Manthycore now available for pre-order!

$13.99

Scarlet Colored Beast up at Sword Review

The final Servant story is now up at the Sword Review.

She is wounded and alone in a burning city. Betrayed by the priests who promised to help her, and hunted by a fiery beast they have unleashed, the Servant of the Manthycore must return to the temple of betrayal and face an even greater foe--herself. The thrilling conclusion to The Servant of the Manthcore" series.

Check it out!

New exclusive Servant story in Flashing Swords

In coordination with the release of The Servant of the Manthycore, the new revived Flashing Swords Magazine will be featuring a brand new "Servant" story of betrayal, adventure, blood and death.


"Stand, Stand, Shall They Cry"

In ancient Ninevah, the Servant of the Manthycore searches for one of the fabled rubies known as the Tears of Ishtar. It is not her first visit to the great and wicked city-- and this time they are waiting for her with sorcery and death!

Coming in November!

"Darkling" now up at Fear and Trembling

My story about Death being outsourced is up at Fear and Trembling. Check it out!
I love the layout of their magazine--- changable, but thematically consistant.

Unparalleled Journeys II Available for Pre-order

Edward Knight and David M. Fitzpatrick's anthology of golden-age SF is now available for pre-order from their site, here.


Here is the blurb:

Twelve Unparalleled Tales of Science Fiction with a Golden Age Flare. TW Williams--The Man with the X-Ray Nose Robert Orme--Time in a Capsule David J. Luker--Coming in from the Outfield Terofil Alexander Gizelback--Blended Isolation Wesley Lambert--Sub-zero Stewart C.C. Blake--Finger of Allah Brian C. Petrozillo--Build-a-Verse Michael Ehart--Stars by Law Forbidden Paul E. Holt--Shawn Butterlfy; The Hun Alexander Zelenyj--The Potato Thief Beneath Indifferent Stars Donnie Clemons--Jupiter's Way David M. Fitzpatrick--Andriods Take Over the World

Yup, that's me there in the middle :)

Damned in Dixie now available!

Ron Shiflet's anthology of Southern Horror is finally available here.
Good news for Joe Denfar fans, as this fun collection of stories includes "Six Zombies Doing that Mick Jagger Strut" which takes Joe to Memphis on the trail of a zombie master.
Here's the blurb:

Way down yonder in the land of cotton are many dark secrets best forgotten. But don't look away! Travel instead below the Mason-Dixon Line for some Southern fried horror brought to you by such talented authors as D.J. Barber, Lawrence Barker, Edward DeGeorge, Mark E. Deloy, Michael Ehart, Loretta Giacoletto, Kenneth Goldman, Mark Allan Gunnells, John Hubbard, Mark W. Johnson, William B. Kaliher, Anna M. Lowther, Josh Reynolds, Trent Roman, Rob Rosen, Ron Shiflet, A.C. Wise and Lee Clark Zumpe.

And it has a snappy cover, too!

Advance Praise for The Servant of the Manthycore!

Advance Praise for The Servant of the Manthycore!

"Reminiscent of the classic sword and sorcery tales by Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Ehart's yarn of servitude and choice is finely crafted. A vivid setting, a strong, intelligent heroine, a moody atmosphere… The ending is wickedly fun."
--Paul Abbamondi, Tangent Online

"Behold a warrior woman as ruthless, bloody, and honorable as the ancient world in which she walks, spanning more than forty lifetimes, while Ur and Babylon seethe with a thousand gods.... What we have here is no less than a bright new epic, written with the bold spirit of the 21st century, yet spanning back into the mists of time. From Michael Ehart's fierce imagination comes an unforgettable gritty heroine, both human and goddess, and yet something much more.... Gilgamesh, Elric, and Conan have finally met their female match!"
-- Vera Nazarian, author of DREAMS OF THE COMPASS ROSE and LORDS OF RAINBOW

"Michael Ehart's 'Servant' stories are thrilling, involving, surprising, and complex. The smell, touch, and taste of Bronze Age life come through sharply, clearly, with the tang of authenticity and the gritty detail of thorough research not just thought through but felt through. His sword-wielding heroine scythes down opponents like they were bad ideas, moving from episode to episode as gracefully and inevitably as death itself.
Also, these stories are just plain fun to read."
-- Nisi Shawl, co-author of WRITING THE OTHER

"Fast-paced, richly detailed, good, clean bloodthirsty fun."
-- Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

"Michael Ehart transports the readers of The Servant of the Manthycore back to a fantasy Bronze Age Mesopotamia. In this world, the Manthycore is a sorcerous Beast who feeds on human flesh. For centuries, the servant has served the Manthycore "in bitter unwillingness," until she has forgotten her own name and become an immortal legend in her own right: the Betrayer. Long ago, she fought to free her captive lover, but now, after so many centuries, she has come to seek death as the only way to be free of her curse. If she can only find a warrior skilled enough to defeat her - and the Manthycore.
…even the gods hate and fear the Manthycore."
--Lois Tilton, Author of WRITTEN IN VENOM

"Instead of the Tolkien emulation, so beloved even now by many authors, Ehart instead takes a far calmer, historical approach to his world. There are no guilds here, no huge kingdoms, just people trying to make their way and leave their mark. It's a stylistic move that reminded me a lot of David Gemmell's work; there's the same gritty, personal feel to the story that Gemmell brings to his work."
--Alasdair Stuart, Tangent Online

Cover!

Awaiting final approval, so I probably shouldn't, but here is the cover by Rachel Marks!

My long-promised jetpack is finally here!

Now all I am waiting for is my flying car!

Widgery plans to release the T73 Turbine by the end of the year; it's a $200,000 model that will burn jet fuel, allowing it to stay airborne for 19 minutes.

http://men.msn.com/articlepm.aspx?cp-documentid=5444427>1=10416

Pulpy Goodness!

Here is something I have been marginally involved in and am quite excited to see launch:

Dial P For Pulp is a podcast for anyone interested in any aspect of
the pulps.

Show No.1 features a book review (Hardboiled Cthulhu), an interview
with illustrator Tom Roberts about his work on Doc Savage: The Lost
Radio Scripts of Lester Dent and also a reading of the first part of
Red Shadows a Solomon Kane story by Robert E. Howard.

The first show is available for download at:-

http://www.dialpforpulp.com

or you can subscribe to the RSS feed at:-

http://dpfp.libsyn.com/rss/podcasts

Please give it a listen and let me know what you think!

Thanks
David Drage
dialpforpulp@googlemail.com

Rachel Marks

I have mentioned the amazing artwork that is going to be a part of The Servant of the Manthycore but I have neglected to mention that you can see the artist's other work at her blog. Go check out her work here.

Just for Writers

G.W. Thomas has a new blog up called Just for Writers--- check it out, looks to be an interesting project. Gary has a regular feature, "GW's Pick of the Day" on a forum I frequent. He is amazingly knowedgable about the pulps, and his grasp of classic horror is encyclopedic. I can report, having met him last year at VCon, he is every bit as entertaining and pleasant in person as he is in writing and online.
Lots of sites for writers recently; this one looks to be a good one.

"Nothing But Our Tears" up at Sword Review

The fourth of the Servant stories is up right now at The Sword Review.

Publication date set for Servant of the Manthycore!

You heard it here, first! Our official pub date is November 17th. I'll have much more later!

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Asphodel #1

My pal Celina Summer's book The Reckoning of Asphodel JUST WENT TO NUMBER ONE on the Fictionwise Fantasy bestseller list.
You can get your copy by clicking here.
Wow!



*psst! Did I mention she is my pal?

"Who Comes for the Mother's Fruit"

Just heard from Jordan Lapp:

"We are pleased to tell you that we have decided to publish your story,
"Who Comes for the Mother's Fruit" in Every Day Fiction."

This Manthycore flash will run on the release date of The Servant of the Manthycore --- I had a lot of fun writing it, and I hope you will enjoy reading it. If you haven't already, slide on over to Every Day Fiction and sign up. It is easy, free, and will reduce your cavities at your next check-up by an average of 22%.

Portrait of the artist as a (very) young man

Ann Scarborough thinks I will sell more books if my picture on the back looks like this :)

Scriptorious Rex

Welcome vistors from Jeff Draper's blog, Scriptorius Rex!
We have a special introductory offer for you! For those who came here from there, all free content on this site is now half price! :)

...and boy are my arms tired.

Back from Vegas. We had lots of fun, attended some pretty good seminars, got to meet Howard Dean, slept too little, ate too much.
The mysterious hum story will have to wait--- Joe Denfar's next case will be in Vegas at a casino that is about to be torn down. It is roughed in my mind pretty clearly, and if there is a place in the world that would make poor Joe twitch at its overdone poor taste, where ever came in second would be a far distant to LV. :)