Mark Justice and I have sold the sequel to Dead Earth: The Green Dawn to Permuted Press. Chances are it'll appear at your local store or web-store sometime in early 2010.

DEAD EARTH: THE VENGEANCE ROAD by Mark Justice & David T. Wilbanks

They crossed over from another world, bringing death and domination to Earth.

With demonic technology they can raise the dead into an unholy conquering army.

The "necros" destroyed Jubal Slate’s home and everyone he loved. Now the only thing that matters to Slate is payback. No matter how far he has to go or how many undead warriors he must slaughter, Slate and his motley band of followers will stop at nothing to end the reign of the aliens.

Even if it costs them their lives.

When you’ve lost everything, the only thing left is vengeance.

I'm pleased to announce that I will have a short story in the Dark Jesters humorous horror anthology coming out next year from Novello Publishers. Below is the full table of contents. You might recognize some of the other names.

- FOSSILIZED BRAAAINS by William A. Veselik

- THE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN by Matthew Fryer

- TONGS AND THE ROACH by David T. Wilbanks

- BLESS THE BEASTLY CHILDREN by Laura Cooney

- WOLF PLUGS by Jerrod Balzer

- HACKS by Sam Battrick

- PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG by Robert Guffey

- CURSE OF THE BLIND EEL by James Roy Daley

- RETIREMENT by Rob Brooks

- DEADNECK WOMAN by Mark Justice

I'll let you know when and where it's available for pre-order.

In a BOOK OF LISTS: HORROR review. See it here.

Hi guys!

Thought I'd post something so you wouldn't think I'd dropped dead.

I'm right in the middle of writing a dark fantasy (occult) novella. It's been a lot of fun so far; I have no idea where it's heading and that's part of the excitement. I don't have a specific market in mind for it--not really. But as usual, I'll probably ship it around and see if anyone bites.

Otherwise, I've been writing short stories, believe it or not. Also, there are plans for a solo novel (or several). But those are still in the planning stage.

Dead Earth sequel news? Nothing yet. We're still getting our query together. Should be sending it out anytime now though.

Oh, here's something: I recorded a Grim Rictus segment for the next Pod of Horror which should be up in early October, so listen for that and let me know what you think.

That's all for now. Be good to each other!

Some of you may be wondering, how did Dave get a list into THE BOOK OF LISTS: HORROR?

Well...

I have Pod of Horror and Scott Bradley to thank. Scott was an enthusiastic fan of the show that Mark Justice and I started. He was so enthusiastic that Mark made him a book reviewer on the show.

I got to meet Scott in person on a book signing trip I took to Burbank, CA (my only book signing thus far) for DAMNED NATION and we hit it off well. He was the perfect host: he invited me to a great sandwich place and if he wasn't there to calm me down before the signing, I might have freaked out (I'm very sensitive, y'know). But it all turned out fine, thanks to him and I was forever grateful.

Anyway, the next thing you know, he sends me a book called THE NEW BOOK OF LISTS by David Wallechinksy and Amy Wallace. Turns out, Amy is Scott's girlfriend. A little while after that, I find out that Scott, Amy and Del Howison are putting together a horror book of lists and Scott asks me to contribute, which was very cool of him, right? I couldn't say no; this was a great opportunity to work with a friend and get my name in a book with the big shots of horror. I also contributed by suggesting a couple other writers he might want in there and he agreed. This is a major piece of work and I'm glad to be part of it.

So that's it. Scott Bradley is a sweetheart. Buy BOOK OF LISTS: HORROR and support some wonderful people. I've read the reviews and they all say it's a lot of fun. You have no excuses.

Good news. I sold another short story to PostScripts magazine. This is my second one for them and it’s another fantasy tale with horror overtones. I’m not sure when it will be published. In fact, I’m not sure when the first one I sold will be published. But I’ll let you know.

Man, I had to crash part of the day yesterday, and I was groggy for the rest of it. I haven’t been getting much shut-eye lately and it has taken its toll. Too much stuff roiling in my brain, I guess. Or maybe it’s because I’m no longer the young stallion I used to be.

Along with our last “first reader,” I’m reading DEAD EARTH: THE VENGEANCE ROAD one last time before we send it out into the harsh world of publishing. DE:TVR, in case you don’t know, is a full-length novel and the follow-up to DEAD EARTH: THE GREEN DAWN which you’ve all read because you own one, right? Right? If not, click the link and buy one. If you dig sf or zombies, you will dig this. The readers have spoken and that is the consensus. Thanks.

In other writing, I’m working on a horror/mystery novel and have recently submitted a story to a small press anthology. I haven’t heard back yet, but I wrote it in one day and if my sale to PostScripts is any sort of indication, that’s a good thing because that story was written in a day as well. But now that I say that, I guess they were written in my head for a long time before they were keyed into my computer. So maybe I was merely taking dictation from the slop in my brain. I’d like to write another short story soon for an online magazine, but first I have to come up with a kick-ass idea.

Tom Piccirilli has interviewed Victor Gischler at The Big Adios. Be sure to check it out by clicking the link below.

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I recently received the good news that DEAD EARTH: THE GREEN DAWN has been nominated for a British Fantasy Award. Mark Justice and I appear on the "long" list of authors whose novellas are eligible for this prestigious honor. It's nice that someone out there liked the book enough to nominate it! If you haven't read DE:TGD yet, be sure to visit the book link above and get your copy before supplies run out!

I thank you.

I'm happy and proud to announce that I'll have a list included in THE BOOK OF LISTS: HORROR, compiled and edited by Amy Wallace, Del Howison and Scott Bradley. This great book is coming out in September 2008 from Harper Paperbacks and will be available anywhere fine books are sold. Among many other horror folks with a list in the book will be Stephen King, Eli Roth and Ray Bradbury. Now, how cool is that? I'm pretty excited about it myself. Be sure to get your copy by pre-ordering at Amazon, here.

In other news, I should have another short story announcement coming up soon. Stay tuned, friends!

Just look up yonder at the menu.

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It looks like my story "The Cacto Skeleton" will appear in the Winter 2008 edition of PS Publishing's PostScripts magazine. If this changes, I'll let you know. Otherwise, look for it then. It's a great magazine and I'm proud to have a story in it. PS Publishing

My forum The Black Circle Saloon has two new boards to visit: The Big Adios and Shake It and Break It!!! The Big Adios is a crime genre board hosted by crime fiction author Tom Piccirilli who "rilli" knows his stuff (Ouch!). The other board is for discussing rock 'n' roll or whatever other kinds of music you like. Come pay us a visit! The Black Circle Saloon

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