Black Wyrm


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Blackwyrm Publishing is a small imprint specializing in the publication of experimental fantasy, science fiction, and horror works of between 40,000 and 80,000 words in length. It is a collaborative effort between veteran publisher Dave Mattingly and author Jason Walters designed to highlight the talents of undiscovered or underappreciated writers. Blackwyrm will be releasing an ambitious 12 books in 2009 at the rate of a book a month starting in January of that year.

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The Eyes of Sandala    by Cathy Benedetto
Price: $4.99 USD. 88400 words. Published by Black Wyrm on July 24, 2011. .

The Shala live apart from the humans of Sandala, dwelling inside the crater of an extinct volcano. But when invaders appear, they must obey the prophecy and rise to defend the land. It will take all the cunning and guile of their young leader, Tahjeen Tier, to contend with assassination and betrayal, and a massive army poised to attack.
Immortal Betrayal    by Paul  Lewis
Price: $4.99 USD. 64900 words. Published by Black Wyrm on July 21, 2011. .

Darien, viking and explorer, braves the treacherous seas to discover new lands. That changes when he falls in love. But his world is shattered when he learns she has already been promised her to another. Darien’s loyalty is put to the test as he battles vampires and werewolves. Darien finds himself having to choose between the woman he loves and his very soul.
Immortal Burden    by Paul  Lewis
Price: $4.99 USD. 62930 words. Published by Black Wyrm on July 21, 2011. .

Immortal Burden picks up where the first book in the immortal series, Immortal Betrayal, left off. It is now the 14th Century. To keep Darien from taking drastic measures he is summoned by Joshua, the first vampire, with a proposition. In exchange for his help Joshua will give him what he wants most. Darien is hesitant, but he would risk everything for a now distant dream.
Jamus' Sorrow    by Trevis Powell
Price: $4.99 USD. 63450 words. Published by Black Wyrm on July 21, 2011. .

The Viscount of Gelbow had all he wanted in life; a beautiful elven wife, riches beyond his ability to spend, and standing invitations to parties from the noble elite. He had been cared for and endlessly pampered by legions of faceless servants and adoring family who ensured that his every wish was instantly gratified. Then he met Gran.
The Veil    by Selina Fugate
Price: $4.99 USD. 48910 words. Published by Black Wyrm on July 17, 2011. .

A teenaged girl, Grace, draws the attention of an insane warlock. On the edge of death in a terrible accident, she makes a deal with Kracious, and is sucked into the warlock’s sadistic game.
Sugarland Melting    by Sam Neace
Price: $4.99 USD. 62220 words. Published by Black Wyrm on July 17, 2011. .

Sugerland trailer park is a place where living is free... but the definition of the word "living" is a bit questionable. The landlord is about to turn 100, and sometimes the eccentric old neighbor everyone talks about really is up to no good. Love. Death. Melting Snow. Terrible secrets. Doublewides. Sugerland Melting is a different kind of vampire novel for a different kind of reader.
The Chester County Boys    by Marlene  Mitchell
Price: $4.99 USD. 68520 words. Published by Black Wyrm on July 6, 2011. .

Meet the Chester County Boys, a defunct western band who have been playing at the Double L for over fifteen years. But when the chance recruitment of a new lead singer takes them at last to the Grand Old Opry, murder and mayhem are the result.
The Ogre And Other Stories    by William I. Levy
Price: $2.99 USD. 51570 words. Published by Black Wyrm on June 4, 2011. .

The Ogre and Other Stories is an adult fantasy story collection by William I. Levy. "When reality and fantasy become roommates, these fables of a lost soul in an improbable realm give a glimpse into aspects of life, touching us all."
The Meddlers    by Teddi Robinson
Price: $2.99 USD. 36130 words. Published by Black Wyrm on May 4, 2011. .

A tale of common people during uncommon times, "The Meddlers" vividly portrays the ways of life in the border states in a time fraught with peril.
Yard Sale    by Marlene  Mitchell
Price: $2.99 USD. 134440 words. Published by Black Wyrm on March 27, 2011. .

A riveting story that carries the reader through three generations and three sales. You can sell off your possessions, but the Franklin and Holloway families come to realize that it is the people you love and who love you that are important.
Circle Of Prey    by Marlene  Mitchell
Price: $2.99 USD. 69760 words. Published by Black Wyrm on March 27, 2011. .

Ambition - Wealth - Greed - Power Truths turning to lies, father against son, friends becoming enemies, predator turning into prey and the circle continues. In her fifth novel, Marlene Mitchell calls upon her cynical side to create a suspenseful novel involving the world of big business and insurmountable wealth.
A Remembrance Of Her    by Jason Walters
Price: Free! 8100 words. Published by Black Wyrm on March 20, 2011. .

(4.00)
Is love of an android enough to drive a man to escape from utopia? This novelette is being given away as a promotion for the upcoming book Posthegemony: Terra Nomeklatura the game of escaping from utopia.
The Women Of Magnolia    by Marlene  Mitchell
Price: $2.99 USD. 145800 words. Published by Black Wyrm on February 24, 2011. .

(5.00)
In the mid-eighteen-hundreds, Mississippi was one of the richest states in the union. The wealthy plantations owners enjoyed an opulent life during this golden age of prosperity. The Vine family owned one of these vast plantations. Hundreds of acres of lush cotton plants covered their property and was home to over three hundred slaves. When Evan Vine's father dies suddenly, he is summoned home...
Bent Creek    by Marlene  Mitchell
Price: $2.99 USD. 78030 words. Published by Black Wyrm on February 14, 2011. .

(5.00)
Rachael Riley was one of six children born to Ida Mae and Roy Riley living in a tumbled-down shack on the edge of Bent Creek. Roy was a coal miner all his life. When the mine closed his life came to a halt. Rachael didn't know how or when she was going to leave Bent Creek, but she knew in her heart that someday she would escape her life of poverty.
Trajan's Arch    by Michael Williams
Price: $3.99 USD. 138480 words. Published by Black Wyrm on January 2, 2011. .

Trajan's Arch is a fantasy realism novel by Walden Books best seller Michael Williams. Gabriel Rackett stands at the threshold of middle age. He lives north of Chicago and teaches at a small community college. He has written one novel and has no prospects of writing another; his powers stagnated by drink and loss. Then into his possession comes a manuscript written by a childhood friend...
Trajan's Arch: Second Ephesians    by Michael Williams
Price: Free! 10240 words. Published by Black Wyrm on December 31, 2010. .

This complete, stand-alone short story was originally published in the novel Trajan’s Arch by Walden Books best-selling author Michael Williams. It has been made available by the publisher for promotional purposes. Feel free to share, reproduce, or distribute this story in any way you desire.
An Unforgiving Land    by Jason Walters
Price: $2.99 USD. 95420 words. Published by Black Wyrm on September 23, 2010. .

In the desert life is hard. It can also be surreal. In the absence of congestion and convention, imagination takes you by the hand: or the balls. In this macabre collection of riveting tales, ENnie Award-nominated author Jason S. Walters grabs the reins of storytelling as if it were a wild stallion, leading the reader ever deeper into the physical and spiritual wasteland of the Black Rock Desert.
An Unforgiving Land: Crucified Coyote    by Jason Walters
Price: Free! 3300 words. Published by Black Wyrm on September 20, 2010. .

This is the “lost story” from Ennie Award-nominated author Jason S. Walters’ adult horror collection An Unforgiving Land. It has been made available by the publisher for promotional purposes. Feel free to share, reproduce, or distribute this story in any way you desire. The complete book is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble Online, and directly from the publisher at www.blackwyrm.com.
The Starcrossed    by William I. Levy
Price: $2.99 USD. 78440 words. Published by Black Wyrm on September 20, 2010. .

(2.00)
An Earthman falls for an alien catgirl. But what starts as a space romance takes a horrific twist as an ancient evil takes control. What are the odds of meeting your soulmate sixty light years away from home on the very first expedition to another star system? Not as good as the chance of getting killed by a military conspiracy, renegade scientists, or a demonic entity from beyond time.
Gran's Secret    by Trevis Powell
Price: $2.99 USD. 60230 words. Published by Black Wyrm on September 14, 2010. .

Book two of the Were-War Series. With her son dead and her grandson Cursed, aged Gran must send him into hiding to protect him: and to protect others from him. But there are those who hunt Weres to use for their own evil purposes, and they are backed by the resources of entire kingdoms. Is there anything a sweet, old lady can do to protect her kin from such powerful adversaries?
Trajan's Arch: Giuoco Piano    by Michael Williams
Price: Free! 5390 words. Published by Black Wyrm on September 12, 2010. .

Blackwyrm Books has excerpted this short story from the upcoming Michael Williams novel Trajan’s Arch for promotional purposes. Michael is best known as the author of the experimental fantasy novels Arcady and Allamandra, as well as numerous Dragonlance novels, short fiction, and poems. Feel free to share, reproduce, or distribute this story in any way you desire.
An Unforgiving Land: Crippled Stray    by Jason Walters
Price: Free! 8320 words. Published by Black Wyrm on August 14, 2010. .

(4.00)
This story has been excerpted from ENnie-nominated author Jason S. Walters’ adult horror collection An Unforgiving Land by the publisher for promotional purposes. Feel free to share, reproduce, or distribute this story in any way you desire. The complete book is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble Online, and directly from the publisher. Warning: adult content.
An Unforgiving Land: Big Momma    by Jason Walters
Price: Free! 11840 words. Published by Black Wyrm on August 14, 2010. .

This story has been excerpted from ENnie-nominated author Jason S. Walters’ adult horror collection An Unforgiving Land by the publisher for promotional purposes. Feel free to share, reproduce, or distribute this story in any way you desire. The complete book is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble Online, and directly from the publisher at www.blackwyrm.com. Warning: adult content.
An Unforgiving Land: Phat Albert    by Jason Walters
Price: Free! 9070 words. Published by Black Wyrm on August 14, 2010. .

This story has been excerpted from ENnie-nominated author Jason S. Walters’ adult horror collection An Unforgiving Land by the publisher for promotional purposes. Feel free to share, reproduce, or distribute this story in any way you desire. The complete book is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble Online, and directly from the publisher. Warning: adult content.
Left In The Dark    by Lynn Tincher
Price: $2.99 USD. 40230 words. Published by Black Wyrm on April 30, 2010. .

In this second installment of Lynn Tincher’s Mind Bending Series the emphasis shifts from Paige to Junna, and from mind reading to demonic possession. The newly reunited sisters explore their relationship even as they explore their psychic abilities, their bond strengthened as they work to save two children in danger.
The Holler    by Marge Fulton
Price: $2.99 USD. 33840 words. Published by Black Wyrm on April 27, 2010. .

Blood pouring from ATM machines. Sexual fixations on black Santa Claus dolls. Obsessive recycling that becomes homicidal. Mysterious things in greasy bags found by the side of the road. Love for a lost daughter that transcends death. Marge Fulton packs a lifetime of provocative Appalachian insight into stories so short they could almost be called vignettes, yet so sharp they cut like broken glass.
Branwen's Garden    by Brad Parnell
Price: $2.99 USD. 79000 words. Published by Black Wyrm on October 29, 2009. .

The Legend of Gwerinatha: Branwen's Garden is a science fiction novel by Brad Parnell. Young Robert journeys to another world. There he comes of age amid a feuding government, grotesque monsters, an ancient ancestor ...and a couple of teenaged girls. With the help of a young wolf named Louie, Robert is introduced to the wonders and perils of a strange land called Gwerinatha.
Albrim's Curse    by Trevis Powell
Price: $2.99 USD. 78680 words. Published by Black Wyrm on July 22, 2009. .

All young Albrim wanted to be was a master bowman like his father. Then a savage attack on his home cost him his family, his arm, and his humanity - all at once! Crippled and contaminated by the Curse, his beloved Gran leaves him in the care of Mute, a giant warrior dedicated to protecting humanity from the depredations of the Quarg. Albrim does what he can to assist his master and redeem himself.
The Rainbow Connection    by Ian Harac
Price: $2.99 USD. 44690 words. Published by Black Wyrm on July 21, 2009. .

One FBI Agent. One geekette. One dead Muchkin. Parallel worlds galore. An interdimensional conspiracy. When Matt Anders stumbles across the body of a dead munchkin in a suspect's apartment, a conspiracy begins to unravel that leads him on a reality-jumping adventure to the magical Land of Oz... and beyond!
Baour: Strands of Death    by Dirk Vandereyken
Price: $2.99 USD. 71970 words. Published by Black Wyrm on July 15, 2009. .

In a small village, a necromancer stands trial. At the center of the unvierse, the Spider that wove All watches intently. Webs are spun in the courtroom, of magic, of lies, and of scandal. The mage Baour argues that he supersedes not only man's laws, but god's! What he truly wants may only be uncovered through testimony. As strange magics meet strange deaths, can the reality be unmasked?
The Vast White    by Jason Walters
Price: $2.99 USD. 64870 words. Published by Black Wyrm on June 20, 2009. .

A Doomed Army... A Genocidal Empire... An Unconquerable City... At the edge of the known world, two desperate armies struggle for the right to siege a city that has never been taken. Terrible magics are unleashed and the fate of empires hangs in the balance. Highdome and his misfit crew of cutthroats, monsters, and mutants don t care. They just want to stay alive.
Afterthoughts    by Lynn Tincher
Price: $2.99 USD. 46480 words. Published by Black Wyrm on June 17, 2009. .

Afterthoughts is a psychic thriller by Louisville author Lynn Tincher. Detective Paige Aldridge's loved ones are prey for a serial killer. Desperate to help her sister, she is determined to find out who is behind it all. Her investigations send her spiraling down a path of self-doubt, fear, and betrayal.

Books

Blackwyrm Digest One    by Black Wyrm
Price: Free! 24490 words. Published on July 15, 2009. Fiction.

This free download contains the opening chapters of five books Blackwyrm published in the first half of 2009. BlackWyrm specializes in speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, and horror) by undiscovered talent.

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