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Short Stories and Assorted Nightmares

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It is August 1943 in Benghazi, Libya. Ed Mayfield, part of a B-24 Liberator bomber crew, is awakened from a nightmare, and assigned to a major air campaign that is no less terrifying. Frank is a lonely, almost desperate man, due to an unexpected new-found freedom. In an old bookstore, he finds finds an unlikely companion-a parrot-a curious creature that takes Frank under its wing(s). It is 2048 and a spacecraft speeds toward Mars. Inside is Specialist J. Murphy Cameron, preparing to live out his life-long dream of excavating an ancient civilization on another planet. He digs up more than expected. Ken, his brother, and their wives think they're off on a voyage to spread the ashes of the Ken's father but instead have set sail into the steamy and turbulent waters of stormy relations and dark secrets. David is ready to put an end to it all and check out-for good. Unfortunately, he has no idea who is waiting for him on the other side. In Short Stories and Assorted Nightmares, Mark A. Snyder leads others on a journey from the everyday to the extraordinary. This collection of nine deliciously wicked tales and curiosities piques the imagination, conjures stirrings in the darkest corners of the mind and will appeal to fans of horror and science fiction alike.

326 pages, Hardcover

Published September 26, 2019

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April 7, 2020
It'd be a bit self-serving to review my own book, so I'll share what U.S. review had to say:

Book review by Kat Kennedy

“He spends the remainder of the evening entering search terms such as “clairvoyant” and “parrot” into the browser, but the searches produce nothing meaningful.”

Composed of nine short stories, this collection possesses a wonderful blend of horror and science fiction. Regardless of genre, each story is unique and quickly grabs the reader’s attention from beginning to end. There are stories such as “The Long Fall,” in which Lieutenant Edward J. Mayfield is awakened from a nightmare only to find himself in a situation every bit as frightening as any nightmare. “The Abandoned” is centered around a lonely divorced man who encounters a prophetic parrot that changes his life in ways he could have never expected. “Cam4” follows the plight of a man who installs cameras around his property as a safety measure, only to have one mysteriously disappear yet to be seemingly still recording from nearby. Snyder’s writing is clear and precise, with each story’s plot taking unexpected turns into the unusual and bizarre.

Each of Snyder’s tales has a psychological element intertwined within the plot, which adds to the overall enjoyment of the story. The author is adept at telling a good story and telling it well. More importantly, he tells stories which readers will find modern and imaginative. Stories of excavating on the planet Mars and with titles such as “Cookies with Satan” and “The Day the Earth Died” intrigue the imagination before one word of the story is read. The crisp writing and whimsical wit of Snyder should ensure that the author’s first offering will be well received. Anyone who loves to read science fiction or horror will enjoy these well-told tales. This is certainly an interesting addition to the genres that is not to be missed.
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