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The Variant Effect
The Variant Effect: Painkiller
Variant Squad Captain Joe Borland returns in PAINKILLER, a gut-wrenching novella of grisly horror. Dreams and reality collide in the shadow of the Variant Effect.
48 pages, ebook
First published January 11, 2011
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G. Wells Taylor
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G. Wells Taylor was born in Oakville, Ontario, Canada in 1962, but spent most of his early life north of there in Owen Sound where he went on to study Design Arts at a local college. He later traveled to North Bay, Ontario to complete Canadore College's Journalism program before receiving a degree in English from Nipissing University. Taylor worked as a freelance writer for small market newspapers and later wrote, designed and edited for several Canadian niche magazines.
He joined the digital publishing revolution early with an eBook version of his first novel When Graveyards Yawn that has been available FREE online since 2000. Taylor published and edited the Wildclown Chronicle e-zine from 2001-2003 that showcased his novels, book trailer animations and illustrations, short story writing and book reviews alongside titles from other up-and-coming horror, fantasy and science fiction writers.
Still based in Canada, Taylor continues with his publishing plans that include additions to the Wildclown Mysteries and sequels to the popular Variant Effect series .
He lists Raymond Chandler, Stephen King, Kurt Vonnegut, Mary Shelley, J. R. R. Tolkien, Jane Goodall, Jack L. Chalker, and Vladimir Nabokov among his inspirations.
Taylor's list of titles is available at Amazon, Apple Books, Google Play, Barnes&Noble, Kobo, Smashwords and more.
Download FREE updated editions of Taylor’s popular Horror titles: When Graveyards Yawn (A Wildclown Origin Novel), SKIN EATERS (The Variant Effect Series Book One), PAINKILLER (A Variant Effect Novella), and The Urn (Dracula of the Apes Trilogy Book One).
G. Wells Taylor was born in Oakville, Ontario, Canada in 1962, but spent most of his early life north of there in Owen Sound where he went on to study Design Arts at a local college. He later traveled to North Bay, Ontario to complete Canadore College's Journalism program before receiving a degree in English from Nipissing University. Taylor worked as a freelance writer for small market newspapers and later wrote, designed and edited for several Canadian niche magazines.
He joined the digital publishing revolution early with an eBook version of his first novel When Graveyards Yawn that has been available FREE online since 2000. Taylor published and edited the Wildclown Chronicle e-zine from 2001-2003 that showcased his novels, book trailer animations and illustrations, short story writing and book reviews alongside titles from other up-and-coming horror, fantasy and science fiction writers.
Still based in Canada, Taylor continues with his publishing plans that include additions to the Wildclown Mysteries and sequels to the popular Variant Effect series .
He lists Raymond Chandler, Stephen King, Kurt Vonnegut, Mary Shelley, J. R. R. Tolkien, Jane Goodall, Jack L. Chalker, and Vladimir Nabokov among his inspirations.
Taylor's list of titles is available at Amazon, Apple Books, Google Play, Barnes&Noble, Kobo, Smashwords and more.
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October 30, 2015
Well, I'm not really sure if there are really zombies in this, but there is a dead kid named Zombie, and a cool reference to a zombie comic book that our protagonist snags out of the dead kid's locker.
Wow. What a f**ked up story. I haven't read anything by this author before, but I am fascinated and intrigued by the voice of the writing. Joe Borland is a drunken Squad Captain, having saved the world many, many years ago, and is now washed up, aging, and suffering from multiple hernias. "Painkiller" is the story of his scheduled surgery and botched up operation. It's visceral, bloody, and nasty. And a very good read. Kudos to the author.
...and I think I'll be staying out of hospital operating rooms for a long, long time.
Wow. What a f**ked up story. I haven't read anything by this author before, but I am fascinated and intrigued by the voice of the writing. Joe Borland is a drunken Squad Captain, having saved the world many, many years ago, and is now washed up, aging, and suffering from multiple hernias. "Painkiller" is the story of his scheduled surgery and botched up operation. It's visceral, bloody, and nasty. And a very good read. Kudos to the author.
...and I think I'll be staying out of hospital operating rooms for a long, long time.
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