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David Lee Summers is an author and astronomer living in Southern New Mexico and also spending time in Arizona watching the skies from Kitt Peak National Observatory. He's written thirteen novels, two novellas and over one hundred published short stories.

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A Cast of Crows (Forgotten Lore) edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail | eSpec Books (If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)Life and Death and All Points In Between Crows have seen it all, and though they haven’t always…

In conjunction with the TellTale #steampunk Festival, we bring you A Cast of Crows – steampunk fiction inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe, all linked by The Raven! buff.ly/evlUXBG @danafraedrich.bsky.social @efdeal.bsky.social @Scaleslea @jessicalucci.bsky.social @davidleesummers.bsky.social

06.11.2025 22:07 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
David Lee Summers reading The Sun Worshipper
David Lee Summers reading an excerpt from his short story "The Sun Worshipper" from After Punk: Steampowered Tales of the Afterlife, edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail and Greg Schauer.… David Lee Summers reading The Sun Worshipper

The eSpec Books Author Reading Series presents David Lee Summers reading a brief excerpt from “The Sun Worshipper” in After Punk youtu.be/uiVoYdp0Evg #AuthorReadings #excerpt #fantasy #steampunk #paranormal

02.11.2025 18:05 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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A fan of Gaslight and Grimm? Here comes the sequel! Grimm Machinations amzn.to/3JtY5Rk With tales by James Chambers, Jeff Young, David Lee Summers, Christine Norris, Gordon Linzner, Bernie Mojzes, Cynthia Radthorne, Patrick Thomas, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, and Michelle D. Sonnier.

02.11.2025 20:05 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Clockwork technology and ingenuity are not the sole purview of Jolly Ol' England. By airship or locomotive, prairie schooner or steamboat, it’s time to explore the global landscape through lenses polished in the Age of Steam in Other Aether amzn.to/3XqMxoY #steampunk

02.11.2025 21:05 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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🚨 Dragons spotted! 🚨 They’ve been making their way around the area, and we think they might stop soon at TusCon (the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror convention in Tucson, AZ) from November 7-9. Don’t forget to snap a picture of this rare occurrence. #dragons #tuscon

30.10.2025 17:52 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

We're excited to be presenting this collector's edition USB card at the Hadrosaur Productions booth at TusCon in Tucson, Arizona this weekend.

06.11.2025 16:01 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A Cast of Crows (Forgotten Lore) edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail | eSpec Books (If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)Life and Death and All Points In Between Crows have seen it all, and though they haven’t always…

In conjunction with the TellTale #steampunk Festival, we bring you A Cast of Crows – steampunk fiction inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe, all linked by The Raven! buff.ly/evlUXBG @danafraedrich.bsky.social @efdeal.bsky.social @Scaleslea @jessicalucci.bsky.social @davidleesummers.bsky.social

06.11.2025 14:18 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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The Door There are few objects more ordinary than a door. We pass through them a dozen times a day without thought. They separate rooms, mark boundaries, provide privacy. But in horror, doors carry far heav…

To get ready for Halloween, Bryce Raffle offers us a look at the importance of doors in horror fiction and then shares a piece of flash fiction to demonstrate. Check it out at Threads that Bind!
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30.10.2025 19:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Good to know. Kumie and I plan to see it on Monday.

28.10.2025 12:14 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Breaking the Code by David Lee Summers | eSpec Books There are creatures lurking in our world. Obscure creatures long relegated to myth and legend. They…

1942. Gallup, New Mexico. Marine recruiters are looking to fill their ranks with Navajo Code Talkers—but not everyone supports the prospect of young native men going off to war in Breaking the Code by especbooks.square.site/product/brea... #Cryptids @davidleesummers.bsky.social
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26.10.2025 01:07 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Vampire Halloween Party Halloween arrives on Friday night. For the first time in a long time, I’m neither working nor on the road for the day. My wife and I haven’t made specific plans for the day, though we d…

Halloween is this Friday. Time for some good monstrous reads as we get ready to party. The book I look at today is a nice peek into the world of Vampire: the Masquerade. davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/v...

28.10.2025 12:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Metropolis the Anime Last weekend, I discussed the seminal 1927 science fiction classic Metropolis. As an animation fan, I’ve long been aware of an anime with the same name and the poster has often reminded me of…

Today at the Web Journal, I take a look at Metropolis the Anime. I also share a new poem that's available to read online for free. davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/m...

25.10.2025 12:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Transmission #36 - Sailing Winds Made of Light Transmission from: Phillip van Vogt (44), flight director of the Asbolus Light Sail Mission to Alpha Centauri.

Check out my latest poem: Transmission #36 - Sailing Winds Made of Light open.substack.com/pub/projecta...

24.10.2025 21:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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17.10.2025 21:03 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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R2Doso Comicon This coming weekend, I’ll be traveling to the nearby town of Ruidoso, New Mexico for the first ever R2Doso Comicon. The event is being held on October 18 and 19 at the Ruidoso Convention Cent…

This weekend is the debut R2Doso Comicon in Ruidoso, New Mexico and Hadrosaur Productions will be there! davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/r...

14.10.2025 12:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Want to know David Lee Summers' Top 3 Books of 2025? David's top 3 reads of 2025 include Red As Blood and two other amazing books. Discover what makes these books unmissable!

I shared my favorite three books read in the past year over at Shepherd. shepherd.com/bboy/2025/f/...

05.10.2025 14:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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03.10.2025 17:28 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Dragon-Hunting Airship Kit Back in 2001, my story called “The Slayers” was published in Realms of Fantasy Magazine. The story imagines an airship crew on a quest to hunt dragons in much the way sailing ship crews…

Today at the Web Journal, I share a fun project I worked on while recovering from surgery last month - a Dragon-Hunting Airship Kit davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2025/10/04/d...

04.10.2025 19:17 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Silver Nails It’s now been just under three weeks since my hernia surgery. I’m starting to move around fairly well. The doctor says my recovery is progressing well and I’ve been cleared to return to work at Kit…

It's back to Kitt Peak for me this week. In the meantime, here's a look at the final novel in Kim Newman's Vampire Genevieve series for the Warhammer universe: Silver Nails davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2025/09/23/s...

23.09.2025 14:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A Cast of Crows (Forgotten Lore) edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail | eSpec Books (If you are placing a digital-only order, please email us before placing your orderfor a discount code to remove the shipping.)Life and Death and All Points In Between Crows have seen it all, and…

“If you're a lover of Edgar Allan Poe and are into steampunk, please give these stories a go!” @GoodReads Review buff.ly/9ObkKBQ
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16.09.2025 09:21 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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19.09.2025 21:19 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Wake Not the Dead Having learned recently that I’m likely related to one of the most famous early writers of dark fiction, Edgar Allan Poe, I grew curious about whether he’d encountered vampire legends a…

Today at the Web Journal, I take a look at an early novella of vampires and sorcery - Wake Not the Dead davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/w...

02.09.2025 17:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cousin Edgar’s Novel My great grandmother was born Sarah Elizabeth Poe. What’s more, my dad once told me that, as far as he knew, most of his family originally settled around Virginia and Maryland in colonial Ame…

I recently came across some evidence that I'm a cousin of Edgar Allan Poe via my great grandmother. Really, it provided an excuse to finally read Edgar Allan Poe's only novel. I share my thoughts at the Web Journal today. davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2025/08/30/c...

30.08.2025 12:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Queen of the Damned, the Movie Given that I recently reread Anne Rice’s novel, Queen of the Damned, I thought it would be fun to revisit the 2002 film. I didn’t see the film until I purchased the DVD from a discount …

After recently rereading Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned, I decided to revisit the 2002 film. I share my thoughts at the Web Jouirnal. davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2025/08/26/q...

28.08.2025 09:57 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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A Cast of Crows (Forgotten Lore) edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail | eSpec Books (If you are placing a digital-only order, please email us before placing your orderfor a discount code to remove the shipping.)Life and Death and All Points In Between Crows have seen it all, and…

In conjunction with TellTale Steampunk Festival, A Cast of Crows – Poe-inspired steampunk fiction! buff.ly/SyBFO8y #Steampunk @danafraedrich.bsky.social @efdeal.bsky.social @dackleymcphail.bsky.social @Scaleslea @jessicalucci.bsky.social @davidleesummers.bsky.social

27.08.2025 14:21 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Bubonicon 56 Bubonicon 56 will be held this weekend from August 22 through 24 at the Albuquerque Marriott Uptown near the intersection of Louisiana Boulevard and I-10. Bubonicon is New Mexico’s longest-running …

I'm excited for Bubonicon 56 in Albuquerque this weekend. Here's a look at my schedule. davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/b...

19.08.2025 17:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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15.08.2025 16:13 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Solar Sail Spacecraft to Saturn This is a Leonberger blog, but I also post about other topics including book reviews of books that I love and want to promote. With this post I would like to promote an exciting and imaginative sci…

A great review of my novel The Solar Sea by software and robotics engineer Thomas Wikman. leonbergerlife.com/2025/08/13/s...

13.08.2025 15:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A Cast of Crows (Forgotten Lore) edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail | eSpec Books (If you are placing a digital-only order, please email us before placing your orderfor a discount code to remove the shipping.)Life and Death and All Points In Between Crows have seen it all, and…

In conjunction with TellTale Steampunk Festival, NeoParadoxa brings you A Cast of Crows – Poe-inspired steampunk fiction! buff.ly/JMzwfI3 #Steampunk @danafraedrich.bsky.social @efdeal.bsky.social @dmcphail.bsky.social @Scaleslea @jessicalucci.bsky.social @davidleesummers.bsky.social

28.06.2025 14:21 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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Breaking the Code by David Lee Summers | eSpec Books (If you are placing a digital-only order, please email us before placing your orderfor a discount code to remove the shipping.)There are creatures lurking in our world. Obscure creatures long…

1942. Gallup, New Mexico. Marine recruiters are looking to fill their ranks with Navajo Code Talkers—but not everyone supports the prospect of native men going off to war in Breaking the Code by @davidleesummers.bsky.social buff.ly/ZJqtBlf #Cryptids @dmcphail.bsky.social

27.06.2025 21:21 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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