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Come explore the shadow world of supernatural Texas with William
Edward Syers, one of the Southwest's premier storytellers, whose
collection of the Lone Star State's fifty most intriguing tales
consumed two full years of on-the-ground research. Originally
published as Ghost Stories of Texas, this out-of-print regional
classic has been completely revised and updated for a new
generation of readers. Come encounter the "The Headless Horseman,"
"The Phantom on the Mountain," and "The Hounds of Orozimbo."
Explore "Terror's Lake," the haunted "McDow Hole," and "Ghosty
Branch." Venture within "The Gate" or "The Crypts of Old Waverly"
or, for that matter, any of the other chilling tales. Supernatural
Texas was the first statewide exploration of dimensions beyond
normal comprehension. Its content ranges from centuries-old legends
to the here-and-now. You'll encounter specters whose motivations
vary as widely as those of everyday folk--to save or warn, to
disclose, to prove or disprove something long past, to do penance.
And, of course, to seek vengeance! These last are the things to
avoid ...except, of course, within the covers of this book. Perhaps
you can shrug them off. Perhaps you can discount all fifty awaiting
you here. Perhaps. But you won't forget them.
A Publishers Weekly Top Book of the Year INDIEFAB Editor's Choice
Award for Fiction Book of the Year "lyrical, evocative" and
"sensuous"..."A tribute to magical realism and the transforming
power of fiction."-Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Compelling...beautiful...and gripping..."-Huffington Post "5 out
of 5 STARS!"-Seattle Post-Intelligencer "The prose is lyrical, the
detail sumptuous, the story is humorous and heartbreaking, gorgeous
and flirting with the line between magic and realism. It's a story
that explores the innate power of literature: to connect, to heal,
to transform." -Foreword Reviews editor, Allyce Amidon, in her
remarks at the INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards at the American
Library Association Conference (June 2015) OUT THERE is the story
of a young Army veteran (Jefferson Long Soldier) who returns home
safely to New Mexico after two tours of duty in Iraq convinced that
the book he carried with him (One Hundred Years of Solitude by
Gabriel Garcia Marquez) saved his life. But when he can't find a
way to escape the dark memories of war, he borrows his cousin's
motorcycle and rides south across the border to Mexico in search of
the famous writer behind the magic of the life-saving classic
novel. The adventure that follows is a heart-warming journey of
healing and self-discovery.
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