The Steampunk, Cyberpunk, and Other Fictitious and Non-Fictitious Works Group discussion

I thought I'd share some blogging I did over the last couple of weeks in support of an ebook I'm publishing next Monday: Dark Matters: Absences, which contains two examples of what I'm choosing to call "intrapocalyptic fiction" (my label for not-quite-post-apocalyptic, which you're welcome to use!).

The Birds, The Birds, and No More Birds
This is about du Maurier's short and Hitchcock's adaptation, and how they inspired the first story in my collection.

The Death of Grass, No Blade of Grass, and Just a Single Blade
This is about the John Christopher novel, and how it inspired the second story in my collection.

COMING SOON – “The lines, the trees, the cliffs, the eaves”
This is an excerpt from story one, and...

COMING SOON – “The Blade”
...yes, this is an excerpt from story two.

There are pre-order links on the last two posts in case anyone is interested. Unlike Dark Matters: Two Tales of Crime and Madness, the first book in this series (unlike almost all my books, in fact), this one actually has some pre-orders already... o_O

I'm looking forward to utterly pwning all of Amazon on April 6th!

Dark Matters: Absences came out just a few hours ago. You can read the blurb (and buying options) here, but if anyone is willing to read and review before the end of the month I'd be happy to provide a free copy - just let me know.



And, while I'm on the subject, the next title in the series, Dark Matters: Aftermaths, is on pre-order now, and the same deal applies: anyone who can read and review before (say) mid-May, let me know and I'll send you and ARC.