Triptych: An Omnibus of Wonder - Hardcover

Balaskas, Peter A

9780999544266: Triptych: An Omnibus of Wonder

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0999544268 ISBN 13: 9780999544266

Publisher: Bards and Sages Publishing, 2017

Bards and Sages Publishing is proud to present Triptych: An Omnibus of Wonder. Triptych features three complete works from award-winning author Peter A. Baslaskas, including:

The Grandmaster
Welcome to the Wagner Institute for Mental Treatment and Investigations. Since 1966, Dr. Johann Wagner has guided his team of paranormal investigators and psychologists in solving supernatural crimes and unlocking the secrets of the human mind. But now a horror from his past has come back to destroy not only Wagner, but everything he has built. Wagner once used his paranormal powers to escape the horrors of the Holocaust, but can his aging mind and body stop the terror that has returned to claim him?

The Chameleon's Addiction
In this gothic horror novella, outsider Reynard Malory's introduction to the eccentric Boccaccio Club promises a final chance to find a place where he belongs. The price for joining this exclusive club may be more than Reynard wants to pay, but the choice may no longer be his to make.

In Our House: Tantalizing Tales of Terror
This collection of short stories takes readers on a dark journey into that shadow realm between the real and surreal, where ordinary people find themselves confronted by extraordinary things. Close the windows. Lock the doors. Check under the bed. And make yourself at home...in our house.

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Review:

"This book is a fascinating read!" -- Ghostwriter Literary Reviews review of The Grandmaster

"Peter A. Balaskas has proven himself a master of the genre" -- MIdwest Book Reviews review of The Grandmaster

"In his short story collection In Our House, Peter Balaskas delights in presenting to us terrible men and then further delights in delivering to them their well-earned comeuppance. A wicked read." -- David Fuller, Edgar Award Nominee

"Like Patricia Highsmith or even early Stephen King, Balaskas is shaping himself into a modern master of magic and terror." -- Marlon James, NY Times Editor's Choice and LA Book Prize Finalist

About the Author:

Born in Brooklyn from Italian/Greek descent, Peter is indeed a man of many professions - including a microfilm clerk, an environmental and pharmaceutical chemist, a theatre actor, a freelance news camera operator, an NBC Page for The Tonight Show, a camera technician for NBC/Universal Studios, and, from 2004-2009, Owner/Managing Editor of Ex Machina Press,LLC, the proud parent of Silent Voices: A Creative Mosaic Of Fiction, until he finally discovered his niche: speculative fiction writer, playwright, freelance journalist, SEO web content copywriter, and copyeditor. His early literary influences include Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Harlan Ellison, Edgar Allen Poe, Rod Serling, and many others. His theatrical influences include Neil Simon, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Donald Mergulies, David Mamet, Brian Friel, and Shakespeare, of course. His fiction and poetry have been published internationally. His gothic horror novella, "The Chameleon's Addiction" was a semi-finalist in the 2004 Glacier Press Writing Contest and is now published in Bardic Tales and Sage Advice, Volume Two by Bards and Sages Publishing, who also published his short novel, The Grandmaster, a supernatural thriller that takes place during the Holocaust. Originally his graduate master's thesis, The Grandmaster ranked second in Bards and Sages nationwide Speculative Fiction Novel Contest, and has been awarded 2007 Best Science Fiction Novel by the Hollywood and New England Book Festivals. It is now on sale at amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. His short story collection, the PUSHCART PRIZE NOMINATED In Our House, has also been published by Bards and Sages and is now available on amazon.com. His short story, "Chamber Music" was awarded 2012 Best Short Story by the Electronic Publishing Industry Coalition(EPIC). Peter has also transitioned into playwriting. His short play, "Call These Delicate Creatures Ours, and Not Their Appetites," was a finalist at Theatre Odyssey's Eleventh Annual Ten-minute Play Festival. His other short play, "Confessions at the Avenue P Barber Shop," was a finalist at the Weathervane Playhouse's 8X10 Theatrefest. Because of this success, he is exploring more playwriting in the near future. He also often serves as a freelance journalist for Montage Magazine, Newport Beach Magazine, Bespoke Magazine, Laguna Beach Magazine, and LA Splash Magazine. Peter is now living in Florida.

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