Book Review of Hellfire and
Damnation II
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Publisher: Merry Blacksmith Press, August 1, 2012
Category: Short Stories, Psychological Thriller
Tour Dates: October, 2012
Available in: Print, Kindle, Epub & PDF, 168 pages
Category: Short Stories, Psychological Thriller
Tour Dates: October, 2012
Available in: Print, Kindle, Epub & PDF, 168 pages
Cover Art by Vincent Chong.
Blurb
:
Hellfire
& Damnation II is the sequel to the well-received award-winning short story
collection Hellfire & Damnation (www.HellfireAndDamnationTheBook.com)
(E-Lit award, Silver Feather award). The first collection contained 15 short
stories that described the sins punished at each of the 9 Circles of Hell
within Dante's Inferno. With that framing device and an Introduction by William
F. Nolan (Logan's Run), the 2011 visit to Hell was 47,000 words that critics
called "blazingly original."
The
sequel, Hellfire & Damnation II, is slightly longer, at 53,000 words,
containing 11 short stories that, once again, address the sins punished at each
of the 9 Circles of Hell. Plus, this time, there is an illustration for each
story and a From the Author section, which describes the inspiration for each
story. [There are no recurring characters, however, so no need to have read the
first book in order to plunge into the second.]
As
5-time Stoker(R) winner Gary Braunbeck said: "I really don't know how she
managed to do it, but Wilson surpasses her previous Hellfire & Damnation
collection with this sequel. Her writing is stronger, streamlined, and often
lyrical, despite the nastiness her words describe. This is another impressive
collection of tales from a writer I could very well learn to hate if she gets
much better. Seriously, Connie, can't you write just one stinker so the rest of
us will feel a little bit better?"
Advance Praise for Hellfire & Damnation II:
"Take
a twisted ride through hell and back with Connie Corcoran WIlson's HELLFIRE
& DAMNATION II...frozen corpses, homicidal authors and sociopathic
presidential candidates just scratch the surface of this inspired collection.
Don't miss it!" -Nate Kenyon, award-winning author of DIABLO: THE ORDER
and DAY ONE
"Connie
Corcoran Wilson's Hellfire & Damnation is a remarkable collection of
somber, noirish, flat-out scary and altogether satisfying stories that seek to
find hope in a dark world that defies it. Her subtle irony and penchant for
finding terror in the least expected places will generate comparisons to
Stephen King and Ray Bradbury with just a hint of Phillip K. Dick thrown in.
But don't be fooled: Wilson has a wondrous voice in her own right and her
tight, twisty tales establish her as a force to be reckoned with."-Jon
Land, New York Times Best-selling author of the Caitlin Strong series.
"Connie
Wilson's new anthology sends the reader spiraling down Dante's nine circles of
Hell with devilish twists and turns of time and place across eleven superb
short stories."-Brian Pinkerton, author of "Rough Cut"
"Whether
Connie Corcoran Wilson has been visited by Dante's spirit or eavesdropping by
Hell's own confessionals, Hellfire & Damnation II definitely delivers on
its title. There is a fine line between good and evil within these pages. A
very fine line. Be careful that you don't teeter into the abyss. From a
Norwegian army deserter trapped in limbo within the Colorado ice to parents
pondering the sale of their organs to fund their college-bound son, these
stories abound with life's-and death's-ironies."-Terrie Leigh Relf, author
of The Waters of Nyr and co-author, with Henry Lewis Sanders, of Blood Journey
and The Ancient One.
Praise for Hellfire & Damnation (www.HellfireAndDamnationTheBook.com):
"Eclectic
Collection Guaranteed To Disturb! I was pleasantly surprised with this very
eclectic novella-length collection, themed loosely around Dante's nine circles
of hell. While the stories are very different from one another, each leave you
with a subtle coldness; a dark portal into a variety of evil acts. For fans of
horror and dark literature, there is something for everyone; from the
disturbingly graphic, to the heartbreakingly emotional, to the more quiet
horror that authors like T.M. Wright are known for, but with a more
matter-of-fact prose. I will definitely be looking out for more work by author,
Wilson."-William M. Miller, Amazon Reviewer
"All
in all a thoroughly enjoyable, well written anthology. this is a journey into
hell that will intrigue, disgust and excite you, often at the same time,
excellent stuff."-The Black Abyss
About the
Author:
Connie
(Corcoran) Wilson (MS + 30) graduated from the University of Iowa and Western
Illinois University, with additional study at Northern Illinois, the University
of California at Berkeley and the University of Chicago. She taught writing at
six Iowa/Illinois colleges and has written for five newspapers and seven blogs,
including Associated Content (now owned by Yahoo) which named her its 2008
Content Producer of the Year . She is an active, voting member of HWA (Horror
Writers Association).
Her
stories and interviews with writers like David Morrell, Joe Hill, Kurt
Vonnegut, Frederik Pohl and Anne Perry have appeared online and in numerous
journals. Her work has won prizes from "Whim's Place Flash Fiction,"
"Writer's Digest" (Screenplay) and she will have 12 books out by the
end of the year. Connie reviewed film and books for the Quad City Times
(Davenport, Iowa) for 12 years and wrote humor columns and conducted interviews
for the (Moline, Illinois) Daily Dispatch and now blogs for 7 blogs, including
television reviews and political reporting for Yahoo.
Connie
lives in East Moline, Illinois with husband Craig and cat Lucy, and in Chicago,
Illinois, where her son, Scott and daughter-in-law Jessica and their
three-year-old twins Elise and Ava reside. Her daughter, Stacey, recently
graduated from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, as a Music Business
graduate and is currently living and working in Australia.
Contacts:
Connie's
Website: www.ConnieCWilson.com
Connie's
blog: www.WeeklyWilson.com
www.WeeklyWilson.com
(blog)
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Book Review:
Great book for Halloween. Scary stories based on the levels of hell in
Dante’s Inferno. I highly recommend for
a creepy read.
I give this story 4 out of 5 clouds.
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product or book may have been distributed for review; this in no way affects my
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