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WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE #4 ANTHOLOGIES FROM ASH-TREE SHADOWS AND SILENCE The Ghost Story, in its many guises, continues to thrive, despite being written off many times over the past half-century, perhaps most notably by H. R. Wakefield, one of the masters of the genre, who wrote in 1961: 'I believe ghost story writing to be a dying art.' Wakefield could not have been more wrong; and the rich legacy of such writers in the genre as Wakefield himself, M. R. James, and Robert Aickman...Continue reading

WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE #3 BOOKS BY FRANCES OLIVER Introducing Frances Oliver for those who haven't encountered her wonderful fiction. Frances was born in Vienna and brought up, educated, and married in the United States. Subsequntly she lived in a number of countries with her husband, who wrote travel books and shared her passion for mountains and mountaineering. Following his death, Frances moved to Cornwall. These three Ash-Tree titles are a fine introduction to her work: DAN...CING ON AIR (Hardback): These ten stories were written over a period of four decades and all of them concern hauntings. Contents: Introduction; The Visitors' Book; Cyprian's Room; The Black Mare Midnight; Prester John; The Monster Drawing; A Walk in the Forest; The Man in the Blue Mercedes; The Dinosaurs; The Married Man; Dancing on Air. Original Price US44.00; Sale Price US$10 THE GHOSTS OF SUMMER (Hardback): Revisiting the past can be difficult, particularly when there is reason to wonder how much of it really happened. When Stephanie retunrs to Himmelwood, the site of childhood summer camps, more than memories sre awoken. What really happened? What did she actually see? Will she ever make peace with The Ghosts of Summer? Complementing the novel is the short story 'The Case of Dr Tisch', a typically Oliver-twisted tale of an idealistic psychiatrist and his ambitiou, impatent wife. Published Price: US$49.00; Clearance Price US$10.00 CHILDREN OF EPIPHANY (Paperback): There is a superstition about children born around the New Year: how they had no souls, so they had to steal the souls of others. Melaniki, a small village in the Greek islands, is breathtaking, nearly extinct, and full of mysteries. No one can guess the nature of the ever-present evil, and 14-year old Tamsin can only watch as her flighty mother and alcoholic asep-father struggle in their vain attempt to pursue an idyllic existence. It is Tamsin who proves sensitive to the manifestations of supernatural evil in Melaniki wn who, young though she is, sets about confronting these unmknown forces. Published price US$21.00; Clearance price US$7.50. Shipping costs to be added to all orders. Please email [email protected] for shipping to your location. ORDER ALL THREE BOOKS FOR US$22.50.

WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE #2 JOHN BUCHAN THE WATCHER BY THE THRESHOLD Although most famous today for his spy novel, THE THIRTY NINE STEPS, John Buchan (1875-1940) was esteemd in his day as 'probably the most modern exponent of the short story, which he has developed and brought to artistic perfection'. His stories were set in and around the places he knew and loved, most famously the Scotland of his childhood, and from his earliest days he showed a fascination wifh the supernatural..., most perticularly sacred placesalthough these places could be sacred to malign forces as easily as they could to more pleasant ones. THE WATCHER BY THE THREHOLD collects all of Buchan's weid and supernatural tales into one volume for the first time. We meet again some of Buchan's recurring characters, including Richard Hannay and the thoughful Edward Leithen, and are introduced to the Runagates Club, where strange tales are recounted amid the brandy and cigars. Contents: Introduction by Kenneth Hillier, Glossary; A Journey of Little Profit; The Herd of Standlan; Streams of the Water in the South; At the Article of Death; The Moor-Song; Comedy in the Full Moon; The Oasis in the snow; No-Man's Land; The Far Islands; The Watcher by the Threhold; Fountainblue; The Outgoing of the Tide; The Knees of the Gods; The Grove of Ashtaroth; Space; The Green Glen; The Green Wildebeest; Basilissa; Fullcircle; Watches of the Night; The Shut Door; Tenebrant Manus; The Wind in the Portico; Skule Skerry; Dr Lartius; The Magic Walking Stick; The Strange Adventuires of Mr Andrew Hawthorn; Ho!The Merry Masons; souces. Originally published at US$49; Now offered at US$15 (pus shipping). And eBook (Kindle or ePub) is also available @ US$7.99. Enquiries to [email protected] or by phone to (250) 457-0349. Please quote your location for calculation of shipping costs. u Ar

WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE #1 It's time to begin clearing some surplus stock, and we're starting off with something for fans of Reggie Oliver: Reggie's first two collections of supertatural tales, THE DREAMS OF CARDINAL VITTORINI and THE COMPLETE SYMPHIES OF ADOLPH HITLER, demonsatrated his mastery of the classic ghost stroy. This, Reggie's third collection, shows why he is being hailed as one of the best and freshest new faces to emerge in the genre in recent years Illustrations b...y Oliver accompany each story. Contents: Introductory; The Man in the Grey Bedroom; Grab a Granny Night; The Children of Monte Rosa; Mr Poo-Poo; The Silver Cord; The Road from Damascus; MmmDelicious; Puss-Cat; The Old Silence; Music by Moonlight; Blind Man's Box; Shades of the Prison House; The End of History. Originally published by Ash-Tree Press in 2007, a few copies remain. Original Price $45, the final copies are being offer for US$15.00 (plus shipping). Enquiries to [email protected] or phone (250) 457-0349 for more information. See more