN is now posted at VAMPIRE NIGHTS.

My Book, NOCTURNAL VACATIONS, is now available as an eBook at:

http://www.publishamerica.com/

My new tale FROM DARKNESS ABYSMAL was just accepted for the cyber-pulp anthology KINGS OF THE NIGHT. Look out for this lusty barbarian tale featuring Kuras Thunderbolt and Red Berkano.

My tale TWIST OF CAIN will appear in the GHOSTBREAKERS antho. Elijah Blackthorn appears in this story as well.

My rather peculiar tale of the mind numbing work-place, "COLD MELANCHOLY OF MACHINES" is now posted at Bewildering Tales at the url:

http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue37/melancholy.html

BLOOD TO BURN, my old vampire tale about a really old vampire is now up at the new Zine THE FEAR IN DARKNESS at this url:

http://www.geocities.com/thefearinsilence/main

The paperback ATROCITAS AQUA from DDP is superb. My tale, CREATING A BARBARIAN MAN, appears in this fantastic collection of watery horror tales.

For a tale of a man making a bargain to escape from Hell, seeking revenge on the priest he believes sent him there, go to DEMON MINDS and read STALKER FROM THE SHADOWS.

November 21, 2003

"Why do writers write? Because it isn't there."
Thomas Berger

I am pleased to announce that you can now Pre-Order the NEW Dack Shannon paperback anthology "Bulletproof Soul" at the following url: http://www.khpindustries.com/bulletproof.html.

BULLETPROOF SOUL made the top ten pre order best seller list at SHOCKLINES:

http://store.yahoo.com/shocklines/besadorit.html
ISBN# 0-9747680-0-6
280 pages

DEATHGRIP is out and hotter than ever! Elijah Blackthorn appears in ZENITH OF THE TOTEM. Quality product at a very good price!

My story IMAGE OF THE RIPPER will be appearing in SHADOWLANDS print magazine December issue.

The tale about the son of Jim Morrison PRINCE OF LIZARDS THOUGH I BE was just accepted by NEVERARY.

A short ghost tale of mine (all new) is now online at WHISPERING SPIRITS.

The vampire tale I penned with Jessica Cargill is now posted at DEMON MINDS.

My short tale CASANOVA’S LAST CONQUEST will appear in the print magazine NOSTALGIA.

Though it has been around before, GENERATION CLASH (featuring Elijah Blackthorn) is now posted at 31 EYES.

Short short tale WINGED MESSIAH can be read online at WHISPERS OF WICKEDNESS.

My story NIRVANA OR BUST is now online at QUANTUM BARBARIAN.

PROGRAM OF THE ELDER GODS is now out in the print magazine DARK WISDOM.

Dack Shannon serial TRIGGERMAN is now running weekly at LISSNERS ADVENTURE FICTION.

Fraser Ronald has reviews DEPTHS OF SAVAGERY; Peter Welmerink interviews me at length as well.

ANNIHILATION OF AN EPOCH appears as a peek in side DEPTHS at SWORDS EDGE.

Thor and Dack have been dropping into THE MURDER HOLE again as of late...

SCARY holiday antho from DDP is now available in eBook form. My tale LOCKED AND LOADED (for Veterans Day) featuring Thor Alexander, is in this work. Order here.

I am pleased to announce that I have just signed a contract with BLACK DEATH BOOKS. They will release my novel BULLETPROOF SOUL late in 2003 or early in 2004.

My short, weird tale "Incident at the Home of Heavenly Wakes" is now posted!

My tale LIGHT BEARER is now available in the cyber-pulp anthology LABOR POOL.

DEPTHS OF SAVAGERY, my new eBook, has been released by DOUBLE DRAGON PUBLISHING!

A New Book by Rickey E. Pittman, How to Market Your Book to Libraries can be found here.

My new fantasy story "We'll Always Have Paris" is now posted at the terrific pulp/adventure site LISSNER'S ADVENTURE FICTION ONLINE (or LAFO for short).

A brand new tale BLACK HELICOPTER is now online at the new Zine HIGH ADVENTURE ONLINE.

Thomas at HISTORICAL HARDBOILED anthology just accepted my story of Viking murder-mystery MERITING BLISS.

My new story, LEGION IN A BOTTLE, is now up at alt History Zine THE DIFFERENT PATH. Find out what awaits folks under the paw of the Sphinx...and in an Ark.

In other news, Walt Hicks accepted my Elijah Blackthorn tale ZENITH OF THE TOTEM for DEATHGRIP anthology. I am very excited to be in this great collection.

My story with Jessica Cargill JUDGING THE DEAD OF GOSHEN is now posted at VAMPIRE NIGHTS.

My Book, NOCTURNAL VACATIONS, is now available as an eBook @ PublishAmerica.com.

My new tale FROM DARKNESS ABYSMAL was just accepted for the cyber-pulp anthology KINGS OF THE NIGHT. Look out for this lusty barbarian tale featuring Kuras Thunderbolt and Red Berkano.

My tale TWIST OF CAIN will appear in the GHOSTBREAKERS antho. Elijah Blackthorn appears in this story as well.

My rather peculiar tale of the mind numbing work-place, "COLD MELANCHOLY OF MACHINES" is now posted at Bewildering Tales.

BLOOD TO BURN, my old vampire tale about a really old vampire is now up at the new Zine THE FEAR IN DARKNESS.

The paperback ATROCITAS AQUA from DDP is superb. My tale, CREATING A BARBARIAN MAN, appears in this fantastic collection of watery horror tales.

My novel NOCTURNAL VACATIONS from PUBLISH AMERICA is available at a number of links here. For more information on this Dack Shannon anthology, check out REVIEWS, BOOKSTORE and other links concerning NV and Dack Shannon.

The P&E Poll for 2002 is done and I placed in many categories.

Novel-Horror: #5 NOCTURNAL VACATIONS (Publish America)
Poem: #2 WINGS (appeared at SHADOWKEEPZINE)
Poet: #2
Horror Story: #6 GENERATION CLASH (SDO Fantasy)
Sci-fi story: #9 HEED THE CALL (Swords Edge)
#23 SHALT THOU REIGN FOREVER? (Swords Edge)
#27 PARADIGM VAULT (high Fantasy)
#28 IRREVOCABLE SEPARATION (Shadowkeepzine)
Other story: #6 BLISS (Fighting Chance magazine)
#16 CASANOVA'S FINAL CONQUEST (The Murder Hole)
#17 CRUSH-II-THIS MEANS WAR (House of Pain)
#19 WAKING HOURS IN HELL (The Murder Hole)
#23 PILLOW OF YOUR BONES (Dack Shannon COM)
#24 ALWAYS FAITHFUL (Demon Minds)

For a tale of a man making a bargain to escape from Hell, seeking revenge on the priest he believes sent him there, go to DEMON MINDS and read STALKER FROM THE SHADOWS.

August 1, 2003

"Why do writers write? Because it isn't there."
Thomas Berger

My story NIRVANA OR BUST is now online at QUANTUM BARBARIAN.

Part one of PROGRAM OF THE ELDER GODS is now out in the print magazine DARK WISDOM.

Dack Shannon serial TRIGGERMAN is now running weekly at LISSNERS ADVENTURE FICTION.

Fraser Ronald has reviews DEPTHS OF SAVAGERY; Peter Welmerink interviews me at length at this url.

ANNIHILATION OF AN EPOCH appears as a peek in side DEPTHS at SWORDS EDGE.

Thor and Dack have been dropping into THE MURDER HOLE again as of late.

SCARY holiday antho from DDP is now available in eBook form. My tale LOCKED AND LOADED (for Veterans Day) featuring Thor Alexander, is in this work.

My story HARBINGER will appear in the paperback anthology BLACKEST DEATH from BLACK DEATH BOOKS.

I am pleased to announce that I have just signed a contract with BLACK DEATH BOOKS. They will release my novel BULLETPROOF SOUL late in 2003 or early in 2004.

My short, weird tale "Incident at the Home of Heavenly Wakes" is now posted.

REGARDING GHOULS, a bizarre mystery/detective tale written by Myth Spinner and myself is posted at SDO DETECTIVE.

My tale LIGHT BEARER is now available in the cyber-pulp anthology LABOR POOL.

DEPTHS OF SAVAGERY, my new eBook, has been released by DOUBLE DRAGON PUBLISHING!

A New Book by Rickey E. Pittman, How to Market Your Book to Libraries.

My new fantasy story "We'll Always Have Paris" is now posted at the terrific pulp/adventure site LISSNER'S ADVENTURE FICTION ONLINE (or LAFO for short).

A brand new tale BLACK HELICOPTER is now online at the new Zine HIGH ADVENTURE ONLINE.

Thomas at HISTORICAL HARDBOILED anthology just accepted my story of Viking murder-mystery MERITING BLISS.

My new story, LEGION IN A BOTTLE, is now up at alt History Zine THE DIFFERENT PATH. Find out what awaits folks under the paw of the Sphinx...and in an Ark.

In other news, Walt Hicks accepted my Elijah Blackthorn tale ZENITH OF THE TOTEM for DEATHGRIP anthology. I am very excited to be in this great collection.

My story with Jessica Cargill JUDGING THE DEAD OF GOSHEN is now posted at VAMPIRE NIGHTS.

My Book, NOCTURNAL VACATIONS, is now available as an eBook @ Publish America.

My new tale FROM DARKNESS ABYSMAL was just accepted for the cyber-pulp anthology KINGS OF THE NIGHT. Look out for this lusty barbarian tale featuring Kuras Thunderbolt and Red Berkano.

My tale TWIST OF CAIN will appear in the GHOSTBREAKERS antho. Elijah Blackthorn appears in this story as well.

My rather peculiar tale of the mind numbing work-place, "COLD MELANCHOLY OF MACHINES" is now posted at Bewildering Tales.

BLOOD TO BURN, my old vampire tale about a really old vampire is now up at the new Zine THE FEAR IN DARKNESS.

The paperback ATROCITAS AQUA from DDP is superb. My tale, CREATING A BARBARIAN MAN, appears in this fantastic collection of watery horror tales.

The P&E Poll for 2002 is done and I placed in many categories:

THANK YOU everyone who voted for me and for the zines that accept me. Support your zines!

For a tale of a man making a bargain to escape from Hell, seeking revenge on the priest he believes sent him there, go to DEMON MINDS and read STALKER FROM THE SHADOWS.

July 10, 2003

"Why do writers write? Because it isn't there."
Thomas Berger

REGARDING GHOULS, a bizarre mystery/detective tale written by Myth Spinner and myself is posted at SDO DETECTIVE at this URL.

My rather long tale, "Program of the Elder Gods" will be serialized in the first two issues of the print magazine DARK WISDOM-A CALL OF CTHULHU MAGAZINE. I am very excited about being selected for this Lovecraftian publication!

I am pleased to announce that I have just signed a contract with BLACK DEATH BOOKS. They will release my novel BULLETPROOF SOUL early in 2004.

My tale LIGHT BEARER is now available in the cyber-pulp anthology LABOR POOL.

A New Book by Rickey E. Pittman, How to Market Your Book to Libraries.

My new fantasy story "We'll Always Have Paris" is now posted at the terrific pulp/adventure site LISSNER'S ADVENTURE FICTION ONLINE (or LAFO for short).

A brand new tale BLACK HELICOPTER is now online at the new Zine HIGH ADVENTURE ONLINE.

Thomas at HISTORICAL HARDBOILED anthology just accepted my story of Viking murder-mystery MERITING BLISS. I am very happy about this sale.

DEPTHS OF SAVAGERY, my new eBook, has been released by DOUBLE DRAGON PUBLISHING! Deron Douglas has done a superb job on the cover and the folks at DDP produced a fine product. Follow links to check out more details and ordering info.

My new story, LEGION IN A BOTTLE, is now up at alt History Zine THE DIFFERENT PATH. Find out what awaits folks under the paw of the Sphinx...and in an Ark.

In other news, Walt Hicks accepted my Elijah Blackthorn tale ZENITH OF THE TOTEM for DEATHGRIP anthology. I am very excited to be in this great collection.

Thanks to Wendy at THE MURDER HOLE for accepting EVEN THE GODS MUST DIE.

My story with Jessica Cargill JUDGING THE DEAD OF GOSHEN is now posted at VAMPIRE NIGHTS.

My Book, NOCTURNAL VACATIONS, is now available as an eBook at Publish America. Check out the interview with me done by DAVE BOWLIN on this site.