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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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Bulletproof Soul
by Steven L. Shrewsbury
ISBN 0-9747680-0-6
257 pages at 18.00 paperback
Black Death Books
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The first sound a reader hears as they open this collection is the business-like cracking of a young man's neck.

Steven Shrewsbury means business.

I've been enjoying this collection. There doesn't seem to be a lot of continuity, so it's the sort of anthology you can read at your leisure; picking a story at random, or working your way methodically through the book. I don't always finish anthologies. I prefer novels. Still, Dack Shannon kind of wormed his way into my heart, like a well sharpened stiletto.

This is a solid trade paperback collection, with twenty no-nonsense shoot-em-ups. Dack Shannon mixes it up with spies, drug dealers, zombies and mad scientists. A lot of folks have compared Shrewsbury to Robert E. Howard. I think of him more as an Edward S. Aarons. Dack strikes me, (and everyone within fist-swinging distance), as a cross between The Shadow and Sam Durell. The dialogue's a little stiff in spots, and I'd like to know a bit more about Mr. Shannon, but this was a darned enjoyable read. Take it to the beach and wear your darkest sunglasses and tackiest Bermuda shorts. Potato salad and fried chicken, no caviar allowed.

-Steve Vernon

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