{"id":987,"date":"2012-04-18T10:55:57","date_gmt":"2012-04-18T17:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theunspeakableoath.com\/home\/?p=987"},"modified":"2012-04-18T10:55:57","modified_gmt":"2012-04-18T17:55:57","slug":"cosmic-horror-meets-techno-thriller-espionage-in-%e2%80%98delta-green-strange-authorities%e2%80%99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/theunspeakableoath.com\/home\/2012\/04\/cosmic-horror-meets-techno-thriller-espionage-in-%e2%80%98delta-green-strange-authorities%e2%80%99\/","title":{"rendered":"Cosmic horror meets techno-thriller espionage in \u2018Delta Green: Strange Authorities\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/em><\/p>\n<p>COSMIC HORROR MEETS TECHNO-THRILLER ESPIONAGE IN \u2018DELTA GREEN: STRANGE AUTHORITIES\u2019<\/p>\n<p><em>Arc Dream Publishing Presents a Collection of the Award-Winning Cthulhu Mythos Horror Fiction of John Scott Tynes<\/em><\/p>\n<p>April 18, \u00a02012 \u2014 John Scott Tynes merges Lovecraftian cosmic horror with techno-thriller espionage in \u201cDelta Green: Strange Authorities,\u201d now available from Arc Dream Publishing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDelta Green: Strange Authorities\u201d is a 388-page collection of award-winning Cthulhu Mythos horror fiction. It includes the short stories \u201cThe Corn King,\u201d \u201cFinal Report,\u201d \u201cMy Father\u2019s Son,\u201d and \u201cThe Dark Above,\u201d and the Origins Award-winning novel \u201cThe Rules of Engagement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDelta Green: Strange Authorities\u201d is available in trade paperback from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Delta-Green-John-Scott-Tynes\/dp\/0985317507\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1334062314&amp;sr=8-1\">Amazon.com<\/a>, Ingram Book Company, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcdream.com\/zencart\/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=1\">Arc Dream Publishing<\/a>, and in ebook for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B007USWWP6\">Kindle<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/books\/1014987820?ean=2940014519243\">Nook<\/a>, and other devices. A limited hardback edition is available direct to collectors from Arc Dream Publishing.<\/p>\n<p>Shane Ivey, editor and president of Arc Dream Publishing, says: \u201cJohn Scott Tynes\u2019 stories of \u2018Delta Green\u2019 are obsidian splinters of fear and beauty. John brings a sense of humanity, of its love and confusion and despair, to the mind-bending terror of the Cthulhu Mythos. These stories have been too hard to find for far too long and I am thrilled to make them available to new readers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sequel to \u201cStrange Authorities,\u201d Dennis Detwiller\u2019s \u201cDelta Green: Through a Glass, Darkly,\u201d is also available in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Delta-Green-Through-Glass-Darkly\/dp\/0983231354\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1334022135&amp;sr=8-2\">trade paperback<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005LCUIIQ?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=theunspoath-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creativeASIN=B005LCUIIQ\">ebook<\/a>, and a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcdream.com\/zencart\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=1&amp;products_id=44\">limited collector\u2019s hardback edition<\/a> from Arc Dream Publishing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT JOHN SCOTT TYNES:<\/strong> John Scott Tynes is a game designer and writer in Seattle. He currently designs Xbox 360 videogames for Microsoft Studios. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Pagan Publishing and Armitage House and his best-known projects include \u201cUnknown Armies,\u201d \u201cPuppetland,\u201d \u201cDelta Green,\u201d \u201cThe Unspeakable Oath,\u201d and \u201cCall of Cthulhu D20.\u201d His film \u201cThe Yellow Sign\u201d is available on DVD from Lurker Films.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT ARC DREAM PUBLISHING:<\/strong> Arc Dream Publishing produces novels and tabletop roleplaying games that have won awards and wide acclaim. Its product lines include \u201cDelta Green,\u201d \u201cThe Unspeakable Oath,\u201d \u201cMonsters and Other Childish Things,\u201d \u201cWild Talents,\u201d and \u201cGodlike.\u201d In 2011 Arc Dream Publishing released the novel \u201cDelta Green: Through a Glass, Darkly,\u201d which continues the tale that began with the stories in \u201cDelta Green: Strange Authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT DELTA GREEN:<\/strong> \u201cDelta Green\u201d is a modern setting for H.P. Lovecraft\u2019s Cthulhu Mythos. Delta Green itself is a conspiracy of federal agents, soldiers, intelligence officers, and \u201cfriendlies\u201d who secretly and without sanction use the resources of the U.S. government to thwart supernatural horrors that no legitimate agency could face. Delta Green agents slip through the system, manipulating the federal bureaucracy while pushing the darkness back for another day \u2014 but often at a shattering personal cost.<\/p>\n<div>###<\/div>\n<p>FOR INTERVIEWS, EXCERPTS AND REVIEWS: Contact Shane Ivey (<a href=\"mailto:shane.ivey@gmail.com\">shane.ivey@gmail.com<\/a>) to make any of these arrangements or to suggest others:<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>An interview or live online chat with author John Scott Tynes about \u201cDelta Green: Strange Authorities.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>An excerpt to run in print, on the Web or in audio.<\/li>\n<li>A review copy in print or digital format.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Please include a summary of your publication\u2019s history, circulation and target audience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONTACT:<\/strong><br \/>\nShane Ivey \u2014 president, Arc Dream Publishing<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:shane.ivey@gmail.com\">shane.ivey@gmail.com<\/a><br \/>\nPHONE: 205-296-6670<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOLLOW DELTA GREEN:<\/strong><br \/>\nWEB:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.deltagreen.com\/\">deltagreen.com<\/a><br \/>\nTWITTER:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/shaneivey\">twitter.com\/#!\/shaneivey<\/a><br \/>\nFACEBOOK:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deltagreenrpg\">facebook.com\/deltagreenrpg<\/a><br \/>\nDELTA GREEN MAILING LIST:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/games.groups.yahoo.com\/group\/dglist\/\">http:\/\/games.groups.yahoo.com\/group\/dglist\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theunspeakableoath.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Delta-Green-Strange-Authorities-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-988\" title=\"Delta Green Strange Authorities cover\" src=\"http:\/\/theunspeakableoath.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Delta-Green-Strange-Authorities-cover-662x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"890\" 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