Tales of the Shadowmen is an annual anthology of short stories edited by Jean-Marc and Randy Lofficier. The stories take place in a fictional world where all of the characters and events from adventure literature, and in particular French adventure literature, actually exist in the same universe.

The title and concept of Tales of the Shadowmen were inspired by science fiction writer Philip José Farmer's works centering around the Wold Newton family. The concept first emerged in Jean-Marc's non-fiction works, French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror & Pulp Fiction: A Guide To Cinema, Television, Radio, Animation, Comic Books And Literature From The Middle Ages To The Present (2000) and Shadowmen: Heroes And Villains Of French Pulp Fiction (2003), which reviewed characters from French popular literature, the latter blending bibliographical information and speculative fiction.

Each volume is about 300 pages, US$22.95 plus $3.50 postage & handling.


VOLUME 1:
THE MODERN BABYLON
(2005)
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Authors: Matthew Baugh, Bill Cunningham, Terrance Dicks, Win Scott Eckert, Viviane Etrivert, G.L. Gick, Rick Lai, Alain Le Bussy, Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier, Samuel T. Payne, John Peel, Chris Roberson, Robert Sheckley, Brian Stableford.
Cover: Mike Manley.


VOLUME 2:
GENTLEMEN OF THE NIGHT
(2006)
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Authors: Matthew Baugh, Bill Cunningham, Win Scott Eckert, G.L. Gick, Rick Lai, Serge Lehman, Jean-Marc Lofficier, Xavier Mauméjean, Sylvie Miller & Philippe Ward, Jess Nevins, Kim Newman, John Peel, Chris Roberson, Brian Stableford, Jean-Louis Trudel.
Cover: Fernando Calvi.


VOLUME 3:
DANSE MACABRE
(2007)
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Authors: Matthew Baugh, Alfredo Castelli, Bill Cunningham, François Darnaudet, Paul Di Filippo, Win Scott Eckert, G.L. Gick, Micah Harris, Travis Hiltz, Rick Lai, Jean-Marc Lofficier, Xavier Mauméjean, David A. McIntee, Brad Mengel, Michael Moorcock, John Peel, Joseph Altairac & Jean-Luc Rivera, Chris Roberson, Robert L. Robinson, Jr., Brian Stableford.
Cover: Daylon.


VOLUME 4:
LORDS OF TERROR
(2008)
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Authors: Matthew Baugh, Bill Cunningham, Win Scott Eckert, Micah Harris, Travis Hiltz, Rick Lai, Roman Leary, Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficier, Xavier Mauméjean, Jess Nevins, Kim Newman, John Peel, John Shirley, Steven A. Roman, Brian Stableford.
Cover: Ladrönn.