These Shadowed Stars : Montag Press : 9781940233666 : 1940233666 : 08 Mar 2020 : In this collection of stories, dreaded futures come to pass, and joyous possibilities become real. A vampire hunter gains a new partner, a living weapon against the dark. Two Mesoamerican deities find a new purpose in their age-old charges. During a visit from a former colleague, an office worker finds that being a state-sanctioned Outlaw isn't as fun as it sounds. And on a lonely night on an isolated desert highway, a young driver confronts a darkness he doesn't fully understand and may never be ready to face. Wonder, magic, lunacy, and a couple of apocalypses for good measure; there are all sorts of treasures to be found in these shadows. "After reading only a few stories in this finely welded, riveted, galvanized ark of a collection, anyone can see that Nolta is up there with Bradbury, Vonnegut, Harlan Ellison, and Thomas M. Disch." Connor de Bruler, author of Tree Black and Return of the Death God"Th