Bøger af Tony Simmons

June 1936: As the citizens of Paris watched, the airship Shadow dissolved in a ball of fire-and the world mourned the deaths of Capt. Gideon Argo and his loyal crew, The Flying Zombies. In the hours following the disaster, friends of the heroic adventurers gathered to investigate: Dorian Drood, special agent for Black 23; British Lord Terry Blackpoole, who first met Argo in the jungles of darkest Africa; and Montgomery Carson, whose dark power was brought under control among the "Shadows of Shambhala." August 1984: Zombie medic "Doc" Riley, lost in time, wanders the ruined landscape of post-apocalypse London, seeking escape from the mutated creatures populating Hunger City. Can the magick that brought him here return him to the past in time to warn his crewmates and save them from their fiery fate? Meanwhile, back in 1936: An old enemy sets a plan in motion to take over the British government and make a first strike on Germany with the arcane artifacts hoarded in the Black 23 Archive. ... Something hungry stalks the London Underground near Hobb's End Station. ... Dorian Drood's wife, Constance, must protect her children from a murderous home invasion. ... Spectres of the dead haunt a man who has lost too many friends. ... And Glamis Castle is under seige, the royal family taken hostage. But who is left to save the world from a second global war - or, failing that, to rescue one solitary life - and continue the mission of Capt. Argo and his crew? Fear not, dear reader, and recall the motto: "ZOMBIES FIGHT ON!"

When the rim world Elysia is invaded by a merciless army bearing the insignia of a Dragon, young farmboy Kit Tanner is thrust into a desperate rescue mission, piloting the antique Corsair fighter 'Persephone' into space to find help from the legendary Shadow Warriors. Crash-landing on the unexplored world of Lyrehs-2, Kit discovers a secret civilization with ancient ties to the Dragon army, and begins to uncover the buried history of his grandfather, who stayed behind on Elysia so Kit could escape. With time running out and the Dragon forces threatening to advance into Federal space, Kit and his new allies must overcome the entrenched traditions of a forgotten race of clones, convince the authorities to ready for war, and protect a planet that can't protect itself. But there are secrets in the shadows, and the great war is just beginning.

The second anthology from FLORIOPOLIS, the arts and cultural metropolis of historic St. Andrews in Panama City, Florida. For those who wander but are not lost, and those who find themselves seeking, and those who have lost themselves. You are found. You are here. Featuring short stories exploring the concepts of being lost - by writers Ashley McGlothren, Ann Malia Buescher, Katie M. Clark, Tony Simmons, Amy Dodge, and Bruce Ballister.

Ritualistic child slayings draw an FBI profiler and British mystic to the town of Junction, Alabama, just as a young woman seeks shelter on her father's farm. Rebecca Caliban is pregnant, tormented by the belief her dead husband came to her in the night, leaving her with child. She descends into madness as the investigators battle the killer, an ageless shapeshifter preying upon the innocent in service to a forgotten god. Becca's child reaches his 18th birthday as a new church rises on the site of the Changeling's pyre - and a girl goes missing in Junction. The souleater awakens, its hungry call stirring the restless spirits haunting the tiny town. And a desperate final battle begins. Previously serialized as three novellas, GIANTS IN THE EARTH is the first volume in an ongoing series, The Caliban Cycle. This edition includes never-before-published bonus material about the origins of the tale and a sneak preview excerpt from the sequel, coming in 2016.

The world has died. Maybe you noticed the fires, the crashes, and screams. The zombies. I was one of them, just another mindless goon - then I woke up. Looked around. Noticed the scarcity of prey, the abundance of predators. Even a dead man can do that math. I made a plan. Gathered weapons and gear. I put down crowds of goons, walking among them, bullets to their heads. Made hot meals of survivors who mistook me for salvation. When I found a group of humans hiding in a junkyard, my plans coalesced. I began leaving them piles of food and supplies. Fattened them up. Built their trust. Promised them I would lead them, one at a time, to a safe haven, a zombie-free zone. The dead can't be trusted, of course, but they don't know I'm dead. Others in the city also prey on the weak - humans who treat their own kind worse than goons ever could, and more of my kind slowly awakening to a new consciousness. None complicate my schemes more than Jane, the human from the junkyard who hunts and scavenges in my city like a jungle cat. But I have only one imperative, one goal, one desire burning like fire in my brain: This Mortal Flesh.

Japan, 1933: Rushing to supply humanitarian aid in the wake of a deadly tsunami, Capt. Gideon Argo and his intrepid crew, The Flying Zombies, discover lizard-like creatures preying upon the survivors. Joined by the infamous adventuress Lady Dominique Menou, the team journeys to the shores of lost R'lyeh, home of a sunken civilization that predates humanity and has just been raised from the bottom of the ocean. Can the team drive back the armies of lizard-men and save the surface world from drowning under a planetary tidal wave - or is there something even more monstrous awaiting them behind the veil of darkness, deep inside the volcanic tunnels of timelost Lemuria? Spinning out of events revealed in 2016's "Adventures in the Arcane" anthology from The Syndicate, this is the first official record of the paranormal exploits of Capt. Argo and his fearless crew.

When the skies cleared over the Florida Panhandle on Oct. 10, 2018, the strongest storm ever to strike the state had left thousands devastated, and dozens dead. The survivors struggled without power, clean water or working sewer, literally digging their homes and businesses out of rubble, or from underneath fallen trees.In that raw moment, artists and writers and photographers began to process the pain. The Syndicate Studio, a Panama City-based cooperative, reached out and asked for their poems, essays, short stories, drawings, paintings and photographs created in the wake and wreckage of Hurricane Michael. The idea was to gather that pain and turn it into something positive - a compendium to be used to raise funds for local hurricane relief efforts.While the wounds were still open and raw. Before we managed distance or perspective. As we climbed out of the darkness. We wanted to understand what this world-changing, life-changing event means in the moment. To the survivors, their loved ones and friends.We were walking out of the wilderness together. Taking those first steps. This is what the first steps of the journey showed us.

Featuring the winning works in the inaugural short story contest conducted as part of a living art project, "The Space Between Words" marks the first anthology from Floriopolis, the arts and cultural metropolis in the historic St. Andrews community of Panama City, Florida. Contributors include Craig Bush, G.L. Dearman, Dr. Dan Finley, Linda Morgan, Samantha Neeley, D.A. Robin, Tony Simmons, Amy Topol, and Julie Werner. You may have become adept at reading between the lines, but understanding and confusion come from the same place: The Space Between Words.

Narrowly defeating the Souleater (as seen in 'Giants in the Earth'), young Tom Caliban journeys from his home in Alabama to the hills and forests of Wales, where British occultist Sir Arthur Magus has promised to guide Tom in harnessing his magickal abilities. New love blooms in the village that lies under the shadow of the Magus estate, and dark forces gather. A dig in the deserts of Egypt unearths the sarcophagus of Moritombhu Ghet, the Angel of Death - progenitor of vampires. His children across the world sense his awakening, including one who hopes to bring an end to years of suffering by destroying his creator. The find also sets in motion a secretive cult that has guarded the ancient one's human descendants down through the ages, and for whom the ancient one's return promises to fulfill a terrible prophecy. The Blood Moon rises. The Blood Sacrifice is prepared - bred to die. And once again, Tom Caliban stands between the innocent and the hungering darkness. AND THE MOON MADE BLOOD is the second volume in the ongoing urban fantasy series, The Caliban Cycle.

The dead are always hungry when they awaken, but there the stories diverge. This collection of eight frightening tales explores zombie survival in all its gory forms. From the boy waiting for a school bus after the holocaust, to the office worker haunted by the question on every dead man's lips. There's the physics student experimenting on his girlfriend, a neglected girl baiting the hungry man to be her weapon of vengeance, and one surreal night at a drive-in theater. What follows when the literary father of the Beat Generation faces the end of the world, or a stranger puts the bite on a high school field trip? The collection also includes a sneak preview of the author's upcoming novel of the Awakening Dead, a story of a dead man who becomes self-aware but still craves "This Mortal Flesh."

It is said that the sins of the fathers will haunt their children for generations.In the closing days of World War II, British magician Aleister Magus is captured by the Nazis and imprisoned at the Dachau concentration camp. Desperate for power, the Nazis and their vampire ally Mitchell Bannister perform occult experiments on the prisoners.Seventy years later, the evil begun in Dachau returns when Calvin Bannister discovers his undead father Mitchell selling a viciously addictive drug made from the ashes of dead vampires.Mitchell is in league with the secretive Caliban cartel, which has found Tom Caliban in the care of Aleister's son, Sir Arthur Magus.As Magus struggles against the Black 23 agency, and his son Jacob prepares to become the new Merlyn, Tom goes alone to face the Calibans. He must acknowledge his legacy - tied to the Magus family by tragedy and betrayal - or kneel in service to a dark power.SINS OF THE FATHERS is the third novel in The Caliban Cycle by author Tony Simmons.

THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS... Years have passed since Tom Caliban took over his family's cartel; since Jacob Morgan Magus became the latest Merlyn; since Leira Moss said goodbye. Now, an empty grave in Junction, Alabama bears Tom's name, while a shriveled old man in a Florida nursing home raves of souleaters and claims he's the late Tom Caliban. Meanwhile, freelance exorcists Dominic Ashwood and Mia Jackal arrive in New Orleans at the behest of Mama Loa, a voodoo priestess, where they find the hollow corpse of a child in a landfill; vampires prey upon tourists in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1; a skinwalker shifts from body to body; and a Category Five hurricane bears down upon the Big Easy. Into this maelstrom ventures Tom Caliban-alone, drained of power and life force, his memories missing, and a Burrower demon lurking in his soul, ready to spawn when the hurricane strikes. With Dominic a captive of the skinwalker, the only way to defeat the dangers that rise against them is for Mia to journey into Tom's dreamspace to help him combat the Burrower as he fights to recall how and why he was betrayed and left for dead by those who were closest to him. THE CALIBAN CYCLE continues with this latest adventure through memory and loss. This volume includes the short story, "REAP THE WHIRLWIND," a tale of the vampire Calvin Bannister, as well as a conversation between fellow authors about crossing over their characters in a shared universe.

The untold origin of Capt. Gideon Argo and The Flying Zombies is revealed at last! Europe, 1914-1918. The Great War rages - the War to End all Wars. Spurred by a vision of a horrific future, Gideon Argo joins an international squadron of pilots flying for France, and begins gathering a crew whose true names may be lost to the ages, but whose feats will live on: the fearless bruiser, Zed; the sagebrush bard, Cactus Bill; the air ace, Wings; the radio wizard, Sparks; mysterious demolitions expert, Johnny-D; and the enigmatic Doc. Called upon by British military intelligence (and Black 23) agent Anton Horatio, these men fly far behind enemy lines to stop a secret cult from harnessing the power of a fallen angel and sowing further chaos in a world already beset by terrors. But what role has the mad monk, Rasputin, to play - or even the exotic Mata Hari, who may or may not be a turncoat? Join the battle for the soul of the 20th century, and remember the clarion call - "Zombies Fight On!"

At the dawn of the 21st century, the residents of Century, Fla., prepare for their centennial celebration. There's a parade to plan, a murder to plot, a marriage to save and one to let go. Here, universes revolve around a smalltown Lolita, a high school teacher sees possible futures, a Piggly Wiggly meat cutter tries to please his Vegan wife. Secrets will out, and nothing will be the same."Tony has his fingers all over the pulse of Florida funk - probably a blessing and a curse for him - but always a delight to readers of this state's fiction." - Tim Dorsey (Florida Roadkill)

This eclectic collection of stories, poems, flash fictions, character studies, experiments - and stranger things - resulted from the author's personal challenge to write every day for a year, a challenge born of the pain of loss, a struggle to drag himself out of the darkness after the deaths of loved ones.Here are ghost stories; the tales of weird items found in the Museum of Alternate Histories; "what if?" stories and "why not?" stories; gothic poetry and humorous haiku.Here walk aliens, devils, bank robbers, widows, dreamers, vampires, and Beat-generation zombie fighters. Here are ruminations upon the human spirit and extrapolations of where technology may propel human desires.

How do we make sense of the rise of political strongmen like Trump and Erdogan, or the increase in hate crimes and terrorism? How can we understand Brexit and xenophobic, anti-immigrant sentiments and policies? More importantly, what can we do to make it all stop?

Dazed and Raving in the Undercurrents is more than a collection of award-winning work by columnist and news editor Tony Simmons. It is also the story of a life -- the journey of a writer, a husband, a father, a human being -- filled with the quiet moments, slapstick comedy, and devastating catastrophes that make up such a journey.For the better part of ten years, Simmons has commented upon life in the unique environs of the Florida Panhandle while delving into universal themes of love, loss, discovery, and hope. This selection of his columns from The News Herald is a career-spanning retrospective that runs the gamut from the absurd to the sublime. News Herald readers have described the work as "lovely" and "poignant," "powerful and heartfelt." Simmons has "a unique way of writing that makes me stop and think," they have said, and "a rare talent and a heart that will help and inspire many." (Perhaps the author's all-time favorite comment from a reader: "Sometimes you take my breath away.") Join those who have joined Tony Simmons on his journey. And go in peace.