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On the Matter of the Red Hand by J.M. Guillen

Incidentally, this cover was designed by Amalia Chitulescu, who also did the covers for A Shadow in the Flames and A Memory in the Black…

Hi everyone! This is just a quick post to let you know that dark fantasy author J.M. Guillen is currently letting e-copies of his novella, On the Matter of the Red Hand, go for free on Amazon! 

I read this book about a year and a half ago, and I recommended it then when it wasn’t free, so now that you can get it at the push of a button, it’s even more worth your while. Set in “an intriguing pre-industrial setting filled with alchemy, guilds, and danger” (to quote my original review), On the Matter of the Red Hand introduces us to a class of detectives guided by an alchemical serum that gives both prophetic visions and waking nightmares.

Click here to read my review.

Click here to grab the book for free!

Writing Update: A Dragon at the Gate

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A Dragon at the Gate

No one still really knows WHAT is in that ship.
That will change.

My writing on A Dragon at the Gate, the third and final book in The New Aeneid Cycle cyberpunk series, proceeds apace.

Wait, am I using that word correctly? *looks up “apace”* Hmm. “With speed?” “Quickly?” Let me start this over:

My writing on A Dragon at the Gate, the third and final book in The New Aeneid Cycle cyberpunk series, proceeds semi-apace! [Read more…]

Zeus Is Dead named 2014 Book of the Year

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I’m happy to announce that author Jonathan Charles Bruce has named Zeus Is Dead: A Monstrously Inconvenient Adventure his 2014 Book of the Year!

Jonathan Charles Bruce“Zeus is Dead is a hilarious tale that takes all of Greek mythology’s best bits…and plays it up wonderfully.”
—Jonathan Charles Bruce, author and man with absolutely excellent taste in books

Check out the rest of what he says about the book, as well as his other picks for the best of 2014, here on his website!
I am a horn on the wind. Watch how I toot.

I am a horn on the wind. Watch how I toot.

Cover Reveal – Paradise Rot by Larry Weiner

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I’m pleased to be part of a cover reveal for the Booktrope edition of author Larry Weiner’s humorous horror-thriller (wow, and I thought Zeus Is Dead was  a mash-up!) novel, Paradise Rot!

Paradise Rot

Cover design by Greg Simanson, who also designed the Zeus Is Dead cover, so you know the guy’s got good taste in authors!

“Weiner writes with a smart, fun, electric style in the vein of Dave Eggers or Chuck Palahniuk.” –Kenneth G. Bennett, author of EXODUS 2022

Click here to learn more on Larry’s website, along with a chance to win fabulous prizes!

A Shadow in the Flames: Now re-published and in paperback!

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A Shadow in the Flames

Now available in paperback!

If I may quote Professor Farnesworth: “Good news, everyone!” This will be getting a little more press in the new year, but I’m excited and I wanted to share it with everyone: Booktrope (my publisher) has just officially re-published my first sci-fi novel (and my first novel, period), A Shadow in the Flames! [Read more…]