Tag: urban fantasy
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“This book totally sucked me in.” –Gooding
Holy guacamole! I’m just stunned by this amazing book review from science fiction writer Michael Edward Gooding: “This book totally sucked me in. It cost me some sleep because I couldn’t stop reading it… Good story, interesting characters, a satisfying ending that begs a sequel… The author walks on water in his spare time. Seriously though, the book…
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Picked by The Science Fiction Book Club!
The original Science Fiction Book Club was founded in 1953. 63 years later, they’re featuring my book. Jeez. Took ‘em long enough. Just kidding. Seriously, this is a tremendous honor! If you didn’t know, the book experts at SFBC wade through thousands and thousands of new books every year. They hand-pick only the very best science…
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“Light, quirky and entertaining.” –All Things Urban Fantasy
Make no mistake, All Things Urban Fantasy is big. It’s one of the most popular and influential blogs in the paranormal and speculative genres. Since they have “All Things” right there in the name, and my book is an urban fantasy thing, of course I figured I’d better send it to them. Just to keep…
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“You need to read this book!” –Bloodthirsty Muses
This review is just chock-full of mind-blowingly amazing praise. I can’t even begin to do it justice. You’ll just have to read it yourself: “My heart belongs to a good urban fantasy, and this particular book is so completely enthralling and so original that I couldn’t put it down.” One more thing: I’m doing a…
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“Toss it in your pool bag.” –That’s What I’m Talking About
Need a good summertime read? Who doesn’t? I honestly never thought about reading It Happened One Doomsday poolside, but that’s the verdict from book review site That’s What I’m Talking About. They especially liked the main character, Dru: “She was entirely genuine and charmingly unaware of her own talents. Dru is also innately charitable, unable to…
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“Lots of action and fun!” –One Book Two
Don’t you just love it when something turns out even better than you expected? Me too. And I’m happy to report that the fine ladies over at One Book Two had that exact experience when they read my book. Here’s what they said: “It Happened One Doomsday is a fun read, a great popcorn book. It’s a…
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“Engaging urban fantasy” –Library Journal
This is crazy. Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, RT Book Reviews — those are all big-name places. Some writers spend their entire careers metaphorically waving their arms, hoping to catch the attention of these literary heavy hitters. When one of them singles you out, even with a bad review, that officially says that you’re a Real Author.…
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Win a “magic crystal” at The BiblioSanctum!
In my new book, IT HAPPENED ONE DOOMSDAY, I wanted to create an utterly unique system of magic. By chance, I had a conversation with Dan Aykroyd from Ghostbusters, who’s a big believer in the metaphysical properties of crystals. Weird. But weird stuff inspires me, so I decided to explore the idea of crystal magic……
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“Magical” crystal giveaway PLUS win a paperback book!
The amazing Anya over at OnStarshipsAndDragonWings.com is giving away a copy of IT HAPPENED ONE DOOMSDAY in paperback. Which is awesome But there’s a very cool bonus: She’s also giving away an actual real-life galena crystal. Just like the one Dru uses to fight demons in the book. Imagine winning that! But you’ll have to…
LAURENCE MACNAUGHTON 