Stephen Dedman Livres

Two dozen dark tales from one of Australia's finest genre writers. Drawing on inspiration from such diverse sources as Japanese mythology, European folklore, modern urban legends, and ancient native Australian and American traditions, as well as the literature of Shakespeare, T.S. Eliot, Bram Stoker, Lewis Carroll, and Edgar Allan Poe -- the author tells stories of humanity's deepest desires and most dreadful nightmares. Dedman journeys into the past, present, and future...to the jungles of Malaysia, outback ghost towns, and modern metropolises...to places both too familiar and unfamiliar to give comfort. An accomplished storyteller, Dedman re-imagines supernatural entities like vampires, succubi, and ghosts and combines them with modern terrors such as ecological and scientific horrors and the eternal evils of the political and the rperverse. His stories are disturbing, erotic, or amusing -- or any combination of the three. With one original story and several never published in the United States or the United Kingdom, Never Seen by Waking Eyes will serve as an apt introduction for many to the darker short works of Stephen Dedman.

In the Crypt, a place where society's outcasts can find shelter and medical magical healing, an illegal tap into the Matrix, which hosts some of the most successful shadowrunners, garners the interest of a disgraced corporate mover who intends to destroy its residents for his own personal gain. Original.

DARK CLOUDS OF WAR... ...are gathering among the various criminal factions of Seattle, and Ratatosk, 8-ball, Mute, and the rest of their shadowrunning team and allies are caught in the middle almost before they know what's even going on. A powerful, highly modified assassin duo is killing bosses and setting the various factions against each other, and the team is called on by both Knight Errant and one of the Mafia groups to find a way to stop the bloodshed before the streets truly run red. But while locating these assassins is one thing, stopping them is something else entirely. The duo has been modified to within an inch of their lives, swimming in enough magic and cyberware to make them nearly indestructible. Ratatosk and his crew will have to use every bit of cunning and street smarts they know to take these seemingly unstoppable killers down...before the killers get to them.

A DEADLY QUEST FOR RICHES... A seemingly-harmless photo seen by the wrong person sets off a dangerous treasure hunt for a fortune contained in the opalized fossil skeleton of a dragon in the Australian Outback. On one side, the corporate operators of a ruthless mining company, who's greedy owner wants the potential billions of nuyen such a find would bring on the black market. On the other side, a loose alliance of shadowrunners, Awakened magic-users, and local tribespeople for whom the site of the fossil, nicknamed the Old Timer, is sacred land, and who will defend it by any means necessary. But when the megacorp ups the stakes by releasing a debilitating nanovirus among the scattered communities around the site, the shadowrunners do what they do best-execute a daring run both in the Matrix and real-time at the mining corp's headquarters in search of something-anything-to get the corp to stand down. But will they succeed before the corp operators find the Old Timer and steal it away?

2nd edition of sold out 1999 collection, first published by Ticonderoga Publications.

The intersection of science fiction and the U.S. military reveals a deep influence of imaginative narratives on real-world weaponry and military culture. From historical innovations like the bazooka and atomic bomb to modern advancements such as drones, science fiction has shaped military technology. Additionally, superheroes, initially used to promote war bonds during World War II, have evolved into symbols in contemporary cinema, often depicted with military support, reflecting their role in modern warfare and national identity.

The story delves into the haunting legacy of evil that persists through generations, exploring themes of darkness and the struggle against malevolent forces. Characters are drawn into a chilling narrative where past horrors resurface, challenging their strength and resolve. As they confront the sinister history that refuses to fade, they must navigate their fears and uncover the truth behind the evil that lingers. The gripping plot promises suspense and psychological depth, making it a compelling read for fans of horror and thrillers.