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The Sign in the Moonlight: And Other Stories (Digital Horror Fiction Author Collection Book 1) Kindle Edition

by David Tallerman (Author), Digital Fiction (Author), Duncan Kay (Illustrator), Format: Kindle Edition
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"I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this work to fans of Lovecraft, MR James, Algernon Blackwood et al as Tallerman can take his place amongst those, and other, master craftsmen of the dark tale."

- Peter Sutton (Bristol Book Blog)

Written by David Tallerman and Illustrated by Duncan Kay, The Sign in the Moonlight Includes the original novelette, The War of the Rats, and 13 other haunting tales.

A doomed mountaineering expedition attempts the slopes of Kanchenjunga, following in the footsteps of notorious occultist Aleister Crowley. A young soldier witnesses omens of another, vaster conflict in the ravaged trenches of the Somme. Two children find their innocence tested and their friendship contorted by the ancient barrow upon the hill. A ghost who can't remember ekes out an interminable existence amidst the ashes of events that can never be forgotten.

Contained within these pages are weird tales in the spirit of Lovecraft, Machen, Doyle and Wells, but shot through with a modern sensibility and a questioning of the old values. Here dwell ghosts and monsters, madmen and contortionists, lost souls and misunderstood geniuses. Collected for the first time are stories diverse and strange, spanning nearly a decade in the career of author David Tallerman (Giant Thief, Patchwerk) and including the never before seen novelette The War of the Rats.

"There are stories here that could come straight out of the pulp journals of the 30s, others that have the mannered feel of Victoriana ... but all are presented with the intensity and focus that characterises David’s short fiction." -- Adrian Tchaikovsky

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About the Author

David Tallerman is the author of the novel Giant Thief - described by Fantasy Faction as "one of the finest débuts of 2012" - and its sequels Crown Thief and Prince Thief, all published through Angry Robot. He has also written the Markosia graphic novel Endangered Weapon B: Mechanimal Science, the Tor.com novella Patchwerk, and around a hundred short stories, comic and film scripts, poems, and countless reviews and articles. Many of these have been released in one form or another, and others are forthcoming over the next few months.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01BIGLFHQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Digital Horror Fiction, an imprint of Digital Fiction Publishing Corp.; 1st edition (4 February 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 669 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 234 pages
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    David Tallerman is the author of the historical science-fiction novel To End All Wars, thrillers A Savage Generation and The Bad Neighbor, fantasy series The Black River Chronicles and The Tales of Easie Damasco, and the Tor.com novella Patchwerk, among other works.

    David's short fiction has appeared in over a hundred magazines and anthologies, including Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Nightmare, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and fourteen of his horror and dark fantasy stories were brought together in the collection The Sign in the Moonlight and Other Stories.

    Further details can be found at his website www.davidtallerman.co.uk.

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    Digital Fiction publishes primarily speculative fiction in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. We also dabble in crime, romance, and other fiction when we find great stories that need a good home. We curate, polish, and publish first class stories from professional writers and storytellers to ensure your reading satisfaction. We are very excited to be bringing fans a wide selection of exceptional original and reprint speculative and other fiction stories. We feature regular short stories on Amazon and at digitalfictionpub.com, as well as publish author collections and novels.

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These stories are both magical and morose in equal measure. The settings range from mountain exhibitions to world war trenches. They weren't all for me but I enjoyed the majority.
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Larry V. Freeman
4.0 out of 5 stars Get ready for adventure and real story telling
Reviewed in the United States on 14 April 2016
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David Tallerman has written a series of short stories that are in some cases mind blowing. You begin the adventure with a seeming normal life situation which evolves into a frightening adventure. You have been there, something goes bump in the night and all of the sudden you are wide awake waiting for the next sound or maybe something worse. Well this story will keep you on the edge. The next story goes into the mind of a genius and how his mind justifies his actions. Can be kind of creepy in this story but you can’t stop reading it. Then it dawns on you what his end game must be! David has a writing skill that is both vivid and enlightening. When he writes about the cold you can almost feel it or the rats you can almost see them standing in front of you as they do what they do. As he writes about war you can somewhat experience the horror of the environment and what a solder must go through as they exist in the moment but hope to survive to be home again with their loved ones. He writes in detail about an ill-fated expedition and potential salvation from extreme environments but then a twist that sets you off in another direction. What a ride! Then have you ever wondered what it is like to be a prisoner of peace? This story brings you into the very situation. Then into the world of a shaman, what a mind blower that is. It is written as a detailed record of events as you weave through the adventure. We have seen movies where the hero has to do something but is not sure if he should proceed and hesitates. Maybe he waits too long, maybe not. There is a story of a relationships and who did what to who and the fault we all feel when a relationship falls apart. This book will keep your interest and make you think all along the way as you read the vivid accounts of people living their lives and their adventures.
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Ellie
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If you love M R James read this book. Intelligent horror writing and very moving. David Tallerman is a genius
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5.0 out of 5 stars A scary collection of Horror, if you don't like to be scared don't read this book. If you love it like I do then get a copy.
Reviewed in the United States on 16 March 2016
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Great Digital Horror Fiction for the emotional upheaval that horror brings to the reader. A doomed mountaineering expedition attempts the slopes of Kanchenjunga, following in the footsteps of notorious occultist Aleister Crowley. A young soldier witnesses omens of another, vaster conflict in the ravaged trenches of the Somme. Two children find their innocence tested and their friendship contorted by the ancient barrow upon the hill. A ghost who can't remember ekes out an interminable existence amidst the ashes of events that can never be forgotten.

Contained in these weird pages are tales in the spirit of Lovecraft, Machen, Doyle, and Wells, but shot through with a modern sensibility and a questioning of the old values.
Great short stories of the horror genre thus making them scary, if you love scary like I do, than you will love this book.
Here dwell ghosts and monsters, madmen and contortionists, lost souls and misunderstood geniuses. Collected for the first time are stories diverse and odd, spanning nearly a decade in the career of author David Tallerman (Giant Thief, Patchwerk) and including the never before seen novelette The War of the Rats.

I really highly recommend this book to anyone who likes scary and horror it will blow your socks off or make you hide under the covers.

***I am grateful to have received this product for a discounted rate in exchange for my personal, honest, unbiased and non-compensated review.
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KAH
3.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed reading this book
Reviewed in the United States on 5 April 2016
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I enjoyed reading this book. Some stories I liked more than others, but each story was unique and definitely left an impression on me. I enjoyed how the author was able to bring me into the surreal scenery and imagine creatures both curious and disturbing.

I can appreciate short stories, and David Tallerman does such an amazing job, that I wish some of the stories were longer and I knew what happened next. I find myself thinking about it outside of reading the book. It really got my imagination going and I was more than excited to share a couple stories with my 12 year old son who enjoyed them as much as I did.

I also really enjoyed the illustrations of Duncan Kay at the beginning of each chapter.

I received this book at a discount in exchange for my honest review and was very happy to do so. I am looking forward to reading his other works.
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KAH
3.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed reading this book
Reviewed in the United States on 5 April 2016
I enjoyed reading this book. Some stories I liked more than others, but each story was unique and definitely left an impression on me. I enjoyed how the author was able to bring me into the surreal scenery and imagine creatures both curious and disturbing.

I can appreciate short stories, and David Tallerman does such an amazing job, that I wish some of the stories were longer and I knew what happened next. I find myself thinking about it outside of reading the book. It really got my imagination going and I was more than excited to share a couple stories with my 12 year old son who enjoyed them as much as I did.

I also really enjoyed the illustrations of Duncan Kay at the beginning of each chapter.

I received this book at a discount in exchange for my honest review and was very happy to do so. I am looking forward to reading his other works.
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