{"id":4887,"date":"2017-12-10T14:21:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T14:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=4887"},"modified":"2017-12-10T14:21:01","modified_gmt":"2017-12-10T14:21:01","slug":"odq-presents-a-nice-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/odq-presents-a-nice-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"ODQ Presents&#8230; A Nice Surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well now. Normal service next week with weird and lurchery stuff, but here, quickly, is good news for readers. <em>Occult Detective Quarterly Presents<\/em>, is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Green for Go<\/span>, and so there\u2019s more to announce \u2013 a chance of free books from the folk at April Moon Books and 18thWall Productions. Edited by <strong>John Linwood Grant<\/strong> and published by Electric Pentacle Press, this should be a fine looking anthology.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4579\" style=\"width: 401px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21765033_10159518113195601_6190059197709105947_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4579\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/bond-unknown-and-the-case-of-the-canadian-cthulhu\/21765033_10159518113195601_6190059197709105947_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21765033_10159518113195601_6190059197709105947_n.jpg?fit=600%2C960\" data-orig-size=\"600,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"21765033_10159518113195601_6190059197709105947_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;bond unknown &#8211; art by m wayne miller&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21765033_10159518113195601_6190059197709105947_n.jpg?fit=188%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21765033_10159518113195601_6190059197709105947_n.jpg?fit=474%2C758\" class=\" wp-image-4579\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21765033_10159518113195601_6190059197709105947_n.jpg?resize=401%2C640\" alt=\"bond unknown\" width=\"401\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">bond unknown &#8211; art by m wayne miller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thanks to the many supportive backers out there, the book is full funded. The fiction and a major classic essay on psychic sleuths are in hand, and the illustrators have started work. Eight stories now rather than seven, adding up to around one hundred and thirty thousand words, with each story having a full page commissioned illustration.<\/p>\n<p>You can still back the campaign, either for the extra rewards, or using it effectively as a pre-order for the eformat or print version of the anthology (link at the bottom) . All backers already get a free standalone novelette by <strong>Willie Meikle<\/strong>, epub or Kindle, produced especilly for ODQ. <em><strong>And when the campaign is over, <\/strong><\/em><strong>greydogtales<\/strong><em><strong> and the <\/strong><\/em><strong>ODQ FB Group<\/strong><em><strong> will be holding a draw where every reward backer\u2019s name will be entered. So everyone will be eligible for a chance to win some extras.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">April Moon Goodies<\/h1>\n<p>April Moon Books have provided a print copy each of three fabulous books for the draw:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Bond Unknown<\/strong><\/em><\/span> &#8211; Two all-new James Bond stories set in the time of the original novels, with a unique cosmic horror twist. Fans of the original, hard-drinking, hard smoking, violent OO agent will thoroughly enjoy the stories written by acclaimed authors <strong>William Meikle<\/strong> and <strong>Edward M. Erdelac<\/strong>. Their affection and respect for the character oozes from each page, and their knowledge of the Mythos brings an extraordinary element to the adventures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Bond-Cover.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4577\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/bond-unknown-and-the-case-of-the-canadian-cthulhu\/bond-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Bond-Cover.jpg?fit=1014%2C1600\" data-orig-size=\"1014,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bond-Cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Bond-Cover.jpg?fit=190%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Bond-Cover.jpg?fit=474%2C748\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4577 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Bond-Cover.jpg?resize=190%2C300\" alt=\"Bond-Cover\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Bond-Cover.jpg?resize=190%2C300 190w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Bond-Cover.jpg?resize=768%2C1212 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Bond-Cover.jpg?resize=649%2C1024 649w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Bond-Cover.jpg?w=1014 1014w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Bond-Cover.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>The Stars at My Door<\/strong><\/em><\/span> &#8211; Featuring fifteen new stories from some of today&#8217;s hottest writers including <strong>William Meikle, Christine Morgan, John Linwood Grant, David Conyers, Glynn Owen Barrass<\/strong> and many more, these stories celebrate the optimism of old-school science fiction, but with a twist.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/18670764_613360552204856_2480367204096395606_n.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4341\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/odq-presents-a-nice-surprise\/18670764_613360552204856_2480367204096395606_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/18670764_613360552204856_2480367204096395606_n.jpg?fit=480%2C726\" data-orig-size=\"480,726\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"18670764_613360552204856_2480367204096395606_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/18670764_613360552204856_2480367204096395606_n.jpg?fit=198%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/18670764_613360552204856_2480367204096395606_n.jpg?fit=474%2C717\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4341 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/18670764_613360552204856_2480367204096395606_n.jpg?resize=198%2C300\" alt=\"18670764_613360552204856_2480367204096395606_n\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/18670764_613360552204856_2480367204096395606_n.jpg?resize=198%2C300 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/18670764_613360552204856_2480367204096395606_n.jpg?w=480 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>A Tear in the Veil<\/strong><\/em><\/span> &#8211; The debut novel from <strong>Patrick Loveland<\/strong> &#8211; the mind-bending story of Felix Brewer, a young man with a dark past, who, through the use of some utterly bewildering technology, is afforded the gift of true sight. That is, Felix can now see the flora and fauna that live in symbiosis with our dimension, albeit surreptitiously. However, his new-found wonderment comes at a price as his reality begins to shift, and dark forces target him for brutal extinction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/51o0NwxVAlL.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4415\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/two-years-lurchers-large\/51o0nwxvall\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/51o0NwxVAlL.jpg?fit=324%2C500\" data-orig-size=\"324,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"51o0NwxVAlL\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/51o0NwxVAlL.jpg?fit=194%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/51o0NwxVAlL.jpg?fit=324%2C500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4415 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/51o0NwxVAlL.jpg?resize=194%2C300\" alt=\"51o0NwxVAlL\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/51o0NwxVAlL.jpg?resize=194%2C300 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/51o0NwxVAlL.jpg?w=324 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or if you don\u2019t want to wait, you can buy these three marvels by checking out the April Moon site right now:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aprilmoonbooks.com\/\">https:\/\/www.aprilmoonbooks.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">18thWall Goodies<\/h1>\n<p>18thWall Productions have generously offered a number of great ebooks, including:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Cryptid Clash 5<\/strong><\/em><\/span> \u2013 By <strong>Nikki Nelson-Hicks<\/strong>. Something has gone wrong in Mongolia. Morgan Industrial Technologies\u2019 natural gas station has gone dark. No communication in or out, it seems, and the satellite imaging shows the station wrecked. Wrecked as though everything has descended into a warzone. Which perhaps it has. The station may have been working on more than natural gas. Mongolian Death Worms, the olgoi khorkhoi of lore, have attacked this base\u2013ripping up anything on the sands&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Nelson-Hicks-Cover-1.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4888\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/odq-presents-a-nice-surprise\/nelson-hicks-cover-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Nelson-Hicks-Cover-1.png?fit=400%2C600\" data-orig-size=\"400,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nelson-Hicks-Cover-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Nelson-Hicks-Cover-1.png?fit=200%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Nelson-Hicks-Cover-1.png?fit=400%2C600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4888 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Nelson-Hicks-Cover-1.png?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"Nelson-Hicks-Cover-1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Nelson-Hicks-Cover-1.png?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Nelson-Hicks-Cover-1.png?w=400 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Speakeasies and Spiritualists<\/strong><\/em><\/span> &#8211; Eight stories inspired by Rose Mackenberg and the spiritualists Jazz Age milieu. Psychic investigators on the trail of the trail of a jazz musician who seems to have crawled from the grave. Amateur, living-room seances going very wrong when mixed with grief for those who died in the war. Strange men warning out of Florida storms. Dream Demons stalking Chicago, feeding off bar-dwellers, and floors painted with mystic stars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SS-Cover-1.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4618\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/the-season-of-mellow-longdogs\/ss-cover-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SS-Cover-1.png?fit=400%2C600\" data-orig-size=\"400,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SS-Cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SS-Cover-1.png?fit=200%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SS-Cover-1.png?fit=400%2C600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4618 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SS-Cover-1.png?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"SS-Cover\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SS-Cover-1.png?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SS-Cover-1.png?w=400 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can see and order the whole <em>Cryptid Clash<\/em> range, and all of 18thWall\u2019s other books, here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/18thwall.com\/\">http:\/\/18thwall.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The draw will be held in January 2018, and as mentioned above, all reward backers will be eligible to win something from the above. Many thanks to the above publishers for their support.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you want to book your copy of <em>ODQ Presents<\/em>, then here&#8217;s the link:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/280674519\/occult-detective-quarterly-presents?ref=card\">https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/280674519\/occult-detective-quarterly-presents?ref=card<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well now. Normal service next week with weird and lurchery stuff, but here, quickly, is good news for readers. Occult Detective Quarterly Presents, is Green for Go, and so there\u2019s more to announce \u2013 a chance of free books from the folk at April Moon Books and 18thWall Productions. Edited by John Linwood Grant and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/odq-presents-a-nice-surprise\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">ODQ Presents&#8230; A Nice Surprise<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"iawp_total_views":5,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ODQ Presents... 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