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Award-winning author, editor, and publisher Danielle Ackley-McPhail has worked both sides of the industry for longer than she cares to admit. Her published works include eight novels, eight solo collections, and three non-fiction writers’ guides.

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The Order of Duval by Ef Deal | eSpec Books A Family, Bound by Blood, Though Not Born of Blood. Lost souls abound at Bellesfées, some found, and…

The cost of industrialization in 1843 is life itself as Jacqueline is lost to the aether and Angélique must lead the Order of Duval in a battle against a cannibalistic madman to find her in The Order of Duval by Ef Deal. @efdeal.bsky.social
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Jacqueline Duval must battle darkness when a private celebration for her twin sister’s marriage turns fraught with assassins and vampires. Intrigued? Get Aéros & Héroes by Ef Deal. amzn.to/3Mtq0Bp #steampunk #supernatural #vampires

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Jacqueline Duval and her bohemian twin Angélique Laforge become embroiled in a mystery deeply rooted in their tragic past, and events swiftly get spirited. Esprit de Corpse by Ef Deal amzn.to/3EEtrSG @efdeal.bsky.social
#steampunk #paranormal #historicalfantasy

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Rescue the feral cats! You can help by getting Get A Future for Ferals buff.ly/L2oxqf7 and More Futures for Ferals buff.ly/L2oxqf7 , two charity anthologies of science fiction and fantasy tales from top authors, raising funds for treatment and care for feral cats.
#catlovers #catrescue

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Cooking is dangerous! For my waistline....

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It released October 16 for National Feral Cat Day ☺️

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Do you have a Library Thing account? Check out A Future for Ferals, a charity anthology helping to fund organizations that rescue and treat feral cats.
www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5... #cats #catlovers #feralcats

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Do you have a LibraryThing account? Request By Other Means, part of the eSpec Books’ Defending the Future series with stories by top science fiction and military sci-fi authors. www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
#milscifi #sciencefiction

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Do you have a LibraryThing account? Request the E-Book of the Souvenir Anthology from Stokercon 2025, essays, interviews, and stories, curated and edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail. Great reads from great horror authors!
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Do you have a Library Thing account? Check out the Souvenir Anthology from Stokercon 2025, essays, interviews, and stories, curated and edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail. Great reads from great horror authors!
www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...
#stoker #hwa #horror

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Setting His Cap by Aaron Rosenberg | eSpec Books Life’s Blood… Or Life’s Curse? One and the same for a Red Cap with no desire to kill. Without the…

Life’s Blood… Or Life’s Curse? One and the same for a Red Cap with no desire to kill. Find out the whole story in Setting His Cap by Aaron Rosenberg @gryphonrose.bsky.social A bloody good tale! especbooks.square.site/product/sett... #cryptids

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Yeti Left Home by Aaron Rosenberg | eSpec Books (If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)Small-Town Yeti, Big-City ProblemsPeaceful, unassuming Wylie Kang—a Yeti with an appreciation for…

“Once I started it, I did not want to end.” @GoodReads Review for Yeti Left Home by Aaron Rosenberg especbooks.square.site/product/yeti... #cryptids

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Rags by Ty Drago | eSpec Books Atlantic City, 1982. One cold December night, sixteen-year-old Abby Lowell and her foster sister are…

Abby has always been drawn to the derelict that is Steel Pier, but answering its siren song gets her and her foster sister into deadly trouble… until a knife-wielding figure in rags comes to their rescue. Read Rags by Ty Drago by daylight! especbooks.square.site/product/rags... #horror

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Checkmate by Ty Drago | eSpec Books Are you ready for a different kind of superhero? Using disguise and guile, the mysterious and…

Ready for a different kind of superhero? Using disguise and guile, the mysterious and charismatic Checkmate exposes corrupt politicians, but now the cabal has found a way entrap their nemesis. Read the thrilling Checkmate by Ty Drago.

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An Assembly of Monsters (Forgotten Lore) edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail | eSpec Books Monstrous Is a Matter of Perspective… Classic tales throughout time pit humanity against creatures…

In conjunction with the Tell-Tale Steampunk Festival, we bring you 14 tales inspired by Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley, with Rachel Brune, David Lee Summers, Hildy Silverman, and more! especbooks.square.site/product/an-a... #Steampunk #Horror

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A Cry of Hounds (Forgotten Lore) edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail | eSpec Books Body and Soul, the Hunt Is On! Hounds, faithful, tenacious, and oft the…

Check out eleven tales of mystery, both mundane and otherwise, inspired by the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in A Cry Of Hounds with tales from Christopher D. Abbott, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Aaron Rosenberg, David Lee Summers, Dana Fraedrich, and more! especbooks.square.site/product/a-cr...

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The Chaos Clock Time... Fluid and Mercurial. Scarce noticed until it r…

Time is ticking away; you should add The Chaos Clock to your TBR pile for fourteen works of cosmic horror steampunk! www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...

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“If you're a lover of Edgar Allan Poe and are into steampunk, please give these stories a go!” @GoodReads Review buff.ly/RW6nRGp Stories inspired by the works of Poe and the iconic The Raven.
#Steampunk

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Devilish & Divine | eSpec Books (If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)Hell Bound or Heaven Sent?Some of us will never know until it’s too late. From an infernal fiend…

Fiction exploring the spectrum of mankind’s encounters with beings of power beyond our comprehension, Devilish and Divine especbooks.square.site/product/devi...

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The Literary Handyman Library Volume One by Danielle Ackley-McPhail | eSpec Books Why build your library one book at a time? Score the entire Literary Handyman series in one large,…

Why build your library one book at a time? Score the entire Literary Handyman series in one large, but convenient volume! The Literary Handyman Library contains writing tips insights, and exercises along with the invaluable Build-A-Book Workshop! especbooks.square.site/product/the-...

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Brenda Cooper reading Chapter One of POST
Brenda Cooper reading an excerpt from her novel POST. http://amzn.to/2gqIyps (this is an Amazon Associate link.) The world, for some, has crumbled. Disease and natural disasters have brought on… Brenda Cooper reading Chapter One of POST

The eSpec Books Author Reading Series presents Brenda Cooper reading an excerpt from her #clifi novel POST youtu.be/8CDGAJuO3Bg #YA #dystopia

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Sister Paradox by Jack Campbell | eSpec Books (If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)Liam is his parents' only child, and that's just fine with him.Until the day the…

Winner of the 2018 EPIC eBook Award for Young Readers ~ The Sister Paradox by Lost Fleet author Jack Campbell #fantasy #YA especbooks.square.site/product/sist...

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Dragons by Ty Drago | eSpec Books (If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)They aren’t what you think they are…Conceal and Protect. His whole life, Andy Brand has been taught…

They aren’t what you think they are… Dragons by Ty Drago. especbooks.square.site/product/drag... #ScienceFiction #AlienContact

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Shattered Dreams: The Shardies War by Bud Sparhawk | eSpec Books (If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)Will Humanity's First Contact Prove to Be Its Last?The opening salvos of a deadly war take…

Will Humanity’s First Contact prove to be its last? Find out in Shattered Dreams by Bud Sparhawk especbooks.square.site/product/shat... "Sparhawk provides detailed and pragmatic scientific and military descriptions." – Publisher’s Weekly

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The Weird Wild West Why the Weird Wild West? The untamed frontier is a cha…

Add The Weird Wild West to your TBR list. #weirdwest #steampunk #horror #shortstories #GoodReads www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...

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Aleyara's Descent by Christopher L. Bennett | eSpec Books (If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)Infinite Dimensions. Endless Possibilities. Universal Questions. Across multiple realities and…

From bestselling author Christopher L. Bennett comes Aleyara's Descent, 11 tales portraying the search for understanding, connection, and hope that unites seekers of all species, eras, and realities. especbooks.square.site/product/aley...

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Among the Wild Cybers Tales Beyond the Superhuman When the line between life…

Add Among the Wild Cybers by Christopher L. Bennett to your to-read list. You won’t be disappointed! www.goodreads.com/book/show/39... “Among the Wild Cybers is particularly accessible to readers who aren’t that familiar with science fiction.” Analog Nov/Dec 2018

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If you have a Library Thing account, here’s your chance to request the E-Book of the Souvenir Anthology from Stokercon 2025, essays, interviews, and stories, curated and edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail. Great reads from great horror authors!
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#stoker #hwa #horror

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Christopher L. Bennett reads Arachne's Exile
Christopher L. Bennett reading an excerpt of his upcoming novel, Arachne's Exile. Pre-order available at https://especbooks.square.site/product/arachne-s-exile-by-christopher-l-bennett/ About the… Christopher L. Bennett reads Arachne's Exile

The eSpec Books Author Reading Series presents Christopher L. Bennett reading an excerpt from his novel Arachne’s Exile. A ship’s crew is taken into custody when their ship’s AI slaughters tens of thousands as the crew hibernated. youtu.be/TBwhlKUez-U

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Book Giveaway for StokerCon 2025 Souvenir Anthology by Danielle Ackley-McPhail Enter to win one of 30 free copies available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.

Do you have a LibraryThing account? Request the E-Book of the Souvenir Anthology from Stokercon 2025, essays, interviews, and stories, curated and edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail. Great reads from great horror authors!
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