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The Lizard's Ardent Uniform (Veridical Dreams Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Patti Abbott (Author), Evan V. Corder (Author), Hilary Davidson (Author), Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 2: Veridical Dreams

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"All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream." --Edgar Allan Poe

The Lizard's Ardent Uniform and Other Stories (Veridical Dreams Vol. I) takes you on several voyages into every day nightmares, bizarre detours, and hellish worlds. Enlisting the talents of authors Chris F. Holm (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine), Terrie Farley Moran (Well Read, Then Dead), Patti Abbott (Home Invasion), Evan V. Corder, Steve Weddle (Needle: A Magazine of Noir), Hilary Davidson (The Damage Done), and Garnett Elliott (Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine), thought-provoking fragments from the dream journals of Kyle J. Knapp (writer and poet of Pluvial Gardens and Celebrations in the Ossuary, who passed away in 2013 at the age of twenty-three) are fleshed out into seven stirring tales of crime, science fiction, literary, and fantasy. Edited and with an introduction by BEAT to a PULP's David Cranmer.

Stories:
The Lizard's Ardent Uniform -- Chris F. Holm
Dust to Dust -- Terrie Farley Moran
Twin Talk -- Patti Abbott
The Malignant Reality -- Evan V. Corder (including "The Needles" poem by Kyle J. Knapp)
Ghosts in the Fog -- Steve Weddle
The Debt -- Hilary Davidson
The Zygma Gambit -- Garnett Elliott

A portion of the proceeds from this collection will go to higher education.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00KVRE94U
Publisher ‏ : ‎ BEAT to a PULP; 1st edition (June 8, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 8, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 505 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 132 pages

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Hilary Davidson
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Hilary Davidson was a journalist before she turned to the dark side and started writing crime fiction. Her novels include the Lily Moore series—The Damage Done, The Next One to Fall, and Evil in All Its Disguises—the bestselling Shadows of New York series—One Small Sacrifice and Don’t Look Down—and the standalone novels Blood Always Tells and Her Last Breath.
She is also the author of some fifty short stories; a few of the earliest have been gathered in a collection called The Black Widow Club. Her fiction has won two Anthony Awards, a Derringer Award, and a host of other accolades. Toronto born and raised, she moved to New York City in October 2001 because of her very persuasive husband, Daniel. She is also the author of eighteen nonfiction books.
Visit Hilary online at www.hilarydavidson.com.
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Terrie Farley Moran
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Terrie Farley Moran is the bestselling author of the Read 'Em and Eat cozy mystery series including the Agatha Award winning Well Read, Then Dead. Along with Jessica Fletcher, she co-writes the Murder She Wrote mystery series. She also co-writes the Scrapbooking Mysteries with Laura Childs. Terrie's short mystery fiction has been published in Ellery Queens Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Mystery Weekly and numerous anthologies. "A Killing at the Beausoleil" was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best Short Story. "Inquiry and Assistance" received the Derringer Award for Best Novelette. You can find Terrie on Facebook or on her website at www.terriefarleymoran.com
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Garnett Elliott
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Garnett Elliott, dubbed a "New Pulp Master," is a Derringer-nominated writer of hardboiled and science fiction from Tucson, Arizona. Contributing author to the acclaimed Drifter Detective series published by BEAT to a PULP, he's also had stories appear in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Needle: A Magazine of Noir, and Thuglit, just to name a few. When not writing he works with American veterans as a PTSD therapist.
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Evan V. Corder
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Patricia Abbott
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Patricia Abbott is the author of more than 150 short stories that have appeared in print and online publications. She won the Derringer Award in 2008 for her story "My Hero." She is the co-editor of the e-anthology DISCOUNT NOIR. Collections of her stories MONKEY JUSTICE AND OTHER STORIES and HOME INVASION were published by Snubnose Press.
In 2015, Polis Books published the novel, CONCRETE ANGEL and in 2016, SHOT IN DETROIT.
You can find her blog at http://pattinase.blogspot.com
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Michael G. Gafner

Have only read one story so far, that by ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2014

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Have only read one story so far, that by Garnett Elliott, and it was top-notch, intend to
delve into the rest shortly. Thanks.

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Kevin Tipple

The slippery slope of reality via "The Lizard’s Ardent Uniform & Other Stories: Veridical Dreams Vol. 1. Edited By David Cranmer

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2014

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Based on the dream journals of Kyle J. Knapp, David Cranmer has crafted a book of love dedicated to his nephew with "The Lizard’s Ardent Uniform & Other Stories: Veridical Dreams Vol. 1." Using a handful of lines from those journals as inspiration, David sent each one off to a few select writers along with some insight into Kyle. As David Cranmer explains in the very moving introduction, the 23 year old Kyle would have liked these stories as they contain a twist or two. To say these stories have a twist is to put it mildly.

The book opens with “The Lizard's Ardent Uniform” by Chris F. Holm. Kyle Williams was forced to leave Boston and move to Santa Fe, New Mexico when his dad got a job at Ardent Industries. It wasn’t what he wanted to do, but at least he got a cool telescope out of the move. The third grader has been putting it to good use and seeing things in the skies above that he never would have been able to see in the old neighborhood on Beacon Hill in Boston. He's never seen a bright light beaming in from space to light up somebody or something out in the yard at 3:17 am before now either.

It may have been nearly 40 years since she has been back to Granny's farm in “Dust to Dust” by Terrie Farley Moran. The past was just too painful to revisit and it still seems like just yesterday. The road might be paved now and the nearby barns and silos might have been replaced by malls and tract housing, but the legacy is still present. She just doesn't know how deep it runs.

Author Patti Abbott appears in quite a lot of anthologies and her work is always good. Such is the case here with “Twin Talk.” Wendy comes home from work to find her twin daughters doing that cat’s cradle thing with a skein of yarn again. What seemed weird and pointless at age 8 seems even more so at 13. Then there is their obsession with tying fancy knots. That isn't all that bothers mom about her daughters who renamed themselves some time back, Judith and Lilith.

Seeing things is just part of the problem in “The Malignant Reality” by Evan V. Corder. At first he thought the flashes were some sort of after effect from the old days when he used LSD now and then. Instead, it is something far more sinister in this strange tale set in upstate New York that has nothing at all to do with fiddles or Georgia.

Steve Weddle is up next with his “Ghosts in the Fog.” In the wake of an incident Mr. Danny Crawford discovers that his cousin Brent is in another wing of the hospitable undergoing surgery. Danny and Brent managed to get themselves in a mess and trying to explain what they did and why they did it isn't easy.

It begins with a hitchhiker that has bloody blistered feet in “The Debt” by Hilary Davidson. A car is pulling up and he has things to do.

A story titled “The Zygma Gambit” by Garnett Elliot brings the stories in the book to a close. Having the dream in his room, instead of the Precog bays means the dream is very powerful and will come true. Kyler Knightly has to get to work in April 2223 A. D. and protect human history.

Author bios and a poem by Kyle Knapp bring this well done book to a close.

Reviewing a collection or an anthology can be very tough if the book features complicated stories as one has to work to make sure one does not reveal a spoiler. Such is the case here as the seven tales presented are all good ones that push the boundaries in small and big ways. If you like considering the idea that there is far more going on than meets the eye this book is for you. A crime is present in many of the tales, but the tale itself might be fantasy, fiction or something else. "The Lizard’s Ardent Uniform & Other Stories: Veridical Dreams Vol. 1." is one of those rare deals where each story is incredible good making the read simply fantastic from start to finish.

E-book version supplied by the editor in exchange for my objective review.

Kevin R. Tipple ©2014

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Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2014

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Fantastic !!!

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Enjoyed the many writers presentations of Kyle's dreams

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2014

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An interesting read. Enjoyed the many writers presentations of Kyle's dreams.

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Rebecca Honeycutt

Keeps You Wondering

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2016

The Lizard's Ardent Uniform is a collection of short stories based on a dream journal kept by the late poet Kyle Knapp. Each story is written by a different author, and, although, all can be classified as thrillers, they each have their particular sub-genres such as young reader, classic thriller, supernatural thriller, and science fiction. While reading each story, one tries to figure out what piece of a dream was used as the inspiration. For instance, I have read elsewhere that Knapp had a close relationship with his uncle and writer David Cranmer. The brilliantly executed story titled "The Zygma Gambit" touches on a relationship of a man's acceptance by his uncle. It raises questions as to whether the uncle was part of the dream or the more bizarre imagery of the futuristic extra-planetary travels to save our planet. Another example is my personal favorite "Dust to Dust." Knapp lived in upstate New York, the setting for this story. I can't help but wonder if the beautiful farm lands are the context of the dream, or if it was the theme of coming to terms with the past, or if it was the unexpected horror that can often take us by surprise.

More than purely the self enjoyment of reading, I have been sharing my copy with friends, and we have had a great deal of fun discussing which were our favorite stories and why.

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Randy Johnson

Dreams Turned To Reality

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2014

In his introduction to this excellent collection, editor David Cranmer talks about the personal aspects of the project. His nephew Kyle J. Knapp lost his life in an accident. A promising writer, poet, and musician, Uncle and nephew had renewed a relationship that had slid over the recent years. Life just got in the way for both of them.

David had already published a boo of Kyle's poetry and what we have here are short stories based on Kyle's dream journals, found in paperwork left with his mother, David's sister. David himself had done the same in his younger years, jotting down snippets of remembered dreams.

A fine line-up of authors embraced the task of turning some of those dreams into short stories. A wide variety of genres, crime, horror, science fiction, even a knife edge of horror in one story by a favorite.

Here's the line-up:

THE LIZARD'S ARDENT UNIFORM - Chris F. Holm

DUST TO DUST - Terrie Farley Moran

TWIN TALK - Patti Abbott

THE MALIGNANT REALITY - Evan V. Corder

GHOSTS IN THE FOG - Steve Weddle

THE DEBT - Hilary Davidson

THE ZIGMA GAMBIT - Garnett Elliott

Winners all. David mentions that some of the proceeds will go to education.

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Lisa Knapp

a great read from start to finish

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2017

Not normally a fan of short stories, I was a little skeptical when I started reading The Lizard’s Ardent Uniform & Other Stories. This little book is full of big surprises. Each story took me into another time, another place. And each story has a dark little twist to it, which I find pleasantly refreshing; you never know how the story is going to end. Simply put, a great read from start to finish.

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Chad Eagleton

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2014

The challenge with any anthology is maintaining the same level of quality among a disparate group of writers. That challenge is twice as hard when the anthology doesn’t limit itself to just one genre, one type of story. The Lizard’s Ardent Uniform features a little bit of everything: literary, crime, fantasy, and science fiction.

Unbelievably, every story is a gem. I honestly cannot remember the last time I read a collection with so many great passages that I wanted to highlight. If multiple award nominees don’t come out of this book, it’s due to nothing but snobbery.

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A very good collection of short stories.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2015

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A very good collection of short stories.

Great, if brief, collection that has given me names to keep an eye out for. I came across this book thanks to Chris F Holm, I really enjoy his books and very much enjoyed his story here and the rest.

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