Deadman's Road

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Deadman's Road
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First edition
Author Joe R. Lansdale
Illustrator Glenn Chadbourne
Cover artist Timothy Truman
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Horror, short story collection
Publisher Subterranean Press
Publication date
2010
Media typePrint hardcover, limited edition
Pages271
ISBN 978-1-59606-330-3
Preceded by The Best of Joe R. Lansdale (2010) 
Followed by By Bizarre Hands Rides Again (2010) 

Deadman's Road is a collection of one novel and four novellas by American writer Joe R. Lansdale. It featuring old west zombie slaying, monster fighting Reverend Jedidiah Mercer, including the re-release of the pulp novel Dead in the West, and four stories, one never before collected, one brand new.

Contents

Editions

This book was issued as a trade hardcover and a deluxe slipcased limited edition by Subterranean Press. Both editions have sold out. Cover artwork is by Timothy Truman and the interior artwork is by Glenn Chadbourne [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It was reissued as a trade paperback by Tachyon Publications on August 1, 2013. [6]

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Cover of trade paperback

Table of contents

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References

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  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2012-09-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "The SF Site Featured Review: Deadman's Road".
  4. "Interview with Glenn Chadbourne for Horrorking.Com". www.horrorking.com. Archived from the original on 2007-06-29.
  5. "Timothy Truman, Comic Book Artist and Writer -- Avatar Press".
  6. Publishers Weekly. "Deadman's Road" . Retrieved 16 October 2013.