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David Lee Summers
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David Lee Summers is an author and astronomer living in Southern New Mexico and also spending time in Arizona watching the skies from Kitt Peak National Observatory. He's written thirteen novels, two novellas and over one hundred published short stories.
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Go ask Alice! She’ll tell you this one isn’t to be missed! Don’t be late! Back early, back often for the most delightful bonuses! A Curiosity of Cats #Steampunk @Kickstarter buff.ly/UkYvRlp @cdanabbott.bsky.social @christinenorris.bsky.social @davidleesummers.bsky.social @brnikappa.bsky.social
A Curiosity of Cats
Unleash the whimsy of Lewis Caroll-inspired steampunk in the next Forgotten Lore installment. Inspiring many a grin without a cat!
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January 18, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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Check it out: free fiction by me @davidleesummers.bsky.social & @cdanabbott.bsky.social (& @jessicalucci.bsky.social at the next stretch goal), and stuff by @christinenorris.bsky.social & John L. French also available (& @efdeal.bsky.social at another stretch goal).

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A Curiosity of Cats
Unleash the whimsy of Lewis Caroll-inspired steampunk in the next Forgotten Lore installment. Inspiring many a grin without a cat!
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January 22, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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Once again, the fantastic @especbooks.bsky.social is putting out a great steampunk anthology, chock full of short stories from great authors like EF Deal, David Lee Summers, yours truly, Doc Coleman, Jessica Lucci, and more! Check out the Kickstarter here:

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A Curiosity of Cats
Unleash the whimsy of Lewis Caroll-inspired steampunk in the next Forgotten Lore installment. Inspiring many a grin without a cat!
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January 12, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Today at the Web Journal, I take a look at The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones. davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2026/01/13/t...
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
When I write books, I want the characters to reflect the kinds of people who surround me. When I wrote Vampires of the Scarlet Order back in the early 2000s and set it in the southwestern United St…
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January 13, 2026 at 12:12 PM
I'm interviewed today at the @especbooks.bsky.social blog. Learn about me, my story in A Curiosity of Cats and some other forthcoming projects! especbooks.com/2026/01/11/a...
AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT – DAVID LEE SUMMERS
It’s that time again! We are adding to the Forgotten Lore series, created in conjunction with the Tell-Tale Steampunk Festival. In the event’s fourth year the literary inspiration is Le…
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January 12, 2026 at 1:32 AM
A Curiosity of Cats is a Lewis Carroll-inspired anthology I'm proud to be part of, which is funding now on Kickstarter. Learn more at my Web Journal today. davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2026/01/10/a...
A Curiosity of Cats on Kickstarter
The fourth book in the “Forgotten Lore” series of anthologies from eSpec Books, in conjunction with the Tell-Tale Steampunk Festival, is now crowdfunding on Kickstarter! You can find it at: Each ye…
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January 11, 2026 at 1:01 AM
It's definitely going to be a classic with the likes of @scaleslea.bsky.social, Michelle D. Sonnier, @cdanabbott.bsky.social, and @danafraedrich.bsky.social included all guided by editor @dackleymcphail.bsky.social . Go to www.kickstarter.com/projects/e-s... to support this fun new book!
January 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Check out A Curiosity of Cats by eSpec Books on @kickstarter.com - The project is not only funded, but we've blown past the first two stretch goals. Supporters will also get one of my stories and a trilogy of Sherlock Holmes Tales by Christopher D. Abbott. www.kickstarter.com/projects/e-s...
A Curiosity of Cats
Unleash the whimsy of Lewis Caroll-inspired fiction in the next Forgotten Lore installment. Inspiring many a grin without a cat!
www.kickstarter.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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Six stories for just $2? I will be re-releasing all of my A Taste of the Madness collections. For all the info, please head over to my blog at jalanerwine.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-ta...
To pre-order the first volume, head over to books2read.com/u/mVp9l5
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January 6, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Vampires from Earth and Beyond - I take a look at the latest issue of The Hungur Chronicles. davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/v...
Vampires from Earth and Beyond
Just before the holidays, I received my contributor copy of the Samhain 2025 issue of The Hungur Chronicles. The magazine, edited by Terrie Leigh Relf and Robert Ballam, features stories about vamp…
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January 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
This campaign has gone live. Lewis Carroll-inspired stories. I have one in the collection alongside stories by @kradec.bsky.social , Michelle D. Sonnier, John L. French, Dana Fraedrich, and more all edited by @dackleymcphail.bsky.social - Find it at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/e-s...
January 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Whispers of witchcraft and skinwalker filter through the town and interest in enlisting wanes. Is there evil afoot, or is that just what opponents to the cause want everyone to think? Breaking the Code, part of the Systema Paradoxa collection. @davidleesummers.bsky.social buff.ly/dBImhhx #Cryptids
Breaking the Code by David Lee Summers | eSpec Books
(If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)There are creatures lurking in our world. Obscure creatures long relegated to myth and legend. They…
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January 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Drop by the Web Journal today to learn about my Space Pirates' Legacy series and get some pirates' plunder for the holidays! davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2025/12/27/p...
Pirates’ Plunder for the Holidays!
My writing journey began in earnest with the series that would come to be known as the Space Pirates’ Legacy series. I published the first novel, The Pirates of Sufiro, in 1996. The series was…
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December 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
If you enjoy a good Space Opera, you'll love Don Braden's Mystique Series. I discuss the books at today's Web Journal post. davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/d...
Don Braden’s Mystique Series
I hope you’re having a terrific holiday season so far. Today, I have two books to recommend written by Don Braden. I have known Don almost literally my entire life. He is a retired high school Engl…
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December 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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In conjunction with the TellTale Steampunk Festival, we bring you A Cast of Crows – steampunk fiction inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe, all linked by The Raven! buff.ly/evlUXBG #steampunk @danafraedrich.bsky.social @efdeal.bsky.social @jessicalucci.bsky.social @davidleesummers.bsky.social
A Cast of Crows (Forgotten Lore) edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail | eSpec Books
(If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)Life and Death and All Points In Between Crows have seen it all, and though they haven’t always…
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December 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Check out some of the great anthologies published by Hadrosaur Productions - Short Stories for Winters' Long Nights davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2025/12/13/s...
Short Stories for Winters’ Long Nights
The annual Smashwords End of Year Sale is underway. Many of Hadrosaur’s titles are on sale and I’ll be highlighting them here at the Web Journal. The discounts are automatically applied at checkout…
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December 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
It's time for the Smashwords End-of-Year sale! For the rest of the year I'm highlighting the great books I've published at Hadrosaur Productions. Today, I feature exciting fantasy by Greg Ballan. Drop by and learn about our amazing books and authors. davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/a...
A Clash of Titans!
The time has come for Smashwords’ End of Year Sales Event. Over the last three weeks of the year, I’ll be highlighting Hadrosaur Productions titles that are on sale at Smashwords, which…
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December 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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In conjunction with the TellTale Steampunk Festival, An Assembly of Monsters brings you 14 tales inspired by Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley, with Rachel Brune, David Lee Summers, Hildy Silverman, and more! buff.ly/ZVCpL0T #Steampunk #Horror @efdeal.bsky.social
An Assembly of Monsters (Forgotten Lore) edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail | eSpec Books
(If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)Monstrous Is a Matter of Perspective… Classic tales throughout time pit humanity against creatures…
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December 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Check out eleven tales of mystery, both mundane and otherwise, inspired by the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in A Cry Of Hounds with tales from Christopher D. Abbott, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Aaron Rosenberg, David Lee Summers, Dana Fraedrich, and more! buff.ly/fnDr9Vl #steampunk #hounds
A Cry of Hounds (Forgotten Lore) edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail | eSpec Books
Body and Soul, the Hunt Is On! Hounds, faithful, tenacious, and oft the…
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December 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I take a look at Joe Hill's respectful yet fresh take on the vampire in his novel NOS4A2 this week at the Web Journal - The Nightmare in Christmasland davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/t...
The Nightmare in Christmasland
I’ve been a fan of Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu since I first saw it around 1983. A few years later, I discovered the original 1922 version. I loved the surreal, dream-like quality of both…
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December 4, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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In conjunction with the TellTale Steampunk Festival, we bring you A Cast of Crows – steampunk fiction inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe, all linked by The Raven! buff.ly/evlUXBG #steampunk @danafraedrich.bsky.social @efdeal.bsky.social @jessicalucci.bsky.social @davidleesummers.bsky.social
A Cast of Crows (Forgotten Lore) edited by Danielle Ackley-McPhail | eSpec Books
(If you are placing a *digital-only* order, please use discount code NOSHIP to remove the shipping.)Life and Death and All Points In Between Crows have seen it all, and though they haven’t always…
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December 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Assembling a Monster - Today at the Web Journal, I take a look at Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein. davidleesummers.wordpress.com/2025/11/29/a...
Assembling a Monster
When I first heard about Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Frankenstein, I made a mental note to see where it would be playing in case the opportunity arose to watch the film. A short time a…
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November 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM