Penny Dreadnought: The Lone and Level Sands

Penny Dreadnought #3

by James Everington, Aaron Polson, Iain Rowan

The Abominable Gentlemen build four worlds only to destroy them in this apocalypse-themed issue of Penny Dreadnought. Witness four unique visions of the end

“Precious Metal” by Aaron Polson
“Only the Lonely” by Iain Rowan
“The New Words” by Alan Ryker
“He” by James Everington

80 pages, ebook

First published February 14, 2012

About the author

I'm a writer from Nottingham, England- most of what I write is dark, supernatural fiction, although not necessarily 'horror' in the blood and guts sense. My main influences are writers like Ramsey Campbell, Shirley Jackson, and Robert Aickman. I enjoy the unexplained, the psychological, and the ambiguous in my fiction.

I drink Guinness, if anyone's offering.

Infinity Plus published my second collection of short stories, Falling Over (2013) and the novel The Quarantined City in (2016).

This year also saw the release of the limited edition novella Trying To Be So Quiet from Boo Books, and my first book as editor, The Hyde Hotel.

Reviews

[Char · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the 3rd issue of Penny Dreadnought and it is my favorite so far. This issue revolves around an apocalyptic theme and as usual there are four stories.
The first: Precious Metal by Aaron Polson was interesting and poignant. 4*
The second: Only the Lonely by Iain Rowan was strange. I think it could easily have been in the ambiguous issue. I LOVED it. 5*
The third: The New Words by Alan Ryker was excellent. Imagine if words had a revolt against people, what would it look like? 5*
The last story: He by James Everington was quite original. It had me thinking for days after I read it. A tribal story at the first, populated by hes and shes, but then it becomes something else. It was unique, deep and ultimately hopeful. 5*