David Nickle
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Eutopia: A Novel of Terrible Optimism
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2011
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Monstrous Affections
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2009
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Rasputin's Bastards
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2012
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The 'Geisters
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2013
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The Caretakers
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2016
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Knife Fight and Other Struggles
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Licence Expired: The Unauthorized James Bond
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Volk: A Novel of Radiant Abomination
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The Sloan Men: Short Story
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“...he could feel hot tears coming to his eyes as the image of that night, outside the house as the November wind blew black leaves up off the ground and the sky turned colors like bruised flesh.”
― Eutopia: A Novel of Terrible Optimism
― Eutopia: A Novel of Terrible Optimism
“By this time it was well past midnight. You know how that is. It’s a time when you start asking questions about things that in the light of day you wouldn’t consider twice. It’s a time … well, we both know how that goes, in the dark hour.”
― The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
― The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
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“...he could feel hot tears coming to his eyes as the image of that night, outside the house as the November wind blew black leaves up off the ground and the sky turned colors like bruised flesh.”
― Eutopia: A Novel of Terrible Optimism
― Eutopia: A Novel of Terrible Optimism
“By this time it was well past midnight. You know how that is. It’s a time when you start asking questions about things that in the light of day you wouldn’t consider twice. It’s a time … well, we both know how that goes, in the dark hour.”
― The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
― The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four

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