Books by David Tallerman

In 1907, the revolutionary Joseph Djugashvili - who would later take the name Joseph Stalin - pulled off the biggest, bloodiest and most daring robbery in Georgia's history, complete with lies and double-crosses, secret police and explosions, a carriage chase, a mattress stuffed with cash and a one-eyed master of disguise...

What do stories about ephemeral Martian settlers, fascinating dimensional rifts, Spanish-speaking hummingbirds, Loki's children, WWII twins, hitchhiking swamp cats, a steam-punk octopus, Arkham card-games, using bad luck for fun and profit, demon home security systems, alternative criminal justice, workplace time travel, marketing to body-snatchers, alien attraction, and way too many barns all have in common? Simple: in one way or another they are all Bubble Off Plumb.This genre-busting collection is meant for readers who prefer an odd story with their tea and biscuits. So sit back and let these tales delight, confuse, and surprise you!Featuring original stories by Marie Brennan, David Tallerman, E.E. King, Art Weil, Sarah M. Lewis, Pepper Hume, Karen Ovér, Liz Schriftsteller, Mariah Southworth, Mickey Kulp, Robert Millet, Valerie Manwill, Beth Winokur, Simone LW Mounsamy, Buzz Dixon, James Campbell, Frank Kozusko, Ellen Denton, Jill Hand, Veronica Brush, and Jim Jeffreys. Joining this stellar group are in-house authors KG Finfrock, Sarah Kalin, and Dan M. Kalin.

Darkness exists everywhere, and in no place greater than those where spirits and curses still reside. Tread not lightly on ancient lands that have been discovered by this collection of intrepid authors.In DARK TALES OF LOST CIVILIZATIONS, you will unearth an anthology of twenty-five previously unpublished horror and speculative fiction stories, relating to aspects of civilizations that are crumbling, forgotten, rediscovered, or perhaps merely spoken about in great and fearful whispers.What is it that lures explorers to distant lands where none have returned? Where is Genghis Khan buried? What happened to Atlantis? Who will displace mankind on Earth? What laments have the Witches of Oz?Answers to these mysteries and other tales are presented within this critically acclaimed anthology by the following authors.';Introduction' by Eric J. Guignard';Angel of Destruction' by Cynthia D. Witherspoon';The Door Beyond the Water' by David Tallerman';To Run a Stick Through a Fish' by Mark Lee Pearson';Quivira' by Jackson Kuhl';Directions' by Michael G. Cornelius';Quetzalcoatls Conquistador' by Jamie Lackey';Knigreich der Sorge (Kingdom of Sorrow)' by C. Deskin Rink';Gestures of Faith' by Fadzlishah Johanabas';Bare Bones' by Curtis James McConnell';British Guiana, 1853' by Folly Blaine';The Nightmare Orchestra' by Chelsea Armstrong';The Funeral Procession' by Jay R. Thurston';Requiem' by Jason Andrew';Gilgamesh and the by Mountain' by Bruce L. Priddy';Buried Treasure' by Rob Rosen';The Small, Black God' by Caw Miller';In Eden' by Cherstin Holtzman';We Are Not the Favored Children' by Matthew Borgard';Rebirth in Dreams' by A.J. French';Whale of a Time' by Gitte Christensen';Sins of our Fathers' by Wendra Chambers';The Talisman of Hatra' by Andrew S. Williams';Sumeria to the Stars' by Jonathan Vos Post';The Tall Grass' by Joe R. Lansdale';The Island Trovar' by JC Hemphill(with interior illustration by Ron Perovich)

Sickness is ravaging America, driving the infected to savagery. Ben Silensky risks everything to get those he loves to a safe haven that unbeknownst to him has become a survivalist colony called Funland which may prove to be salvation or the start of something even worse.