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Congratulations to ProfStokes [b054], nominated for a Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award: Best Classic Monster Fiction [book2] for her 2nd novel In The Shadow of the Skull!!!
Vote! (https://rondoaward.com/rondoaward.com/blog/?fbclid=IwAR0N5Wmo0Q7EZ9XqNExyvGzB8M0UU_yeaO5hIKF6wXsLOM_ddzxlG-PSwo)
From the site: IN THE SHADOW OF THE SKULL, by Amanda Desiree (Independent, softcover, 716 pages, $24.99). An island. A wall. Sacrifices. The legend of a Kong-like creature told from the islanders’ point of view.
Also nominated: Patrick McCray for non-fiction Book of the Year for The Dark Shadows Daybook.
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Congratulations to Amanda; I read Amanda’s first novel, “Smithy,” and thought it was terrific!
I look forward to reading Amanda’s novel, “In The Shadow of The Skull.”
No doubt, both Elizabeth Stoddard and Barnabas Collins have copies of Amanda’s novels in their respective libraries.
Well done, Amanda!!!
Bob
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Bob, Amanda's followup novel to Smithy is Webster and it also just came out this month. When she wrote the original story, it was too large and had to be split into 2 volumes.
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Thanks, Patrickm. I look forward to also reading that other novel by Amanda as well.
No doubt, they’ll be doing very brisk business at The Olde Collinsport Book Store with everyone in Collinsport wanting to read Amanda’s novels.
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They might have to make a trip over to nearby Peyton Place, where the owner of the prestigious Book Gallery, Constance Mckenzie Carson, would have multiple copies on hand.
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They might have to make a trip over to nearby Peyton Place, where the owner of the prestigious Book Gallery, Constance Mckenzie Carson, would have multiple copies on hand.
A DS/Peyton Place cross-over, I love it!
How many residents of Collinwood and Collinsport itself had a copy of Grace Metalious’s controversial novel to read in the privacy of their own homes? Do you think that Liz Stoddard, Roger Collins, Burke Devlin, Sarah Johnson, George Patterson and the Eagle Hill Cemetery caretaker, among many others, had this steamy book to pore over as bedtime reading?
I can only imagine how the original Reverend Trask and Abigail Collins, those two paragons of moral rectitude, would react to “Peyton Place” being read by the good, God-fearing people of Collinsport! [easter_shocked]
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Congratulations Profstokes ! So very proud of you my dear .
I wish you much success always in the future .
God Bless you.
Love, Anne 🎁💐😊
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Young Maggie Evans probably would not have a copy of Peyton Place, deeming it to be too risqué. But Young Carolyn Stoddard would definitely have had a copy, with significant pages dog eared and particularly significant scenes highlighted and underlined!
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Congrats, Amanda!
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Thank you all for your kind support, and a special thank you to Midnite for the promotional post! [easter_kiss]
It's a huge honor to have my book nominated, and something I never imagined. :)
Let's not forget that PennyDreadful is also nominated, for Best Horror Host and Best Podcast, respectively. Way to go, Penny!
Further, Ansel Faraj's Todd Tarantula starring David Selby is nominated for Best Independent/Streaming Film. Dark Shadows is well-represented in this year's ballot. :)
The e-book of In the Shadow of the Skull will be one of the many titles on sale at the Smashwords store next week as part of the site's annual Read an Ebook Week that runs from March 3 to March 9. If you're interested in reading it, this is a chance to save while doing so.
ProfStokes
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CONGRATULATIONS, PROFSTOKES!!!
That's wonderful!!
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