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Paul E Cooley is a full-time writer and Parsec Award Winning podcaster from Houston, Texas. In 2009, he began producing free psychological thriller and horror podcasts, essays, and reviews available from Shadowpublications.com and iTunes.

His stories have been listened to by thousands and he has been a guest on such notable podcasts as Podioracket, John Mierau‘s “Podcast Teardown,” Geek Out with Mainframe, Shadowcast Audio, and Vertigo Radio Live. In 2010, his short story Canvas and novella Tattoo were nominated for Parsec Awards. Tattoo became a Parsec Award finalist. He has collaborated with New York Times Bestselling author Scott Sigler on the series “The Crypt” and co-wrote the novella “The Rider” (projected to release in 2014). In addit ...more

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	The Black (The Black #1) 3.75 avg rating — 1,814 ratings — published 2014 — 14 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
	Arrival (The Black #2) 4.13 avg rating — 812 ratings — published 2015 — 7 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
	Derelict: Marines (Derelict Saga #1) 3.76 avg rating — 766 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Outbreak (The Black #3) 4.20 avg rating — 575 ratings — published 2016 — 8 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
	Derelict: Tomb (Derelict Saga #2) 4.13 avg rating — 566 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Derelict: Destruction (Derelict Saga #3) 4.05 avg rating — 351 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Station 3 3.90 avg rating — 235 ratings — 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
	Derelict: Trident (Derelict Saga #4) 4.26 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Evolution (The Black #4) 4.14 avg rating — 157 ratings — 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
	Closet Treats 4.18 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2010 — 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

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The Black (4 books)
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Complete Works (Novels, Poems, Horror Short Stories And Others). Illustrated: The White People, The Secret Glory, The Great God Pan, The Hill of Dreams and others

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the original “Village of the Damned” An interesting thought experiment on survival, evolution, and the question of rights versus responsibilities. Only wished the ending had been more complete.
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Great apocalypse/Alien invasion story Although it is somewhat dated, it’s a great read. Well imagined and written, it gives one pause as to our place on planet Earth
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“Til hung his head, took a deep breath, and tried to center himself. The panicked animal that lived inside every sane life-form desperately attempted to crawl into his mind and scratch, tear, and devour him whole. He wasn’t going to let it.”
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