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Joel Lane

    The Earth Wire
    Scar City
    The Blue Mask
    The Lost District
    Where Furnaces Burn
    The Anniversary of Never
    • 2024

      First published in the USA in 2006, and long out-of-print, The Lost District has never been published in the UK until now, further enforcing Joel Lane's reputation as one of the most significant and distinctive British writers of the weird.

      The Lost District
    • 2023

      First published in 2012, Joel Lane's World Fantasy Award-winning collection is a true modern classic of weird fiction that cemented his place as one of the most important and distinctive British writers of the weird. WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY R.M. FRANCIS

      Where Furnaces Burn
    • 2023

      First published in 2003 and long out-of-print, The Blue Mask is a hardcore emotional trip exploring the trauma of change and the nature of violence and of love.

      The Blue Mask
    • 2023

      The Witnesses Are Gone is a first-hand account of a journey into the darkest parts of the underworld - a look behind the screen on which our collective nightmares play.

      The Witnesses are Gone
    • 2022

      First published in 2000, Joel Lane's debut novel From Blue to Black is a story of passion, blood and alcohol, broken strings and broken lives - a piercing voyage through our musical and political past that cuts to the bone.

      From Blue to Black
    • 2021

      The Anniversary of Never

      • 152 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      The collection showcases Joel Lane's acclaimed stories, celebrated by notable figures in weird fiction. His work, frequently featured in prestigious annual anthologies, delves deeply into the complexities of the human condition, offering readers an unflinching look at life's darker aspects. This posthumous compilation highlights Lane's unique voice and mastery in storytelling, ensuring his legacy continues to resonate with fans of the genre.

      The Anniversary of Never
    • 2020

      The Earth Wire

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
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      Joel Lane's The Earth Wire was first published in 1994 by Egerton Press and is reissued in paperback by Influx Press for the first time in over twenty-five years. With a new introduction by Nina Allan.

      The Earth Wire
    • 2020

      Scar City

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
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      Scar City is one of the final collections put together before Joel Lane's death in 2013 - with his home city of Birmingham as their nucleus, these are intense, haunting and often painful stories from a master of the short form. WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY NICHOLAS ROYLE

      Scar City