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Paul Genesse

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born

May 29, 1973 in Reno, The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.paulgenesse.com

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult

influences

J.R.R. Tolkien, George R.R. Martin, Terry Brooks, Michael Stackpole

member since

September 2008

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A toy castle is what sent Paul Genesse over the edge and into madness. Dragons and castles gave him reason to live from elementary school through college at Northern Arizona University. He loved his English classes, but pursued his other passion and earned a bachelor’s degree in Nursing Science in 1996. He’s a registered nurse in a cardiac unit where he works the night shift keeping the forces of darkness away from his patients. He’s also worked as a copyeditor, a proofreader for a small press, and a video game consultant on the Living Arcana iPhone game.

Paul’s ten short stories have been published in various anthologies and the first two of his novels in the IRON DRAGON SERIES, THE GOLDEN CORD and THE DRAGON HUNTERS are out now. Both feat...more

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No Thought 2 Small: The Golden Cord: A Book review

No Thought 2 Small: The Golden Cord: A Book review: Book Blurb: Some bonds can never be broken. A hunter must leave behind his true love, give up all hope of survival, as he is for...

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Books by Paul Genesse

Average rating: 3.93 · 231 ratings · 73 reviews · 15 distinct works

	The Golden Cord (The Iron Dragon, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Dragon Hunters (The Iron Dragon, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Crimson Pact Volume One (The Crimson Pact #1) by Paul Genesse (Goodreads Author), Patrick M. Tracy, Barbara J. Webb (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Crimson Pact Volume Two (The Crimson Pact #2) by Paul Genesse (Goodreads Author), Larry Correia, Sarah Hans 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Pirate Witch 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Iron Brotherhood (The Iron Dragon, #5) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2014	My rating:
	The Crystal Eye (The Iron Dragon, #4) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2013	My rating:
	The Secret Empire (The Iron Dragon, #3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Imaginary Friends by Martin H. Greenberg (editor), John Marco (Goodreads Author) (editor), Juliet E. McKenna (contributor) 3.49 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	The Dimension Next Door by Martin H. Greenberg (Editor), Kerrie Hughes (Editor), Anton Strout (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	My rating:

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Series by Paul Genesse

The Iron Dragon (5 books)
by Paul Genesse (Goodreads Author)

3.96 avg rating — 92 ratings

The Crimson Pact (2 books)
by Paul Genesse (Goodreads Author), Larry Correia, Sarah Hans, Patrick Tomlinson, Chante McCoy (Goodreads Author), Kelly Swails (Goodreads Author)

4.36 avg rating — 39 ratings

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Paul Genesse gave to: A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2012	My rating:
Most Fascinating Trip to Hell . . . Ever I’ve been to Hell a few times, but this was my most fascinating trip ever. Sure, my trips were through the eyes of characters in books that went there, but I have felt like I was in Hell on numerous occasions....more
May 10, 2012 12:03am · see review
Paul Genesse made a comment on Joshua Palmatier's review of Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) "I completely agree with your review. I think you'll dig the third book. It's so dark, but very realistic. Paul Genesse Author of The Iron Dragon series "
May 08, 2012 01:14am · see review
Paul Genesse gave to: Seed by Rob Ziegler (Goodreads Author) read in April, 2012	My rating:
Review of Seed by Rob Ziegler (No Spoilers) Seed is a brilliantly crafted post-ecological apocalypse novel set in the 22nd century where the starving remnants of humanity are dependent on the Satori corporation, which produces the seeds that can withs...more
May 01, 2012 02:54am · see review
Paul Genesse liked Steven's review of Visions: " Lawrence Connolly has a masterful touch with the language. Each of these stories, collected from over thirty years of writing (with two new stories not before published), is a brief trip into another, alternate reality. In many ways, his writing re... " Read more of this review »
Apr 21, 2012 04:41pm · see review
Paul Genesse liked Morgun Wolf's review of The Crimson Pact Volume One: " An anthology of based off a short story entitled The Failed Crusade, many talented writers have contributed demon-hunter stories. I especially enjoyed the variety of writing styles, theme constructs, and approaches to continuing the premise introd... " Read more of this review »
Apr 19, 2012 02:31pm · see review
Paul Genesse liked Morgun Wolf's review of The Golden Cord: " Engaging characters set in a believable fantasy world make this swords and sorcery dragon hunting series an enjoyable read. The Golden Cord follows Drake, a young villager as he matures into a capable hunter, protecting the villagers from dangers,... " Read more of this review »
Apr 19, 2012 02:30pm · see review
Paul Genesse made a comment on World Horror Crimson Pact Interview: "Super creepy, right? Thanks Karen, Paul "
Apr 18, 2012 08:48am
Paul Genesse added: The Haunted by Michaelbrent Collings read in April, 2012	My rating:
The Haunted by Michaelbrent Collings is the creepiest book I’ve read in years. The writing is excellent and this short novel (273 pages, $4.99 eBook, $9.99 paperback) builds, and builds to a truly terrifying climax that takes up the last 170 pages. P...more
Apr 16, 2012 01:27am · see review
Paul Genesse gave to: Spellbound (Grimnoir Chronicles, #2) by Larry Correia read in April, 2012	My rating:
This is part of the review I wrote about Hard Magic, book one in the Grimnoir Chronicles by New York Times bestseller, Larry Correia: “Imagine X-Men crossed with the 1920’s period show by HBO, Boardwalk Empire . . . The world building is top notch and...more
Apr 10, 2012 11:20am · see review