Unto Dust: Tales of Apocalypse
In the publishing world, things sometimes fall apart. Great ideas are clobbered by economics, Mother Nature, legal problems and fickle muses. Many times the publisher just moves on. Unto Dust: Tales of Apocalypse was one series that I was really looking forward to which suffered a bad fate.
As Brian Keene mentions on his website, it was nobody’s fault that the series didn’t come about. It just didn’t happen.
Both stories that were announced have seen publication and that information is listed here. However, with as much publicity as this series received, I thought it was best to update and keep this page posted to help clear up any possible future confusion.
The Original Intro:Creeping Hemlock Press presents a new series of apocalyptic fiction. Unto Dust: Tales of Apocalypse is an intriguing thematic follow-up to Corpse Blossoms, the critically-acclaimed and Stoker-nominated anthology of thrilling horror that culminated in the end of days. Each installment will be produced according to the particular demand for that work while offering a consistent series edition for collectors.
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 Jack’s Magic Beans |
Jack’s Magic Beans (Unto Dust: Tales of Apocalypse novella series #1)Author: Keene, Brian |
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In the blink of an eye, the world goes mad. Brian Keene, bestselling author of The Rising, Ghoul, and Dead Sea, brings you the shocking chronicle of a common day, a common place, a common psychosis consuming everything in its path. Working against time and terror, the survivors must uncover the truth behind their own immunity. The secret lies in Jack’s Magic Beans. Originally announced publication date was March 2008, but a new announcement indicated a change in schedule and now it will be published before the end of the year. Until it is actually published, all information is subject to change. The Undead Rat’s Note: You can now read Jack’s Magic Beans in Mr. Keene’s new short story collection called Unhappy Endings. |
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 Children of the New Disorder |
Children of the New Disorder (Unto Dust: Tales of Apocalypse novella series #2)Authors: Lebbon, Tim and Moore, Lindy |
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An age ago, the children stopped coming. The priests’ promise of a curative kept the fury and misery at bay, for a time. Then the airships passed over and dropped their antidote. A delighted people drank it up like a mist of ambrosia. Marooned and hopeless, Chaylie and her family escaped the horrors that followed, only to return to a land plagued by the tragic and the bizarre. They appear in the night. Deformed. Mewling. Inhuman. And it’s Chaylie’s job to destroy them in great and blistering heaps. But the living nightmares can only be thrust aside, never defeated. And what if one of them were to survive? Creeping Hemlock Press is pleased to present Children of the New Disorder, a chilling vision, a frightening fever dream from the minds of Tim Lebbon and Lindy Moore. Paired with the refreshing voice of a newcomer, Lebbon’s lauded prose has become unexpectedly daring in this spellbinding tale of the horrors both around and within us. Limited to 450 copies Bound in genuine leather Originally slated to be the first book in the series, it was recently moved to the number two slot. Until it is actually published, all information is subject to change. |
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Summary:
Title List:
1. Jack’s Magic Beans by Brian Keene
2. Children of the New Disorder by Tim Lebbon and Lindy Moore
Weblinks List:
Creeping Hemlock Press
