Former film critic and teacher turned award-winning horror author Gemma Files is best-known for her Hexslinger novel series (A Book of Tongues, A Rope of Thorns, and A Tree of Bones). She has also published two collections of short fiction and two chapbooks of poetry, and she is currently hard at work on her fourth novel. The adventures of Jerusalem Parry and Solomon Rusk from “Two Captains” and “Drawn Up From Deep Places” continue in “Trap-Weed” (Clockwork Phoenix 4) and “The Salt Wedding” (Kaleidotrope, early 2015).
- “Drawn Up From Deep Places” — Issue #159, October 30, 2014
- “A Feast for Dust” — Issue #132, October 17, 2013
- “Two Captains” — Issue #125, July 11, 2013
"The strong and eccentric narrative voice and dialogue carry this one through the course of a tale told rather obliquely. Recommended." —Lois Tilton, Locus online
"A dark revenge fantasy with strong characters whose voices are vividly distinctive. Recommended." —Lois Tilton, Locus online
- BCS 114: A Feast for Dust — Issue #133, October 31, 2013