The Submissions Period for Volume 4 of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Ends at Midnight Tonight.

 

Just a reminder that submissions for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 4 ends at midnight (GMT) tonight. There has already been a record-breaking number of submissions so far and it will be a difficult task to decide on which few will make it to be included in volume 4, which will be published in June. Good luck to everyone!

In the meantime all three previous volumes are available to order either as paperbacks or kindle e-books.

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 3 is available as a paperback and ebook (kindle).

Copies can be ordered from:

amazon.co.uk

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Contents are:

 

Sorcerous Vengeance by Lorenzo D. Lopez 

 

Seal Snatchers of Jorsaleem by Tais Teng

 

When the Gods Send You Rats by Chadwick Ginther 

 

Mother's Bones by Carson Ray

 

In the Lair of the Snake-Witch by Darin Hlavaz

 

The Rains of Barofonn by Mike Chinn

 

Wardark by Craig Herbertson

 

The Foliage by Rab Foster 

 

In the Lair of the Moonmen by Jon Hansen 

 

Sailing on the Thieves' Tide by Adrian Cole

 

The covers and interior artwork are again by Jim Pitts.

The book is 270 pages and will cost £11.99 (£2.99 kindle).

With covers and illustrations by award-winning fantasy artist Jim Pitts, and edited by David A. Riley, the volumes so far include stories by Steve Lines, Steve Dilks, Susan Murrie Macdonald, Geoff Hart, Gerri Leen, Eric Ian Steele, Chadwick Ginther, Adrian Cole, Mike Chinn, Tais Teng, Martin Owton, Andrew Darlington, Pedro Iniguez, Dev Agarwal, and Phil Emery.

All are available from Parallel Universe Publications direct or from Amazon and other online retailers. 

For a glimpse into some of the interior pages of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 2 click on this link. 

The contents of Volume 2 are:

The Essence of Dust by Mike Chinn

Highjacking the Lord of Light by Tais Teng

Out in the Wildlands by Martin Owton

Zale and Zedril by Susan Murrie Macdonald

The Amulet and the Shadow by Steve Dilks

Antediluvia: Seasons of the World by Andrew Darlington

A Thousand Words for Death by Pedro Iniguez

Stone Snake by Dev Agarwal

Seven Thrones by Phil Emery

The Eater of Gods by Adrian Cole 

Illustrations by Jim Pitts.

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The contents of Volume One are:

The Mirror of Torjan Sul by Steve Lines

The Horror from the Stars by Steve Dilks

Trolls are Different by Susan Murrie Macdonald

Chain of Command by Geoff Hart

Disruption of Destiny by Gerri Leen

The City of Silence by Eric Ian Steele

Red by Chadwick Ginther

The Reconstructed God by Adrian Cole

Illustrations by Jim Pitts. 

 

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ChillerCon 2022

Jim Pitts and I had a great time yesterday attending Chillercon at the Royal Hotel in Scarborough, where we met up with some old and new friends. 

Trevor Kennedy held a launch and mass signing for the latest Phantasmagoria Special devoted to Brian Lumley. 

Jim Pitts, Steve Dilks and David A. Riley

 

Parallel Universe Publications May 2022 Newsletter- Extra

We have just sent out a May 2022 Newsletter Extra for Parallel Universe Publications.

 

ChillerCon Friday the 27th May - Jim Pitts & David A. Riley & copies of The Ever More Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts

£30.00

 

Jim Pitts and David A. Riley will be at ChillerCon in Scarborough on Friday the 27th May.

Anyone who would like to buy a signed copy of The Ever More Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts will be able to get one from them there. 

Though Jim and David will be at various events during the course of the day, if you want to make sure of catching hold of them, particularly to buy a copy of the book, they will be at the launch of the Brian Lumley Phantasmagoria Special at 4 p.m. 

 

 

 

 

All pre-ordered copies of The Ever More Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts have now been posted

We are pleased to announce that all pre-ordered copies of The Ever More Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts have now been posted, including overseas.

Copies are available for £30 including postage and packing within the UK direct from Parallel Universe Publications.  There is additional postage for overseas orders. 

Copies are also available from amazon, though these copies, unlike those ordered from us, will not be signed by Jim Pitts.

If you order from PUP direct not only will your copy be signed by Jim Pitts but we'll also include a couple of signed prints. 

 Amazon.co.uk £30.00

Amazon.com $37.04

 

To order direct from PUP for a signed copy plus 2 signed prints please use the PayPal button below.

 

Orders within the UK £30.00 GBP Orders to Europe £39.75 GBP Orders to the Rest of the World £44.75 GBP

 

 

 

Copies of The Ever More Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts arrive today

Two hefty boxes of The Ever More Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts arrived today, ready to be sent out to those who pre-ordered them, with others to be taken to Chillercon at the end of the month, as well as to anyone who orders copies direct from us in the meantime rather than from amazon. 

Amazon.co.uk £30

Amazon.com $37.04

To order from PUP direct click on this link: Order Direct

If you order from PUP direct not only will your copy be signed by Jim Pitts but we'll also include a couple of signed prints.

Since we brought out The Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts in 2017 Jim has been constantly busy, including interior artwork for Elak: King of Atlantis and After Nightfall & Other Weird Tales, covers for Phantasmagoria magazine, and a host of other projects, with new techniques and fresh designs. 

The Ever More Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts is a fitting sequel to the first volume, published in hardcover and packed with black and white and full-colour illustrations.

The Ever More Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts is now available to order direct from amazon & from Parallel Universe Publications

 

Amazon.co.uk £30

Amazon.com $37.04

To order from PUP direct click on this link: Order Direct

Copies are now available for £30 including postage and packing within the UK direct from Parallel Universe Publications.  They are also available to order from amazon, though these copies, unlike those ordered from us direct, will not be signed by Jim Pitts.  Only copies ordered direct from Parallel Universe Publications will be delivered with Jim Pitts's signature on them.  

PLUS: if you order from PUP direct we'll include a couple of signed prints, either black and white or full colour, of your choice. Check out what's listed in the Jim Pitts Prints page to see what is available.

Since we brought out The Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts in 2017 Jim has been constantly busy, including interior artwork for Elak: King of Atlantis and After Nightfall & Other Weird Tales, covers for Phantasmagoria magazine, and a host of other projects, with new techniques and fresh designs. 

The Ever More Fantastical Art of Jim Pitts is a fitting sequel to the first volume, published in hardcover and packed with black and white and full-colour illustrations.

These are just a few of the pages from this book:

All copies ordered direct from PUP will be signed by Jim Pitts.

To order from PUP direct click on this link: Order Direct

If you have any queries please contact us at paralleluniversepublications@gmx.co.uk

The first of our reciprocal adverts

The first publication to print an advert for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy is Savage Realms Monthly, which I received in the post today. A reciprocal advert will appear in volume 4 of our anthology series.

 

Reciprocal adverts for Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy

We have made several arrangements with other publishers to share reciprocal adverts for our swords and sorcery related publications. Below is a copy of our advert, artwork courtesy of Jim Pitts.

Any publisher interested in following up on this offer should contact us at paralleluniversepublications@gmx.co.uk.