Newt's Update #77
Discover more from Newton’s Tales of the Macabre
Newt's Update #77
Newt's Update provides subscribers with news on the author's latest work, upcoming releases, and events. This week, he announces the pre-order for Nestor Lynch and Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 1.
Newt's Update
NEWS
I’m working with Booksprout to release an advanced review copy of NESTOR LYNCH. Click HERE if you want to join. You get a free copy of the novel in exchange for a gentleman’s agreement to leave a review (good or bad) on either Amazon or Goodreads.
I want to apologise to RYAN BUSH. Last week, I accidentally, in a copy and paste error, used V. L. AUGUSTIN’s blurb for his excellent short story, A TIME BETWEEN SPACES.
There are times when the barriers between worlds become thin, and Halloween is the most potent of those days. Kurt is excited to reunite with his family from another world, but when an evil witch passes over to Earth, they must race to stop her before she spills yet more blood across countless places and times.
Over the last week, I’ve written 12k of terrible space opera and 2k of passable grim dark fantasy, mainly to give myself a bit of a break after the failed attempt to make THE EARTH MOTHER a reasonable story.
A few dates for everyone
15th March - THE BLACK WIDOW is released as a free horror short story.
5th April - TALES OF THE MACABRE, VOL. 1. A collected works of sixteen tales of spine tingling terror is released on Amazon. The debut collected works of Newton Webb.
8th April, TALES OF THE MACABRE, VOL. 1. Book launch, Saturday, 18:00–22:00. Project Orange, Clapham Junction, London, England.
7th June - NESTOR LYNCH. Murder and revenge abound in this techno thriller. The debut novel of Newton Webb. ARC copies available.
10th June, NESTOR LYNCH. Book launch, Saturday, 18:00–22:00. Project Orange, Clapham Junction, London, England.
WHAT AM I WORKING ON NOW?
Editing TALES OF THE MACABRE, VOL. 1.
Arguing with Amazon, apparently the front cover of NESTOR LYNCH, is too gruesome to be socially acceptable. Yet, they are happy to sell my book THE PLATINUM SERVICE, which is about Tory’s dying of glory hole addiction. *scratches head*
Drafting new stories. Space opera, Grimdark and Napoleonic are all present as scribbles on my pad.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Black Widow, a free short story by Newton Webb.
Free Story Compilations
BOOKS YOU CAN'T PUT DOWN. Featuring 103 horror stories! Including: THE COCONUT KILLER, THE IRON DOOR, THE SINFUL CHILD, THE ENIGMATIC SKELETON.
WORLDS OF DOOM AND DANGER. Featuring 58 horror stories. Including: THE IRON DOOR, THE GHOULS OF BANGALORE, THE TOKOLOSHE.
GHOST STORIES. Featuring 39 horror stories. Including: SMOKE IN THE SEWERS.
NEVER EXISTED… Featuring 36 horror stories, free to those with Kindle Unlimited. Including: THE BALLAD OF BARNACLE BILL, THE HORROR AT HARGRAVE HALL.
Recommended Stories
THE UNDEAD SORCERESS, by JF Garrard, FREE download.
Ever since Tamara became a vampire, things have gone downhill.
Her grandma runs off with her daughter’s soul and then her husband thinks she’s gone crazy. The only thing certain right now is that she has to save her daughter, no matter what the cost. Caught in the middle of a war between vampires, sorceresses, and warlocks, she discovers an alternative history to the world she thought she knew.
THE FREEDOM TO SOAR by V L Augustin, FREE to read online.
Aidan is trapped in a prison cell, but with his power to inhabit other animals he can still experience a modicum of freedom... As long as his jailers don't find out.
A SECRET CHORD by V L Augustin, FREE to read online.
Sabina's brother, Emperor Marcellus, has been enchanted by his favorite musician, and let him and his friends run rampant through the Palace. Sabina is determined to put a stop to their activities.
Newton Webb Bibliography
Available on Amazon
Collected Works
Contemporary
2022 – The Heir Apparent, Novella
2018 – The Morrígan, Novella
2017 – Nestor Lynch, Novel
2013 – Festival of The Damned, Novella
2012 – The Platinum Service, Novella
Historical
1958 – The Black Fog, Short Story
1864 – Smoke in the Sewers, Novella
1832 – The Horror at Hargrave Hall, Novella
1818 – The Ballad of Barnacle Bill, Novella
1194 – Hunted, Short Story
Read a collection of free short stories by Newton Webb on his website.
Awards Scoreboard
Newton Webb: 1
Charles X Cross: 1
Newt's Update #77
Newton Webb writes brilliantly .Love his imagination the exciting way his story's twist and turn . He writes gripping page turners .Just fabulous.
My surname is the same as Newton Webb's eponymous hero. I cannot wait to read all about him....