Lawrence C. Connolly's books include the novels VEINS (2008) and VIPERS (2010), which together form the first two books of the Veins Cycle. VORTEX, the third book in the series, is due in 2014. His collections, which include VISIONS (2009), THIS WAY TO EGRESS (2010), and VOICES (2011), collect stories that originally appeared in AMAZING STORIES, CEMETERY DANCE, THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION, TWILIGHT ZONE, YEAR'S BEST HORROR, and other major science fiction, fantasy, and horror anthologies and magazines. The collections also contain a number of new tales as well as essays that reveal the stories behind them.VOICES was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection. Learn more about Lawrence C. Connolly at www.LawrenceCConnolly.com .More recent works can be found in the following collections:The Crimson Pact: Volume 5 Link: http://amzn.com/B00E83GGOOFear the Abyss: 22 Terrifying Tales of Cosmic Horror Link: http://amzn.com/B00AEUNYFOGaslight Arcanum: Uncanny Tales of Sherlock HolmesLink: http://amzn.com/B005NU3LJOHalloween: Magic, Mystery, and the MacabreLink: http://amzn.com/B00EJJ2MIGRock On: The Greatest Hits of Science Fiction & FantasyLink: http://amzn.com/B009OVWLSA