Grants Pass now joins the list of books we have available on Kindle. To buy your copy, click here.

…she has been interviewed by the lovely Kathryn Linge on her Live Journal, as part of the excellent Snapshot series:

Amanda Pillar: Snapshot

I just received confirmation that Dead Souls and The Phantom Queen Awakes will be appearing on Kindle very soon (click on the links above).

I have been told they should be there in the next 24 hours and, at the inviting price of $6.99 USD, you can’t really go wrong can you?

Our other titles will be appearing soon, with Grants Pass very close behind, so keep an eye on the Kindle store over at Amazon.com for more information.

And now The Phantom Queen Awakes is available for purchase - go grab your copy!

Our amazing cover artist, Reece Notley, has just created another smashing cover:

Edited by Amanda Pillar & Pete Kempshall

Inspired Stories by Aussie Authors

Each story in the Scenes from the Second Storey anthology was inspired by a track from The God Machine’s album. Quirky, dark, insightful and sometimes downright disturbing, these tales reflect the emotions and images our authors experienced when they heard ‘their’ song from Scenes from the Second Storey.

In Scenes, you will meet a girl struggling to find cleanliness in a world full of corruption with Kaaron Warren; follow the twisted mental pathways of the egocentric with Robert Hood; watch two men search for enlightenment down a dark path with Paul Haines; and dance with a girl struggling to find her role within society with Cat Sparks.

These snippets are a mere taste of what you will discover between the covers of this anthology. If you love The God Machine or are looking for a collection that boasts a stable of talented Australian writers, you must grab a copy of Scenes.

PUBLICATION DATE: September 2010

Scenes from the Second Storey
Stories:

Dream Machine - David Conyers
She Said - Kirstyn McDermott
The Blind Man - Felicity Dowker
I’ve Seen The Man - Paul Haines
The Desert Song - Andrew McKiernan
Home - Martin Livings
It’s All Over - L.J. Hayward
Temptation - Trent Jamieson
Out - Stephen Dedman
Ego - Robert Hood
Seven - Stephanie Campisi
Purity - Kaaron Warren
The Piano Song - Cat Sparks

Love, death and war…

The Morrigan goddess represented all three to the ancient Celts. Journey with our authors as they tell stories of love, war, hatred, revenge and mortality - each featuring the Morrigan in her many guises.

Re-visit the world of Deverry, and of Nevyn, with a previously unpublished tale by Katharine Kerr, watch the Norse gods meet their Celtic counterparts with Elaine Cunningham, meet a druid who dances for the dead with C.E. Murphy and follow the path of a Roman centurion with Anya Bast.

These are but a few offerings from the stories collection in The Phantom Queen Awakes. If you are searching for a rich blend of dark fantasy, then this is a collection perfect for you.

The Phantom Queen Awakes stories:

Rising Tide: Ruth Shelton
Kiss of the Morrigan: Anya Bast
I Guard Your Death: Lynne Lumsden Green
Gifts of the Morrigan: Donald Jacob Uitvlugt
Cairn Dancer: C. E. Murphy
Washerwoman: Jennifer Lawrence
The Raven’s Curse: Sharon Kae Reamer
Ravens: Mari Ness
The Lass from Far Away: Katharine Kerr
The Trinket: Peter Bell
The Dying Gaul: Michael Bailey
The Children of Badb Catha: James Lecky
The Plain of Pillars: L. J. Hayward
The Silver Branch: Linda Donahue
The Good and Faithful Servant: Martyn Taylor
The White Heifer of Fearchair: T. A. Moore
She Who is Becoming: Elaine Cunningham

UK, Australian and European release dates to follow.

US: $20 (Amazon.com)

Just read the preliminary shortlist for the Stokers 2009 and am over the moon to see Grants Pass in there!

Here’s the list: Stoker preliminary ballot

Great to see Kaaron Warren’s Slights in the novel section too!