Two of Karl Edward Wagner’s best stories, “In the Pines” and “Sticks,” are included in this Centipede Press collection. “In the Pines” is a terrific ghost story. “Sticks” is one of the best H. P. Lovecraft pastiche’s ever written. Stephen Jones’ “Foreward: My Friend Karl” is a moving tribute to this talented writer. Laird Barron’s “Afterword” celebrates Wagner’s life. Where the Summer Ends: The Best Horror Stories of Karl Edward Wagner, Volume 1 should give this talented, forgotten writer a new audience.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Foreword: My Friend Karl By Stephen Jones
Introduction: Unthreatened by the Morning Light By Karl Edward Wagner
In the Pines
Sticks
The Fourth Seal
Where the Summer Ends
.220 Swift
The River of Night’s Dreaming
Beyond Any Measure
Neither Brute Nor Human
Blue Lady, Come Back
Afterward: In the Shadows of the Pines By Laird Barron
Nota fan of horror, so I’ll skip this one, George.
Rick, you might want to try “Sticks.” It’s a classic.
Never read anything by him – thanks George, worth looking out for.
Sergio, Karl Edward Wagner is best know for his faux-Conan series featuring Kane. But Wagner also wrote some top-notch horror.
I’m with Rick.
Foreward?
Bob, oops! I’ll make the correction. Thanks for you eagle-eyesight!