Darius Jones

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About Darius Jones

Darius Jones is a writer from Virginia. His novellas and stories have appeared in Scarlet Leaf Review, Strangelet Journal, Fiction Vortex, and other places.

He muses about the craft of writing at dariusjoneswriter.com. He can also be found on Twitter @DariusJonesWrit.

His novellas and stories include:

- The Number Thief, an historical fiction novella published by The Magazine of History and Fiction in July 2020.
- Pacha-Mama, a horror-fantasy story set in modern day Peru, which came out in Scarlet Leaf Review in February 2020.
- Breakpoint, a science fiction story, appeared in Kyanite Press in November 2018.
- So You Found Me, a flash fiction fantasy, was published on Between Worlds magazine in 2017.
- Barabanchik, a story set in Moscow, was published in Sobotka Literary Magazine in 2015.
- The Ghul of Yazd, a historical fiction horror novella, was published in Strangelet Journal in September 2014.
- The Hatchlings, a horror science-fiction story, was published on Fiction Vortex in August 2013.
- The Man Who Ran from God, a self-published historical novella, appeared in 2013.
- The Library of Lost Books, a self-published novel, came out in 2012.

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The Hatchlings Jul 2, 2020

by Darius Jones

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For centuries, the Synod of the Holy Mothers of Kaldar have forbidden Off-Worlders from witnessing the Zakir ritual. But for the first time, one man has been offered an invitation through his acquaintance, Mudarak.

Inside the arena where the ritual is about to take place, a large crowd gathers and divine justice awaits. The multitude fidgets and grows silent. Attendants in white tunics sound the trumpets and play the Hymn of the Desert. Join them in the arena. The ritual is ready to begin…

The Hatchlings was first published in Fiction Vortex in August 2013 and won 3rd place in the FV Readers’ Choice Award.

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The Library of Lost Books Jul 12, 2012

by Darius Jones , Dave Fey

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Where do lost books go?

The Babylonian texts thrown in the Tigris by the Mongol invaders of Baghdad. The sequel to Gogol’s Dead Souls burned to ashes by its own creator. The original edition of The Seven Pillars of Wisdom misplaced by T.E. Lawrence in a train station. Are these books destroyed forever in those moments? Or does a piece of them live on?

By day, Darius is a struggling ad writer. One night, he slips into a hitherto undiscovered world where a small group of determined guardians preserve lost books. As he explores this new world, he learns the techniques used for gathering and preserving the lost manuscripts.

But all is not well. Darius’ arrival has set in motion a series of events that threatens to bring down the entire world. If Darius hopes to preserve the Library and all it contains, he must reach within himself to find the strength to face the greatest threat this world has ever known.

Where do lost books go? They go to the Library of Lost Books.

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The Ghul of Yazd Aug 4, 2020

by Darius Jones

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For decades, rumors circulated in the souqs and hammams of Yazd about an unclean spirit, a ghul, haunting the Parsi burial ground on the edge of town. To finally quash the rumors, Parsi priest Dastur hires the Arab philosopher and adventurer, Yusuf ibn Yaqzan, to investigate.

For a fee, Yusuf agrees and on a moonlight night, heads up the hill with a child’s body on a funeral bier to the abandoned burial ground. As the ancient, oaken doors of the Parsi dakhma groan open, Yusuf and his men grasp the bier tightly and take their first steps across the dark threshold.

The Ghul of Yazd was first published in Issue 0 of Strangelet Journal in September 2014. It is a companion piece to The Number Thief.

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Strangelet: Issue 0 Sep 16, 2014

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Strangelet is a new journal of speculative fiction, accepting fiction, poetry, nonfiction, graphic stories/comics, and artwork, showcasing the point where genre and literature collide. Issue 0 is our debut.

Fiction:
Colin Wolcott, “The Summoner,”
Biff Mitchell, “These Eyes,”
Brendan Tynan Buck, “A Messenger Will Soon Bring Good Tidings,”
Shannon Norland, “Down,”
Sean Monaghan, “Man with Fountain Fingers,”
Joseph Lucido, “The Floating,”
Curtis James McConnell, “Evolution,”
Rebecca Ann Jordan, “Emily Nerese, 81, Dies,”
Christa Pagliei, “The Girl Underwater,”
Darius Jones, “The Ghul of Yazd,”

Poetry:
Gregory Crosby, “#after,” “For Frank O’Hara,” “DOOM,”
John Grey, “We Explorers,”

Artwork:
Eleanor Leonne Bennett,
J.D. Donnelly,
Denny E. Marshall,

Cover Art:
Emily Lubanko

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The Man Who Ran from God Jun 18, 2013

by Darius Jones , Dave Fey

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In a dream, the voice of God commands Jonah to go to Nineveh, capital of the mighty Assyrian Empire. Instead, he books passage to the other end of the world. A storm and a hungry whale are the least of his worries, as Jonah confronts deluded fishermen, befuddled peasants and crooked priests. At the end of it all, Jonah must face the hardest decision of his life: stand and preach to the fervently pagan crowds in Nineveh’s main square or flee back home to Judea.

This modern, secular retelling of the Jonah tale unwinds fact from fiction. The narrative imagines Jonah as a real man who felt compelled to spread his monotheistic belief at a time when paganism was almost universal. Loosely based on the Biblical narratives of Jonah and The Book of Kings, the narrative draws on recent research on the Neo-Assyrian empire to paint a lush picture of its forgotten people, cults and customs as seen through the eyes of its determined, cantankerous hero.

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