David Lee Summers reading an excerpt from his short story "The Vampire of Rannock Moor" from the upcoming anthology A Cry of Hounds (Forgotten Lore Volume Two) funding now on Kickstarter http://kck.st/3Yvvktr
A Cry of Hounds is steampunk inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes, among other things. Authors contributing to this one are: Christopher D Abbott, Aaron Rosenberg, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Dana Fraedrich, James Chambers, David Lee Summers, Jesse Lucci, Ef Deal, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Michelle D. Sonnier, Doc Coleman, and John L. French.
Other Aether: Tales of Global Steampunk features steampunk tales set anywhere except Victorian England. Authors contributing to this are: Jeff Young, Cynthia Radthorne, James Chambers, David Lee Summers, Christine Norris, Ef Deal, Aaron Rosenberg, Hildy Silverman, and Danielle Ackley-McPhail.
And our bonus book is The Chaos Clock: Tales of Cosmic Aether, which combines the esthetic of steampunk with cosmic horror (think HP Lovecraft). Contributors to this are: James Chambers, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Will McDermott, Carol Gyzander, Jeff Lyman, Jody Lynn Nye, Randee Dawn, Rachel Brune, Bernie Mojzes, Marc Abbott, and Teel James Glenn.
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About the Author
David Lee Summers became a steampunk in 1987 when he used a nineteenth century telescope on Nantucket to examine the evolution of distant pulsating stars. Since that time, he has published a dozen novels and numerous short stories and poems spanning a wide range of the imagination. Owl Dance, Lightning Wolves, The Brazen Shark, and Owl Riders comprise the Clockwork Legion steampunk series. His other novels include The Astronomer’s Crypt, Vampires of the Scarlet Order and Firebrandt's Legacy. His latest novella is a World War II-era cryptid tale called Breaking the Code.
David’s short stories have appeared in such magazines and anthologies as Realms of Fantasy, Cemetery Dance, Straight Outta Tombstone, Gaslight and Grimm, and After Punk. He's been twice nominated for the Science Fiction Poetry Association's Rhysling Award.
In addition to writing, David has edited the science fiction anthologies: A Kepler’s Dozen, Kepler's Cowboys, and Maximum Velocity: The Best of the Full-Throttle Space Tales. When not working with the written word, David operates telescopes at Kitt Peak National Observatory. Learn more about David at www.davidleesummers.com.
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