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Exploring Dark Short Fiction #2: A Primer to Kaaron Warren
Contributor(s): Guignard, Eric J. (Editor), Warren, Kaaron (Author), Arnzen, Michael (Author)
ISBN: 1949491102     ISBN-13: 9781949491104
Publisher: Dark Moon Books
OUR PRICE:   $22.46  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: December 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Horror - General
- Fiction | Short Stories (single Author)
Series: Exploring Dark Short Fiction
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.90 lbs) 204 pages
 
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Australian author Kaaron Warren is widely recognized as one of the leading writers today of speculative and dark short fiction. She's published four novels, multiple novellas, and well over one hundred heart-rending tales of horror, science fiction, and beautiful fantasy, and is the first author ever to simultaneously win all three of Australia's top speculative fiction writing awards (Ditmar, Shadows, and Aurealis awards for The Grief Hole).

Dark Moon Books and editor Eric J. Guignard bring you this introduction to her work, the second in a series of primers exploring modern masters of literary dark short fiction. Herein is a chance to discover--or learn more of--the distinct voice of Kaaron Warren, as beautifully illustrated by artist Michelle Prebich.

Included within these pages are:

- Six short stories, one written exclusively for this book
- Author interview
- Complete bibliography
- Academic commentary by Michael Arnzen, PhD (former humanities chair and professor of the year, Seton Hill University)
- ... and more

Enter this doorway to the vast and fantastic: Get to know Kaaron Warren.

Table of Contents includes:

- Introduction by Eric J. Guignard
- Kaaron Warren: A Biography
- Guarding the Mound (fiction)
- Guarding the Mound: A Commentary
- Born and Bread (fiction)
- Born and Bread: A Commentary
- Death's Door Caf (fiction)
- Death's Door Caf A Commentary
- The Wrong Seat (fiction)
- The Wrong Seat: A Commentary
- Sins of the Ancestors (fiction)
- Sins of the Ancestors: A Commentary
- Crisis Apparition (fiction)
- Crisis Apparition: A Commentary
- Why Kaaron Warren Matters by Michael Arnzen, PhD
- In Conversation with Kaaron Warren
- Tips for Finalizing Your Short Story: An Essay by Kaaron Warren
- A Bibliography of English Language Fiction for Kaaron Warren

Contributor Bio(s): Guignard, Eric J.: - Eric J. Guignard is a writer and editor of dark and speculative fiction, operating from the shadowy outskirts of Los Angeles. He's twice won the Bram Stoker Award, been a finalist for the International Thriller Writers Award, and a multi-nominee of the Pushcart Prize. He has over one hundred stories and non-fiction author credits appearing in publications around the world. As editor, Eric's published six anthologies including, DARK TALES OF LOST CIVILIZATIONS, AFTER DEATH..., and A WORLD OF HORROR, a showcase of international horror short fiction. Read his short story collection, THAT WHICH GROWS WILD: 16 TALES OF DARK FICTION (Cemetery Dance Publications), and novel DOORWAYS TO THE DEADEYE (JournalStone). Outside the glamorous and jet-setting world of indie fiction, Eric's a technical writer and college professor, and he stumbles home each day to a wife, children, cats, and a terrarium filled with mischievous beetles. Visit Eric at: www.ericjguignard.com, his blog: ericjguignard.blogspot.com, or Twitter: @ericjguignard.