"Quietly Now: An Anthology in Tribute to Charles L. Grant" Signed Limited Edition No. 390/500

A Remarkable Anthology Production, Personally Signed by All 30 Contributors!

This special book is limited to only 500 signed and numbered copies.

Grantham, NH. Borderlands Press 2004. "Quietly Now: An Anthology in Tribute to Charles L. Grant". A hardcover Deluxe Signed Limited Edition. This special limited edition of only 500 has been personally signed by a total of 30 contributors including Stephen King, Gary A. Braunbeck, P.D. Cacek, Charles L. Grant, Kim Newman, Peter Straub, Wendy Webb, Gahan Wilson, and many others. Blue boards with embossed silver gilt lettering. 364 pages.

• Edited by Kealan Patrick Burke
• Frontispiece drawing by Gahan Wilson.
• Foreward by Kealan Patrick Burke,
• Introduction by Hank Wagner.

This anthology presents a gathering of stories by today's best known authors including F. Paul Wilson, Peter Straub, Stephen King, Thomas F. Monteleone, Douglas E. Winter, Bentley Little, Kim Newman, Craig Shaw Gardner, Steven Spruill, Chet Williamson, Joe R. Lansdale, Scott Edelman, Paul Finch, Bill Pronzini, Kathryn Ptacek, William Relling Jr., Al Sarrantonio, David B. Silva, Steve Rasnic Tem, David Niall Wilson, Darren O. Godfrey, Gary A. Braunbeck, P.D. Cacek, Thomas Smith, Wendy Webb, Hank Wagner, T. Liam McDonald, Gahan Wilson, and Charles L. Grant.

Signed on two limitation pages by the following contributors:

• Gary A. Braunbeck
• William Relling Jr.
• Kealan Patrick Burke
• Al Sarrantonio
• Scott Edelman
• David B. Silva
• Paul Finch
• Thomas Smith
• Craig Shaw Gardner
• Steven Spruill
• Darren O. Godfrey
• Peter Straub
• Charles L. Grant
• Steve Rasnic Tem
• Stephen King
• Wendy Webb
• Joe R. Lansdale
• Hank Wagner
• Bentley Little
• Chet Williamson
• T. Liam McDonald
• David Niall Wilson
• Thomas F. Monteleone
• F. Paul Wilson
• Kim Newman
• Gahan Wilson
• Bill Pronzini
• Douglas E. Winter

"At a time when the genre market was dominated by brand name authors, most of whom I loved to read, the work of Charles L. Grant was a breath of fresh, autumnal air. It was different. He took you by the hand, led you deep into a brightly lit forest until you felt secure and safe, and then he would leave you there to watch the darkness creeping in. And he would not promise you death, He would promise you salvation, only to tug the rug from beneath your feet as soon as you were foolish enough to believe him.

And therein lies his power.
Atmosphere. A love of the language.
Economy of words.
Tension.
Dread.
And powerful endings that reverse expectation and punch the reader right in the gut."

From the Foreword by Kealan Patrick Burke

The storytellers in this volume have re-created the style that Charlie perfected.

Original Stories by:

F. Paul Wilson - Sole Custody
Kim Newman - The Chill Clutch of the Unseen
Bentley Little - The Devils Hand
Steven Spruill - for life is not a coma
Chet Williamson - A Father's Tears
P. D. Cacek - ...with bright and shinning eyes...
Scott Edelman - I Wish I Knew Where I Was Going
Paul Finch - Children Don't Play Here Anymore
Craig Shaw Gardner - Kisses on the Breeze
Bill Pronzini - The Night, The River
Kathryn Ptacek - The Children's Hour
William Relling Jr. - A Finite Number of Monkeys
Al Sarrantonio - Dust
David B. Silva - Wrinkles
Steve Rasnic Tem - Yesterday
David Niall Wilson - Angels
Darren O. Godfrey - Storage Unit

Reprints:

Gary A. Braunbeck - Matters Of Family first appeared in Not One of US
Charles L. Grant - Quietly Now first appeared in T he Arbor House Necropolis
Stephen King - Nona first appeared in Charles L Grant's Shadows I

Appreciations:

Joe R. Lansdale
Thomas F. Monteleone
Thomas Smith
Peter Straub
Wendy Webb
Douglas E. Winter
Interview & Intro - Hank Wagner

PLUS

Charles L. Grant: A Bibliography Compiled by T. Liam McDonald
Intro & Interview with Charles L. Grant Conducted by Hank Wagner