Deadly Swords and Deep Shadows collects six original stories that first appeared in the pages of Startling Visions Magazine^TM, from five of the field's newest names in literature.  Personally selected by SVP founder and editor-in-chief Andrew Marini, these six exclusive stories are each presented with informative commentary.

In addition, Deadly Swords and Deep Shadows features inspired illustrations by head SVP artist Rick Patanmar, including 3 new illustrations created especially for this volume, as well as his eye-catching cover painting.

Weighing in at over 170 pages, Deadly Swords and Deep Shadows also includes Andrew Marini's critical essay "Of Visions Strange and Startling", which delineates just what Startling Vision Fiction is, and what it's not—a fascinating article that hasn't been reprinted in its entirety since it debuted in Startling Visions Magazine #1, back in Spring of 2017.

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CONTENTS

OF VISIONS STRANGE AND STARTLING (Essay) by Andrew Marini
    The full definition of what the phrase "Startling Vision Fiction" means is given here by the man who coined it.  Is it just a new name for "fantasy" or "science fiction"?  Or is Startling Vision Fiction more than either of these commonplace terms?  An important essay for any aficionado of stories that transcend the bounds of the ordinary; it will make you think, it could alter your views, it may get you talking . . . whatever the case, it's certain to give you a better idea what SVP is all about.

A HANDFUL OF EVIL by Andrew Marini
    Lust for power spurred the quest, but who was leading whom?  An uneasy alliance sets two strangers upon a perilous search for an ancient relic lost to the darkness of a forgotten age—a search that will reveal sights strange and wondrous . . . and dangers such as should only be seen in nightmares.  A sword-and-sorcery spectacle of greed, betrayal, savage conflict, eerie sorcery, and an unbelievable journey through a domain beyond dreams.

STRANGERS FROM THE GATE by James Stuart Anderson
    The doorway into the earth beckoned like a voiceless maw, beyond which lurked the strangers who waited below―for human souls . . . When the gate was unearthed the nightmare began, drawing a band of warriors into an abode that lay between worlds . . .  Gripping action, supernatural terror, and perilous adventure unfold in a land ruled by swords and strength.

THE FATE OF THE UNBELIEVER by H. T. Aldrich Whetenworth
    They acted in the name of the god, but were they worthy of the name?  Deluded zeal meets its just rewards in this tale of a tyrannical priest whose religious fanaticism is put to the test in a way he never would have imagined . . . or chosen to believe.  A grim look at what is deemed sacred and what sacrilegious, when judged by the standards of both men and gods.

DWELLER OF THE DARK MEADOW by Brian Fisher
    What was the towering menace that had ravaged the town, and who was there to stop it?  A champion is called upon to save a village from a monstrous plague, only to face a final reckoning he could never have foreseen.  Adventure and sorcery abound in this surprising story of an unexpected confrontation between a formidable hunter and his deadly quarry.

CHILD OF OCEAN, CHILD OF STORM by James Stuart Anderson
    It was a voyage built on lies and treachery, but was the ultimate destination to be untold riches or inescapable destruction?  A pirate captain makes an unholy bargain in a mad scheme to secure the means of rousing a lost power from the ancient sea in story of courage, conquest, deceit, and vengeance.

UNDYING VENGEANCE by Arthur K Hammond
    Out of the darkness he came, bringing confusion, fear, betrayal, chaos, and vengeance . . . but vengeance for what?  Who—who or what—was the menacing presence that stalked a mobster's lair on a cold night in late 1937?  From where had he come, and how was it that he could strike without warning, and vanish without trace?  An unusual mystery involving a strange figure of retribution and the justice brought to a den of criminals, with a supernatural twist that demands this story be read more than once.

If you missed their first appearances, don't let an opportunity to own these six groundbreaking adventures into the weird, the unearthly, and the supernatural, pass you by a second time.

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