Philip Fracassi

Published August 2022, from Thunderstorm Books

Deluxe Oversized Hardcover offered in limited Numbered and Lettered Editions

Introduction by Josh Malerman

Includes a Story Notes section exclusive to this edition

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BENEATH A PALE SKY

A Collection

From Thunderstorm Books, a deluxe hardcover edition of the Bram Stoker-nominated story collection. This book is published in a numbered and lettered edition, and includes an original section of Story Notes not available in the trade paperback.

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BENEATH A PALE SKY collects eight stories of horror, including two original novelettes, that will take you from the high-security ward of a mental hospital to the top of a Ferris Wheel on an ocean pier. These stories will bury you in the rubble of an earthquake, pull back the veil on a soul’s journey into the afterlife, and turn a small midwestern town into the secret domain of cross-dimensional gods. Combining old-school horror with the modern weird, BENEATH A PALE SKY will take you places you’ve never been before, and show you sights you won’t soon forget.

Cover artwork by Tomislav Tikulin

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Early Praise:

“…readers of all stripes will find grace, humor, and some thoughtful reflections on life and death here. The rich, character-driven stories shine with elegantly crafted prose. This collection is one not to miss.” - LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review)

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“One of the best collections I’ve read in a long while.” - CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, author of Ararat and Red Hands

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"...highlights the author’s skill at capturing disasters, gore, and cosmic horror." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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"...this is a collection that articulates the dark emotions of the genre itself...and the results are breathtaking...a must-read collection." - BOOKLIST

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"Herein lies friends of the Devil and greedy scientists, mental homes and the music of Hell. A book for the ages." - from the introduction by JOSH MALERMAN (author of Bird Box, Inspection)

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"Philip Fracassi is an artist who paints with words…I don't know if I've ever read a book that left me with so many striking images. These are finely crafted stories, timeless and original." - ZOJE STAGE (USA Today and internationally bestselling author of Baby Teeth and Getaway)

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“These stories conceal a depth and a darkness that will chill you…Whether weaving sweetly magical allegories or cosmic creep-outs, Beneath a Pale Sky is an end-to-end marvel.” - JEREMY ROBERT JOHNSON, author of Entropy in Bloom

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“Poignant, shattering, and wholly original…a marvelous collection of tales from a master storyteller.” – JONATHAN JANZ, author of Halloween Gods, The Siren and the Specter, and Children of the Dark.

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Table of Contents:

Harvest

The Wheel

Soda Jerk

Symphony

Ateuchus

ID

Fragile Dreams

Death, My Old Friend