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Armchair Fiction presents extra large paperback collections of the best in classic horror short stories. "Horror Gems, Vol. Three" features a fine collection of tales by some of the genre's best authors: August Derleth, Fritz Leiber, Jack Sharkey, Seabury Quinn, Rog Phillips, H. Russell Wakefield, Stanton A. Coblentz, Margaret St. Clair, Evangeline Walton, Gregory Luce, and others as they lead you down dark, lonely paths that aren't always friendly.
John Jakes
John Jakes (b. 1932), the author of more than a dozen novels, is regarded as one of today’s most distinguished writers of historical fiction. His work includes the highly acclaimed Kent Family Chronicles series and the North and South Trilogy. Jakes’s commitment to historical accuracy and evocative storytelling earned him the title of “the godfather of historical novelists” from the Los Angeles Times and led to a streak of sixteen consecutive New York Times bestsellers. Jakes has received several awards for his work and is a member of the Authors Guild and the PEN American Center. He and his wife, Rachel, live on the west coast of Florida.
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