''Deadman's Road'' is a collection of one novel and four

novellas A novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most short stories. The English word ''novella'' derives from the Italian ''novella'' meaning a short story related to true (or apparently so) facts ...

by American writer Joe R. Lansdale. It featuring

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zombie A zombie (Haitian French: , ht, zonbi) is a mythological undead corporeal revenant created through the reanimation of a corpse. Zombies are most commonly found in horror and fantasy genre works. The term comes from Haitian folklore, in whic ...

slaying, monster fighting Reverend Jedidiah Mercer, including the re-release of the

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''Dead in the West'', and four stories, one never before collected, one brand new.

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This book was issued as a

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and a deluxe

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. Both editions have sold out. Cover artwork is by

Timothy Truman Timothy Truman (born February 9, 1956) is an American writer, artist and musician. He is best known for his stories and Wild West-style comic book art, and in particular, for his work on ''Grimjack'' (with John Ostrander), '' Scout'', and the re ...

and the interior artwork is by

Glenn Chadbourne Glenn Chadbourne is an American artist. He lives in Newcastle, Maine. He is best known for his work in the horror and fantasy genres, having created covers and illustrated books and magazines for publishers such as Cemetery Dance Publications, ...

It was reissued as a trade paperback by

Tachyon Publications Tachyon Publications is an independent press specializing in science fiction and fantasy books. Founded in San Francisco in 1995 by Jacob Weisman, Tachyon books have tended toward high-end literary works, short story collections, and anthologies ...

on August 1, 2013.

*"Introduction: The Reverend Rides Again and Again and Again and Again" *''Dead in the West'' *"Deadman's Road" *"The Gentleman's Hotel" *"The Crawling Sky" *"The Dark Down There"

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