Haunted Thailand ebook is finally here!

I keep mentioning here and at www.scifiward.com and www.thewordofward.co.uk that I have writing like a man possessed of late. However, aside from a few banal (just kidding they're great) posts on the above sites, a bit of freelance work and my daytime writing job, it might seem to an outside that I am lazy bastard who talks a lot. Which, to be fair, I also am.

But I do occasionally finish something a little longer. Like this ebook on ghosts and spirits that live in Thailand. I could elaborate more and explain what this fascinating book is about (although the clue is in the title), but fortunately I have already done that. But before the blurb, some links.

For those in the US click on this.

For those in the UK, this is the bad boy you want to click on.

Ok, that is the housekeeping done. Thanks. Here is the blurb:

In sunny Thailand there are a lot of things that go bump in the night. Ranging from grotesque to seductive, disgusting to cute, malevolent to benevolent, in the ‘Land of Smiles’ ghosts and spirits are everywhere. Although predominantly Buddhist, Thais strongly believe in spirit worship and this, combined with the love of a good grisly tale means there are some fascinating undead wandering around. As a journalist based in Bangkok, Jason R Ward had been hired to write an article on Thai ghosts and hauntings but after a bit of research realized an 800 word piece was, frankly, not going to cut it.

Read about some of the more famous spirits such as the bloodthirsty Mae Nak, an undead woman who won’t take her death lying down and is willing to kill to keep her secret; a Krasue – a surprisingly attractive flying female head with dangling entrails and a truly disgusting diet; or a Praet, a twenty-foot tall invisible entity with colossal hands, a minuscule mouth, and a raging hunger. As if they weren’t enough, there are other stories, including hauntings at the international airport, pretty women who are actually seductive tree spirits and even a ghost who lives in the toilet that helps out with nightmares. Add to the mix spells, rituals, the occult and it is a wonder Thais leave the house at night.

Haunted Thailand brings together some of the better known tales of the region and a few that even the locals may not know. Dim the lights and enjoy…

Australia, Morocco, and Thailand. Three True Travel Stories.

 
The book is called 'Australia, Morocco, and Thailand. Three True Travel Stories'. Not the catchiest of titles, I'll admit, but I want people to know what they're getting. Three true travel stories where yours truly was in peril. In three different places.

Here's the blurb:

 Jason Ward tells three true stories of fairly perilous travel.

While backpacking in Australia in his early twenties, he decides to give fruit picking a go. Even without the spiders, snakes, and a plague of locusts, things turn out pretty badly.

A trip into Morocco's Atlas Mountains with his girlfriend turns out less than romantic when flash floods threaten to wipe out the town. The only escape option is a van full of Berber tribesmen and a waterlogged road on the edge of a cliff.

After moving to the peaceful paradise of Thailand, Ward goes to a local pub near his Bangkok flat. That evening there is a military coup. In Bangkok. So why can't he see anything?

These stories are filled with humour and dollops of fear. Recommended for those who enjoy travel stories or just like reading about someone being mildly terrified in foreign countries. If you like travel stories please give them a go. Also, if you like them, please leave a review, they really help and I need to eat. If you don't like them, then move along, nothing to see here.
For UK customers:
 
For our American cousins:

Australia, Morocco, and Thailand. Three True Travel Stories is also available anywhere there is an Amazon. The book costs a pittance. Which is a bargain in any currency.