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This World of Vile Wonder
Horror Tales of the Scientific Revolution
2025
First Published
300
Number of Pages

A HIDDEN SIDE OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION In an age lit by fire, only the most curious and driven souls turned a flame to the unknown. From university professors to women forced to remain in shadow to heretic monks to mad wanderers, all explored realms beyond the senses. All challenged authority. The most fortunate found acclaim in the New Science, their names recorded in immortal stone. The least fortunate peered beyond the veil, discovering the dark nerve fibers that underpin this mortal coil. Their discoveries were grim, their knowledge foul, their names buried. AN AGE OF UNSPEAKABLE DISCOVERIES With stories by J.M. Thor, Chey Rivera, Josh Reynolds, Jack Dowden, M.E. Proctor, Jennifer Ostopovich, Stephanie Ellis, S.J. Shank, and Coy Hall.

Authors

S.J. Shank
S.J. Shank
Author · 2 books
S.J. Shank is a lover of dead languages and collapsed empires. He is the author of The Knave of Graves, Mountain Fast and Rare Specimen and Other Stories.
M.E. Proctor
M.E. Proctor
Author · 3 books
M.E. Proctor was born in Brussels and lives in Texas. She’s currently working on a contemporary PI series. The first book in the series, Love You Till Tuesday, is out from Shotgun Honey Books. Her short story collection Family and Other Ailments (from Wordwooze Publishing) is available in all the usual places. Her short fiction has appeared in Vautrin, Bristol Noir, Pulp Modern, Mystery Tribune, Reckon Review, Shotgun Honey, and Thriller Magazine among others. She’s a Derringer nominee. Website: www.shawmystery.com
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