Joe R. Lansdale is the author of more than thirty novels, including the Edgar Award--winning Hap and Leonard mystery series (Mucho Mojo, Two Bear Mambo) and the New York Times Notable Book The Bottoms. More than two hundred of his stories have appeared in such outlets as Tales From the Crypt and Pulphouse, and his work has been adapted for The Twilight Zone and Masters of Horror. Lansdale has written several graphic novels, including Batman and Fantastic Four. He is a tenth-degree black belt and the founder of the Shen Chuan martial art.
"Like 10-alarm chili, Lansdale is pretty strong stuff ... He has become a cult figure." -People Magazine "A madcap excursion." --Shelf Awareness "The comparison to Alan Moore's great comic series is probably the most apt, both in the form of a collection of historic and literary characters and in the tone of Moore's delight in the obscene. Lansdale ramps both up to hilarious excess." --Voyages Extraordinaires "Lansdale reminds me somewhat of Terry Pratchett, if Pratchett was an irascible cuss with an affection for scatological humour... If you want your steampunk serious, sombre, or squeaky-clean, stay far away from Lansdale. For myself, he's a breath of flatulent air in the midst of steampunk taking itself far too seriously." --Steampunk Scholar Praise for Zeppelins West "Irrepressible, irreverent and unpredictable... Legends of the Old West, plus characters both real and fictional, enliven the shenanigans... [T]his novel is one big joyride from start to finish." --Publishers Weekly Praise for Flaming London "Wait a minute! What's going on here? Only one of the wildest-alternate-worlds, rip-in-space-time, SF-pastiche romps this side of fifties B-movies." --Booklist
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