{"id":66,"date":"2009-11-16T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-16T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csidemedia.com\/city-of-masks\/2009\/11\/16\/the-gift-of-lit\/"},"modified":"2009-11-16T00:01:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-16T00:01:00","slug":"the-gift-of-lit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csidemedia.com\/city-of-masks\/2009\/11\/16\/the-gift-of-lit\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gift of Lit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here’s a little joint project by some Podiobooks<\/a> authors, including me. In the lead-up to Christmas 2009, we’d like to suggest that you consider buying our books as gifts, or asking others to do so for you.<\/p>\n

HORROR <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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NIGHT\u2019S KNIGHTS by Emerian Rich<\/p>\n

Buy it here at << Amazon<\/a> >> (starts as low as $13.00)<\/p>\n

Vampires on a quest for knowledge attempt to create the perfect offspring, but from the shadows an even more demonic evil threatens their immortality. Markham is a simple Irish immigrant striving for the American dream in 1860 when coach robbers cause his untimely death. Severina is an exotic beauty from the jungles of Brazil whose family is brutally murdered by the same man she later calls lover. Julien is a knight who serves as guardian angel to his family but has no clue about his predestined fate. Will a powerful mortal named Jespa be the one to save them all?<\/p>\n

FANTASY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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BRAVE MEN RUN by Matthew Wayne Selznick<\/p>\n

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Buy it here at << <\/span>Amazon<\/a>>> (starts as low as $8.98 new)<\/p>\n

April 18, 1985 – Into a world already wound tight with the desperate tensions of the Cold War comes Dr. William Donner with a startling declaration: superhumans exist, they demand autonomy, and he has the reality-bending power to enforce their status. The traditional balance of power is thrown askew by the addition of not one super-powered human, but six thousand. Before the Donner Declaration, high school sophomore Nate Charters was just an outsider and self-proclaimed freak. His unusual appearance, hair-trigger reflexes, and overactive metabolism should have made him something special, but his differences and low self-esteem have long since marked him as a target for the jocks and popular kids. Now, just as his unique nature brings him the attention of a self-assured older girl, Nate must find his place in the world. Why is he the way he is? What really happened to his long-dead father? Why is his biggest rival suddenly interested in a private meeting? Is he part of a remarkable, powerful new minority\u2026 or just a misfit among misfits? Nate must discover the answers to these questions quickly, because those in power know more about him than he could ever imagine. And they\u2019re closing in\u2026<\/p>\n

Mike’s Endorsement:<\/span> I have just finished listening to this in podiobook format, and it’s really good. If, like me, you like superhero fiction (and don’t mind it being a bit more realistic than the usual capes and tights), definitely check this out.<\/p>\n

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LOST GODS by Drew Beatty<\/p>\n

Buy it here at << Lulu >><\/a> (starts at $15.50 new)<\/p>\n

Kweku Anansi is just another member of the African diaspora, trying to make a place for himself in his adopted home of Toronto, Canada. He dreams of better days, of a time when he could stop running small-time cons just to make the rent. He dreams of the life he used to live, centuries ago when he was revered as a god. A chance encounter with a fellow con man with a dark and secretive past of his own plunges them both into the dark world of the lost gods, gods who would do anything to be worshipped again. Including destroying the world, if necessary. How far will Anansi go to reclaim his godhood? What will he give up to have true power again?<\/p>\n

Mike’s Endorsement:<\/span> Another very good book which I highly recommend, well-written, well-plotted, amusing and exciting.<\/p>\n

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THE FOX by Arlene Radasky<\/p>\n

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Buy it here at << Amazon<\/a> >> (starts as low as $20.99 new)<\/p>\n

The Fox by Arlene Radasky is a historical romance and fantasy novel that looks at true courage and truly selfless acts. In this epic fiction that crosses centuries, Druid healers at the beginning of recorded time will be rescued from obscurity by an archeologist of the twenty-first century. Jahna\u2019s clan lay in the path of destruction exacted by the Romans. Her fate is sealed unless a bargain is made with the Gods, which without a doubt means a human sacrifice. Two thousand years later, Aine MacRae is on their trail. A struggling archaeologist, she is on the verge of uncovering the village where they once lived. Encouraged by a ghostly visit, she will do whatever it takes to unearth time\u2019s mystery. Greed almost triumphs leaving the truth and ancient stories buried forever, but an undying love is rekindled.<\/p>\n

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CHASING THE BARD by Philippa Ballantine<\/p>\n

Buy it here at << Amazon<\/a> >> (starts as low as $12.69 new)<\/p>\n

Born into the human world with a gift; a gift that brings him to the attention of powers both dark and light from the World of the Fey, it is his burden to defend all the world. Sive, the goddess of battle, hopes that he may be able to change the fate of her people.The Fey are dying, killed by something beyond the boundaries of worlds, and Sive will do anything to save them. So she enlists the help of her trickster cousin Puck to guard the child, and watch him grow into his gift. But a dark power imprisoned by human and Fey, plots to destroy both worlds, and unmake all that they have created. Can one boy stop the destruction, even if he is William Shakespeare? <\/span><\/p>\n

Mike’s Endorsement:<\/span> A fellow Kiwi author, and she writes extremely well. I was riveted to this. Get hold of it!<\/p>\n

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THE DAWNING OF POWER by Brian Rathbone <\/span><\/p>\n

Buy it here at << Amazon<\/a> >> (starts as low as $17.98)<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dawning of Power is the debut trilogy in Brian Rathbone\u2019s fantasy series: The World of Godsland. Echoes of the ancients power are distant memories, tattered and faded by the passage of eons, but that is about to change. A new dawn has arrived. Latent abilities, harbored in mankind s deepest fibers, wait to be unleashed. Ancient evils awaken, and old fears ignite the fires of war. In times such as these, ordinary people have the power to save the world . . . or destroy it.<\/p>\n

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THE WHITE SHADOW SAGA: THE STOLEN MOON OF LONDOR by A.P. Stephens<\/p>\n

Buy it here at << Amazon<\/a> >> (starts as low as $8.60)<\/p>\n

The era of peace among the elves, men, and dwarves comes to an end when one of Londor\u2019s twin moons disappears from the heavens. Without the moon\u2019s balancing effect, evil forces grow bold, and warfare, sickness, and chaos threaten life itself.<\/p>\n

Hearing the prayers of desperation that ride on the violent winds, the ancient wizard Randor Miithra, servant to the elf-gods, takes it upon himself to mend the world he has sworn to protect. The task will not be an easy one, though, for the wizard, too, has begun to feel the effects of the world\u2019s imbalance. As Randor struggles to maintain some semblance of his powers, he meets a secretive band of colorful characters from all walks of life, drawn together by a common goal: to find the stolen moon, whatever the cost. It does not take Randor and his motley company long to see that someone or something does not want the moon returned to the heavens.<\/p>\n

The road is perilous\u2026the stakes have never been greater\u2026will they find victory\u2026or will they only find their deaths?<\/p>\n

SCIENCE FICTION<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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THE VATICAN ASSASSIN TRILOGY by Mike Luoma<\/p>\n

Buy it here at << Lulu<\/a> >> (starts as low as $35.99)<\/p>\n

This three in one omnibus edition collects all three novels in the \u201cVatican Assassin\u201d Trilogy under one cover. \u201cVatican Assassin\u201d, \u201cVatican Ambassador\u201d and \u201cVatican Abdicator\u201d are joined in this volume by an extensive appendix of previously unreleased background material. There are some early concept sketches by Mike Luoma, as well as \u201cThe History of The Future\u201d: a timeline developed to extrapolate from today into the future setting for the story; \u201cThe Original Story Outline\u201d; \u201cThe Story of The Project\u201d; \u201cThe Alien Timeline\u201d and more.<\/p>\n

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THE PIRATES OF SUFIRO by David Lee Summers<\/p>\n

Buy it here at << Amazon<\/a> >> (starts as low as $14.95)<\/p>\n

The Pirates of Sufiro is the story of a planet and its people \u2014 of Ellison Firebrandt the pirate captain living in exile; of Espedie Raton, the con-man looking to make a fresh start for himself and his wife on a new world; of Peter Stone, the ruthless bank executive who discovers a fortune and will do anything to keep it; and of the lawman, Edmund Ray Swan who travels to Sufiro seeking the quiet life but finds a dark secret. It is the story of privateers, farmers, miners, entrepreneurs, and soldiers \u2014 all caught up in dramatic events and violent conflicts that will shape the destiny of our galaxy.<\/p>\n

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CRIME DRAMA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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JACK WAKES UP by Seth Harwood<\/p>\n

Buy it here at << Amazon<\/a> >> (starts as low as $7.68)<\/p>\n

In JACK WAKES UP, we are introduced to Jack Palms, a movie star turned drug addict, turned has-been who has been living off of the residual checks from Shake \u2018Em Down<\/em>,<\/em> his one\u2013and-only action movie. The money is drying up though, and this new clean, uneventful life is starting to become too much for Jack to bear. So when an old friend comes calling and asks Jack to use his former celebrity to show some out-of-town high rollers around San Francisco\u2019s club scene, he\u2019s happy to oblige. What Jack doesn\u2019t know, however, is these \u201cguests\u201d are a pack of former KGB agents turned coke dealers out to make a big deal with Jack as their tour guide. Soon people are turning up dead, and Jack\u2019s got too many gunmen after him to count\u2014including a South American drug cartel, a mountain-sized Samoan enforcer, and a mobbed-up strip club owner with an army of thugs. That\u2019s not to mention a gorgeous new girlfriend who may be planning on shooting him in the back and the homicide cop who\u2019s just given Jack twenty-four hours to bring down the Bay Area\u2019s biggest drug dealer.<\/p>\n

But the thing that scares Jack the most? He\u2019s starting to have fun.<\/p>\n

FICTION<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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CITY OF MASKS by Mike Reeves-McMillan<\/p>\n

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Buy it here at << Lulu<\/a> >> (starts as low as $9.97)<\/p>\n

In the city-state of Bonvidaeo, by custom and law everyone must wear a mask and act in character with it, or face civil, social and religious penalties. Gregorius Bass is sent to Bonvidaeo as the Envoy of Calaria (primarily to get him out from underfoot). Masked as the Innocent Man, and in the company of his radical young Bonvidaoan servant, Bass stumbles into mystery, intrigue, heresy and murder.<\/p>\n

Mike’s Endorsement: <\/span>What can I say? This one’s mine. People keep telling me they like it. If you haven’t checked it out, please do.<\/p>\n

TECHNO THRILLER<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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7TH SON: DESCENT by J.C. Hutchins<\/p>\n

Buy it here at << Amazon<\/a> >> (starts as low as $9.21)<\/p>\n

As America reels from the bizarre presidential assassination committed by a child, seven men are abducted from their normal lives and delivered to a secret government facility. Each man has his own career, his own specialty. All are identical in appearance. The seven strangers were not born, but grown<\/em> \u2014 unwitting human clones \u2014 as part of a project called 7th Son.<\/p>\n

The government now wants something from these \u201cJohn Michael Smiths.\u201d They share the flesh as well as the implanted memories of the psychopath responsible for the president\u2019s murder. The killer has bigger plans, and only these seven have the unique qualifications to track and stop him. But when their progenitor makes the battle personal, it becomes clear John Alpha may know the seven better than they know themselves\u2026<\/p>\n

SPECULATIVE FICTION<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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DREAMING OF DELIVERANCE by R.E. Chambliss<\/p>\n

Buy it here at << Amazon<\/a> >> (starts as low as $19.99)<\/p>\n

Five years ago when Lindsay Paulson, a naive college student and talented distance runner, was 18, she was convicted of drug smuggling. Now, halfway through a 10-year prison sentence, she begins having what seem to be dreams, in which she leaves her cell in the night and visits another reality called Trae. Dreaming of Deliverance tells of Lindsay\u2019s experiences both in Trae, where she finds herself among people enslaved by terrifying creatures, and in prison where she tries to make sense of what\u2019s happening in her sleep: Is she actually escaping from prison somehow or is she losing her mind?<\/p>\n

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FANTASY FICTION HISTORICAL<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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THE MARK OF A DRUID by Rhonda R. Carpenter<\/p>\n

Buy it here at << Amazon<\/a> >> (starts as low as $16.55 new)<\/p>\n

Have you ever had a dream so real that when you awoke, it didn\u2019t leave the recesses of your mind for days? Eve McCormick just did, and this experience will change her life and the lives of those around her permanently. A twenty-six year old hypnotherapist who oversees a research project based on discovering the answer to an age-old question, \u201cIs reincarnation fact or fiction?\u201d must learn to trust a Welsh stranger. An ancient Celtic prophecy and long sought-after revenge entangles the past with the present in the struggle for existence that threatens to destroy her project. A druidess and a shape-shifter must join as one to save the Druid way of life, while a Queen conspires to kill Erin\u2019s only High King. Will the oaths and agendas of the past reach across the centuries to strengthen or destroy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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