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D.Alexander Ward is an author, editor, and publisher of horror and dark fiction.

His most recent novel is POUND OF FLESH, and other novels include BENEATH ASH & BONE and BLOOD SAVAGES: A Blackguards Novel (Book 1),

As an editor, he most recently curated the anthology Bram Stoker Award-nominated LOST HIGHWAYS: Dark Fictions From the Road from Crystal Lake Publishing.

He also co-edited THE SEVEN DEADLIEST as well as the Lovecraftian horror anthologies, SHADOWS OVER MAIN STREET, Volumes 1 and 2, and also GUTTED: BEAUTIFUL HORROR STORIES from Crystal Lake Publishing.

In the summer of 2021 his small press publishing company Bleeding Edge Books released the anthology THE BAD BOOK edited by John F.D. Taff followed by novellas from authors like Michael ...more

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	Lost Highways: Dark Fictions From the Road by D. Alexander Ward (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rio Youers (Goodreads Author), Joe R. Lansdale (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 243 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Blood Savages: A Blackguards Novel 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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