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Christopher M. Cevasco writes fiction inspired by history. His novel Beheld: Godiva's Story (April 2022, Lethe Press) is a darkly twisted psychological thriller set in 11th-century England, exploring the legend of Lady Godiva's naked ride through the streets of Coventry.

Some of his recent short stories have appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Distant Echoes (Corazon Books), Nightmare Magazine, Black Static, and the Prime Books anthologies Shades of Blue and Gray: Ghosts of the Civil War and Zombies: Shambling Through the Ages. ...more

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New Arthurian Series for Sapere Books

Big news! I’m thrilled to report that earlier this summer, I signed a three-book publishing deal with Sapere Books. As a result, I am currently writing the first book in a series of historical novels based on the Arthurian legends. The series takes its inspiration from Geoffrey of Monmouth and some of the other earliest sources for King Arthur and Merlin. These tales have long been near and dear t

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	Zombies: Shambling Through the Ages by Steve Berman (Editor), Victoria Janssen (Goodreads Author), Alex Dally MacFarlane (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2013 — 3 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
	A Field Guide to Surreal Botany by Janet Chui (Editor, Illustrator), Jason Erik Lundberg (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Shveta Thakrar 4.16 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Distant Echoes: stories of people, places and times past by writers from the Historical Novel Society by Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger (Goodreads Author), Ann Aylor, Dorita Avila 3.87 avg rating — 30 ratings — 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
	Shades of Blue and Gray: Ghosts of the Civil War by Steve Berman (Editor), Will Ludwigsen (Goodreads Author), Tenea D. Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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
	Kobold Guide to Dungeons by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Keith Ammann (Goodreads Author), Keith Baker (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 27 ratings	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
	Tome of Heroes by Celeste Conowitch (Goodreads Author), Jeff Lee (Goodreads Author), Sarah Madsen (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings	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
	Kobold Guide to Roleplaying by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author), Wendy N. Wagner (Goodreads Author), Keith Ammann (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2024	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
	Beheld: Godiva's Story 4.13 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2022	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
	PARADOX: The Magazine of Historical and Speculative Fiction, Issue 8 by Christopher M. Cevasco (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jane Yolen (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Michael H. Hanson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2005	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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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #1-3)

by George R.R. Martin

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“It is forbidden to spit on cats in plague-time.”
― Albert Camus, The Plague

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“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

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“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

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“I prefer my history dead. Dead history is writ in ink, the living sort in blood.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Feast for Crows

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“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
― Albert Einstein

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Aug 27, 2013 06:54AM

Boo!!! Available now: Shades of Blue and Gray: Ghosts of the Civil War, an anthology of U.S. Civil War ghost stories. Includes my own tale featuring the doomed Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley. Plus 21 other great spectral stories, most brand new with a handful of classic reprints.

Shades of Blue and Gray Ghosts of the Civil War by Steve Berman

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message 1: by Christopher (last edited Aug 02, 2013 07:28AM)

Aug 02, 2013 07:25AM

The zombies have risen! Available now: Zombies: Shambling Through the Ages, an anthology of ghoulish historical fiction with settings spanning the dawn of human history through the 20th century. Includes "A Frenzy of Ravens," my own macabre take on Boudicca's revolt in Roman Britain...