ChiZine Publications has just released two new books: Chimerascope by Douglas Smith, and Chasing the Dragon by Nicholas Kaufmann.
Chimerascope is “a collection of sixteen engaging science fiction and fantasy stories by Douglas Smith including one Aurora Award-winner, a Best New Horror pick, and nine Aurora finalists.”
Contents include:
Introduction by Julie Czerneda
Author’s Introduction
“Scream Angel”
“The Red Bird”
“By Her Hand, She Draws You Down”
“New Year’s Eve”
“The Boys are Back in Town”
“State of Disorder”
“Nothing”
“Symphony”
“Out of the Light”
“Enlightenment”
“The Last Ride”
“Jigsaw”
“The Dancer at the Red Door”
“Going Harvey in the Big House”
“A Taste Sweet and Salty”
“Memories of the Dead Man”
Canadian author Smith won Auroras in 2001 and 2004, and was an Aurora finalist another 14 times.
Chasing the Dragon is “an action-packed thrill ride in the tradition of classic horror featuring the undead and a heroin-addicted dragon-slayer.” Paul Tremblay says of the book “As a horror writer, Nicholas Kaufmann knows how to move and manipulate his readers. In only about one hundred pages, Chasing the Dragon manages to deliver an ancient and angry dragon, a detailed mythology, the undead, gangs, a damaged and complex heroine, and, of course, heroin, in this gripping, fast-paced, and surprising novella.”
The publisher offers this description of the story: “Centuries ago, St. George fought and killed a dragon—or so the legend goes.
“The truth is somewhat different.
“George failed in his mission, and the Dragon still walks the Earth, protected by an undead army, hiding in the shadows and slaughtering men, women, and children for its prey. Each of George’s descendants through time has been tasked with killing the Dragon, and each has failed.
“Twenty-five-year-old Georgia Quincey is the last of the line—the last, best hope for defeating the Dragon once and for all. But Georgia is also an addict, driven to the warm embrace of the needle by the weight of her responsibility and the loss of everything and everyone she has ever loved.
“Tracking her nemesis to the small town of Buckshot, New Mexico for their final showdown, Georgia is about to discover the truth about the Dragon, a terrible secret that could put all life on Earth in peril.”