Delta Green: Tales from Failed Anatomies by Dennis Detwiller

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Delta Green: Tales from Failed Anatomies By Dennis Detwiller desperate intrigue meets cosmic terror Cthulhu Mythos stories in the award-winning world of DELTA GREEN Delta Green: Tales from Failed Inside Tales from Failed Anatomies: Anatomies features short stories BY DENNIS DETWILLER, © 2014 of cosmic terror and desperate • “The Alien Thoughts, Part 1” (by intrigue—stories of Delta Green. Robin D. Laws) • “Intelligences” (1928) The men and women of Delta Green • “The File” (1942) have seen the awful truths of reality • “Night and Water” (1944) and struggle to keep those realities at • “Dead, Death, Dying” (1955) bay as long as they can. Delta Green • “Punching” (1964) Delta Green: Tales from Failed agents bring the best (and worst) of • “The Secrets No One Knows” Anatomies human resources and intentions to (1968) Category: Horror bear against impossible horrors— • “Coming Home” (1974) Trade Paperback: 190 pp, MSRP $14.99 cosmic terrors against which • “The Thing in the Stairwell” ISBN 978-1-940410-07-4 humanity itself is insignificant. (1977) Hardback: 186 pp, MSRP $29.99 • “Drowning in Sand” (1981) ISBN 978-1-940410-08-1 These stories span the history of Delta • “Contingencies” (1984) Ebook: $9.99 on Kindle, iTunes & Nook Green, from the aftermath of the raid • “Philosophy” (1993) ISBN 978-1-940410-09-8 on Innsmouth to a possible future • “Witch Hunt” (2015) Publication: July 8, 2014 when Delta Green’s long secrecy • “After Math” (20__) has shattered—when humankind • “The Alien Thoughts, Part 2” (by Arc Dream Publishing has pieced together the dissociated Robin D. Laws) T: (205) 296-6670 knowledge that Delta Green long E: [email protected] fought to conceal, and has begun W: www.arcdream.com to go mad from the revelation of terrifying vistas of reality. About the Author Dennis Detwiller is an award-winning author, artist and game designer. Since 1992, his books, card games and video games have entertained over 40 million people in 11 languages. His work spans global hits such as Magic: The Gathering, the [PROTOTYPE] series for Activision, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for Nickelodeon, and more personal creations such as Delta Green, GODLIKE and Wild Talents. He is a four-time winner of the Origins Award for gaming and a two-time winner of the Ennie Award for RPG excellence. He lives in San Francisco with his wonderful wife Hilary and two awesome kids, Maya and Henry. For an interview or a signing event, contact Shane Ivey of Arc Dream Publishing: [email protected]..

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