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William Jones

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in Dearborn, The United States

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Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction

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May 2008

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William Jones has received Bram Stoker Award nominations, International Horror Guild Award and Origins Award nominations for his works. He is the editor of several anthologies, including The Anthology of Dark Wisdom: The Best of Dark Fiction, Frontier Cthulhu: Ancient Horrors in the New World, High Seas Cthulhu, and the Horrors Beyond Series. His book, The Strange Cases of Rudolph Pearson was selected by Editor Ellen Datlow as a "seminal" work for readers of Lovecraftian horror. He has also written a number of role-playing game supplements, and his writings have been translated into several languages. He was worked as an engineer and a professor of English literature. He writes full time now, and lives in Michigan.

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Who killed the RPG Star?

With another GenCon over, I find myself how it has changed over the years - and I've ha quite a few years to follow the changes. In the previous century, finding a warrior, wizard, elf, or orc was easy stuff. Stand in one place for a minute or so, and soon a costumed person would pass by. I think for years elves and wizards dominated.

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	Frontier Cthulhu: Ancient Horrors in the New World by William Jones (Goodreads Author), Steven Gilberts (Illustrator), Lee Clark Zumpe (Contributor) 3.66 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	High Seas Cthulhu: Swashbuckling Adventure Meets the Mythos by William Jones (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lee Clark Zumpe (Contributor) 3.71 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Horrors Beyond: Tales of Terrifying Realities by William Jones (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Peter Judith Campbell (Contributor), Dave Campbell (Contributor) 3.91 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pallid Light: The Waking Dead (A Zombie Novel) 3.40 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets of New York by William Jones (Goodreads Author), Steven Gilberts (Illustrator), Kathy Ferrell (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.55 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Stars Are Right!: Nine Disturbing Tales of Mankind's Corruption by William Jones (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Richard Watts (Contributor), John Tynes (Contributor) 3.89 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Horrors Beyond 2: Stories of Strange Creations 3.62 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Anthology of Dark Wisdom: The Best of Dark Fiction by William Jones (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Richard Wright (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Artifacts: Memories Out of Space and Time 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	R'lyeh Rising it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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