I'll keep it brief. As you probably know, I've written a new zombie novel based on Dante's Inferno, published by Cargo Cult Press. Here's the synopsis.
For seventeen years of his
life, the whereabouts of the medieval Italian poet Dante Alighieri is unknown to modern scholars. All we know is that during this time, he traveled as an exile
across Europe, while working on his epic poem, The Divine Comedy. In his masterpiece he describes a journey
through the three realms of the afterlife. The volume describing hell, Inferno, is the most famous section.
Valley of the Dead is the real story behind Inferno. In
his wanderings, Dante stumbles on a zombie infestation, and the things he sees there - people being devoured, burned alive, boiled in pitch, torn limb from
limb, eviscerated, impaled, decapitated, crucified, etc. - become the basis of all the horrors he describes in Inferno. Afraid to be labeled a madman, Dante made the terrors he witnessed into a more "believable" account of an
otherworldly adventure with demons and mythological monsters, but now the real story can finally be told.
The artist is Alex McVey. Check out his super creepy artwork for much more famous horror authors like Stephen King, at http://www.alexmcvey.com. With Alex's art and the high quality of the production, the book should be quite a striking,
beautiful collector's item.
The nifty book trailer can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSrySCgWz3E.
Valley of the
Dead has just been put up for preorder at http://www.horror-mall.com. It will be for sale for 90 days, during which no more than 150 signed and 26 lettered will be
sold. The actual books will ship on about August 30, 2009.
As always, I apologize for the self-promotion. And thanks for reading!
Sounds great, Kim!
