The Lies of Tenderness (Signed Hardcover) by Stephen Volk (PC COPY)

A COLLECTION by Stephen Volk
CATEGORY Horror
PUBLICATION DATE May 2022
INTRODUCTION Priya Sharma
COVER ART Pedro Marques
PAGES 482

EDITIONS
Unsigned Jacketed Hardcover ISBN 978-1-78636-849-2

ABOUT THE BOOK

A woman parks her car outside a fateful, familiar motel. The last giant of Albion finds connection with a soul not long for this world. A lightning-struck man seeks meaning for his longing & loss.

In this new, startlingly wide-ranging collection, Stephen Volk explores hidden truths & secret wishes, deceit & delusion, the paths not taken, & the pang of dreams unrealised. Proof once again he is once of the most provocative & unsettling of contemporary writers with seventeen tales that break boundaries, & will break your heart.

CONTENTS

• Introduction by Priya Sharma
• The Holocaust Crasher
• The Airport Gorilla
• The House That Moved Next Door
• Unchain the Beast
• Outside of Truth or Consequences
• The Little Gift
• The Black Cat
• Beat the Card Home
• Vardøger
• A Meeting at Knossos
• Sicko
• The Naughty Step
• Adventurous
• The Flickering Light
• Bad Language
• Agog
• Orr
• Story Notes & Acknowledgements