Adventures in the Arcane, Volume II

Adventures in the Arcane #2

by Mark Boss, Mark Douglas Jr., S. Brady Calhoun

Adventures in the Arcane is back! And we’ve expanded to eight thrilling stories. The characters you love from Volume I return, including Captain Argo, Dominic Ashwood, Waylon and Jester, Dempsey and Drood.

Our guest authors, including pulp legend Ron Goulart, bring you four terrific tales guaranteed to set your heart racing. Inside you’ll find femme fatales, vengeful ghosts, mysterious islands, and deadly dream worlds.

Lock your door, brew some coffee, and light a candle. Then open this book and prepare to be thrilled!

A Syndicate Production featuring the work of Mark Boss, S. Brady Calhoun, Ruth Corley, Mark Douglas Jr., Ron Goulart, Jayson Kretzer, Tony Simmons, and Del Stone Jr.

218 pages, Paperback

First published June 28, 2017

About the author

When I was a kid, I made comic books of my favorite superheroes. Only they all were all cats, so it was SpiderKitty, Kitty Hulk, and so on. Okay, yeah, that's kinda weird.
In middle school my drawing skills leveled off, yet I kept writing stories --without the pictures. And writing, and writing.
I wrote some awful books, but practice makes at least competent, and the books improved. Now some are pretty good, and you may enjoy reading them.

Reviews

[David Ginsburg · Rating 5 out of 5]

This second volume of Adventures in the Arcane built upon what worked in the first volume and exceeded the expectations I had for it. The stories were strong. There were several where I wished I had more time with them and desperately wanted background on the world and characters, or wanted to further stay with them in their adventures. Several of the stories are ones now that I hope the authors can perhaps spin off into their own novella/novel or maybe even more anthology short stories to continue the layers that they've built.

A very strong read and a highly recommended purchase.

[Jim X Dodge · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great follow up to the first volume. The Syndicate's decision to include other authors outside their group allowed for an expanded reading experience that was every bit as enjoyable as the previous collection.

[Celeste Hansel]

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