Before Dorchester melted down, A Gathering of Crows was on track to become what might have been my best-selling title ever, possibly even out-doing The Rising. A stand-alone novel, it’s the second book to feature Levi Stoltzfus, an ex-Amish Magus and occult detective.
As they have with Urban Gothic, Jack’s Magic Beans, Take The Long Way Home, and Clickers II, the nice folks at Deadite Press have brought it back into print. Click here to order a trade paperback for just $11. Up next from Deadite – Dead Sea, Tequila’s Sunrise, Castaways, and Darkness On The Edge of Town.
Spectacular. I can hardly wait to add this edition to my shelf.
Excellent – my Goodreads review of the Maelstrom edition, for what it’s worth:
“When five strangers literally swoop into the dying town of Brinkley Springs, their goal is nothing short of the slaughter of every living thing within the town limits. The townsfolk go head to head with the preternatural visitors, and they have an unlikely secret weapon – a stranger called Levi Stoltzfus, who most assume to be Amish, but who is much more. One of the most enjoyable books Keene has written, the very simple town-under-siege plotline rockets along, bodies mount up, and the survivors get increasingly desperate. Levi is a fascinating character, better presented here than in his previous outing in Ghost Walk. A sort of warrior priest, he’s an unfolding enigma in Keene’s labyrinthine Universe, and I’m looking forward to seeing him again.”
‘A Gathering of Crows’ was a superb read, glad to see it back in print
Excellent. Easily one of my favorites. Love Levi.
Badass!!! Love the cover! I have the paperback of “Gathering” and also have the hardcover from the first Maelstrom set, however I think I might have to get deadite’s release as that cover is truly awesome!
Dammit Brian! I’m running out of room to store my books LOL
Anyone know if deadite is planning on re-releasing the “Selected Scenes” books for The Rising and The Conqueror Worms?
Yesss! I’ve been waiting for this one. No way I was buying a $35 mmpb off of Amazon. LOL
Brian, I love your work. But I just can’t be walking around with book covers like this. What ever happened to tasteful covers, like the Stand? Or the Rising, and City of the Dead? The latest run of covers just don’t cut it for me anymore. I will wait for the Kindle versions.
EDD: I’d say you’re definitely in the minority. Sorry they aren’t for you.
ROB: Yes, they are re-releasing everything.
I hate to admit it, but I guess I’m in the minority with Edd — I’m more about subtle/understated book covers. I’ll still jump at any of your future releases that I don’t already have, but I might have to make some homemade, brown paper bag book jackets so I don’t traumatize my loved ones :p
The cover for Crows looks great. Never bought the Leisure version. Mr. Keene, the page count for the Deadite version is 212 vs 303 of the L-version according to Amazon. Is it because the Deadite version has larger pages and a bigger font size? Hope Dark Hollow is releasing soon. Got and read Ghost Walk before the former title. Looking forward to buying The Rising, City of the Dead, and Dead Sea. I’d be surprised if those covers featured hand(s) only. Stay bringing it, word to The Rock.
I’m surprised that someone is actually disappointed by the Crows cover, but to each is his own. The L-version just was not eye-popping; it was boring. The new cover makes me want to read it, and find out why that person’s eye get pecked or if anyone even gets their eye pecked. Plus this is what horror is supposed to be about.
@Edd/Squeamish, Brian write horror stories, so the covers should be more gruesome, he doesnt write about sparkly vampires, or stupid wizards adventures…..
I do have to agree all the covers, while looking very nice also look very gruesome. They make Brian look like the new Ed Lee.