For the first time in paperback, two critically-acclaimed novellas and two brand-new ones, all in the same book. To find out more, visit Pendragon Press.

No-Man : Tom McCauley is just ten years old when he first meets the being called ‘No-Man’. And at first, they simply become friends … until Tom realises that No-Man has the power to make a good deal of his dreams come true. As he grows older, though, and his desires become more complicated, Tom and those around him find themselves trapped on a downward spiral into madness, suicide – and even murder.

Postcards from Terri : Who could be a stranger pair of friends than unadventurous hack Steve Corlingsten and his best pal from college days, the effusive, footloose, and thrill-seeking Terri Campion? She’s always stayed in touch with him, sending him postcards from all over the world. The only problem these days is … she’s dead. But, since Steve can still see her, talk with her, and even re-live past times with her, is that the end of the matter?

Under the Ice :David and Bobby Arliss are identical twin brothers, both in love with the same woman. On a visit to Helsinki though, Bobby is killed in a boating accident, his body lost in the deep, freezing waters of the bay. Two years later, David is still there and living happily with Krista, when a careless wish brings Bobby back to life. He is changed however, more creature than man, and filled with hatred for his one-time girlfriend. But why? What could she be hiding, and what shameful secrets does the past hold?

A Black Glass Slipper : When Owen Glazer first meets Eva Elenescu in a smart London hotel, he thinks that she is the most beautiful woman he has ever met. She is, but there’s a lot more to her. She is everybody’s ideal dream-girl. She’s the property of an extremely vicious Russian criminal gang. And when he tries to rescue her, Owen finds out that she’s something else as well, her past filled with a darkness beyond mere human imagining.

“Once again, Richards confirms his superb storytelling skill and refreshes the pleasure of savouring fine prose” – Mario Guslandi.