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William Jones has received Bram Stoker Award nominations, International Horror Guild Award and Origins Award nominations for his works. He is the editor of several anthologies, including The Anthology of Dark Wisdom: The Best of Dark Fiction, Frontier Cthulhu: Ancient Horrors in the New World, High Seas Cthulhu, and the Horrors Beyond Series. His book, The Strange Cases of Rudolph Pearson was selected by Editor Ellen Datlow as a "seminal" work for readers of Lovecraftian horror. He has also written a number of role-playing game supplements, and his writings have been translated into several languages. He was worked as an engineer and a professor of English literature. He writes full time now, and lives in Michigan.

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With another GenCon over, I find myself how it has changed over the years - and I've ha quite a few years to follow the changes. In the previous century, finding a warrior, wizard, elf, or orc was easy stuff. Stand in one place for a minute or so, and soon a costumed person would pass by. I think for years elves and wizards dominated.






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Published on August 08, 2010 15:14 • 47 views
Average rating: 3.72 · 127 ratings · 28 reviews · 18 distinct works
Pallid Light: The Waking Dead
3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2008
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William Jones Hello Simon!

It is good to hear from you. We need to talk about that WWII naval tale that appeared in Dark Wisdom some time.


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Simon Hi william,

Long time to no talk. I hope things are going well.


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