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Under The Stairs Series Twelve
True Fantasy™ Novels
NOTE: As I was going through my dad's things, I discovered an unlabeled binder with over a hundred pages of notes. Some of these notes are hand-written; some of them are typed... and I do mean typed. This is consistent with the the first Under The Stairs manuscript being completed in the early 1980s. The binder/book is best described as a cross between a series bible, and a travelogue. I have scanned the pages of this book, and I will make the contents available to the serious readers of the Bandworld series. Within these pages, there is a lot of information about Bandworld I was not aware of. In all the years I was working with my dad, he NEVER showed me this book. I am still processing what this all means. My plan is to re-launch the fantasy books, with new book covers, and with material from the original manuscripts, and the series bible. My new cover artist is Sam Cangelosi, a talented artist, and close family friend for over 40 years. He will help me to better convey the true nature of my dad's original conceptualization of Bandworld. I am labeling the re-launched books "Enhanced Editions." I hope you enjoy these books. When I am ready to release them, I will have links to special (inside) information, pictures, and scanned pages of the series bible here on this web site. Watch this space for updates. - John L. Stockmyer. UPDATES: October 20, 2019: Most of the (content) updating on the Fantasy Books is now complete. The artist and I are still working on developing the new covers and artwork, extras, etc. I'm not going to rush this process, nor will I release anything until it's as good as I can make it. My best guess is, that the first of the new "Enhanced Edition" Fantasy books will be ready for release sometime in 2021. I have pulled the previous ebooks from the retailers, so that when the new books are released, there should be no confusion. If any of "The Fans" wish to become beta-readers on any of the new Enhanced Editions, let me know. Send an e-mail to: mail@johnstockmyer.com. The Under the Stairs series is about the adventures of John Lyon, a young History Professor who discovers a hidden gateway (under the stairs of his old house) to a fantastic place he calls "Bandworld." Bandworld appears to be a planet that is firmly set in the Dark Ages: castles, kings, rigid social caste systems, primitive technology, etc. As John Lyon spends more time in Bandworld, he finds that his assessment of this "medieval" place is shockingly incomplete. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Reviews/Reader Comments:
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Z Detective Series Fourteeen Murder/Mystery Novels Meet Big Bob Zapolska, an unlicensed private eye who reads detective fiction for self improvement. Z's stubbornness, combined with other useful "skills" such as a keen sense of smell and a healthy disregard for legal "technicalities," helps land him in the middle of some interesting situations. Big Bob Zapolska may be a loner. He may be a loser. He may, in fact, be a dangerous pyromaniac. But if someone has cheated you --- if someone is crowding you --- it's good to have the Z-man on your side! Of further help to him are his personal beliefs:
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