Mercedes M. Yardley’s New Release is Nothing Short of Beautiful
Monday, September 8th—Crestview Hills, KY—“Murder and whimsy.” These things may sound incompatible, but dark fantasy
author Mercedes M. Yardley’s latest novel manages to entwine the
two concepts with lyrical language, beautiful imagery—and a high body count.
Ragnarok Publications is proud to announce the release of Pretty
Little Dead Girls: A Novel of Murder and Whimsy, coming on September 29th.
A dark but lovely fairy tale, this is Yardley at her finest: a tapestry of lush
imagery, poetic prose, and beautiful violence about a woman destined to be
murdered and her flight from Fate’s inevitable—yet seemingly terrible—marksmanship.
Yardley’s fans are no strangers to her
lovely, tragic style. She is also the author of the acclaimed novella “Apocalyptic Montessa and Nuclear
Lulu: A Tale of Atomic Love”, winner of the 2013 Reddit Stabby Award for Best Short
Fiction, and the novel Nameless: The Darkness Comes, the first of The
Bone Angel trilogy.
The creation of Pretty Little Dead Girls was
something special for Yardley, however: “Pretty Little Dead Girls
was created out of sheer joy,” Yardley says. “I've never experienced anything like it. This novel was
written in three weeks. It bled from my pores, it was so intense. But so
joyful.”
Hugo award-winning artist Galen Dara was commissioned to
create a cover image that would capture the idea of lovely murder. The result,
coupled with the design skills of J.M. Martin, is absolutely stunning. So
stunning, in fact, that Ragnarok Publications has decided to release a special,
limited hardcover edition of the book. Only one hundred of these signed
hardcovers will be available, and preorders have already begun.
Also included in the package for the preordered hardcovers
is a signed print from artist Orion Zangara, renowned for creating fairy tales
with his lavish pen and ink drawings. Dark and evocative, this stunning image
by Zangara was made with a particular scene from Pretty Little Dead Girls
in mind.
Pretty Little Dead Girls: A Novel of Murder and Whimsy is not just a novel; with the poignant words of Mercedes
M. Yardley, and the haunting images of both Dara and Zangara, it is, without a
doubt, a work of art.
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The special signed hardcover edition of Pretty Little
Dead Girls: A Novel of Murder and Whimsy, along with the Orion Zangara
print, is NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER. http://www.ragnarokpub.com/#!apocmon-boneangel/c234g
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Contact
Ragnarok’s Publicity Coordinator, Melanie R. Meadors, with questions and/or requests.
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