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Werner A. Lind
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August 17, 1952
in Minneapolis, MN, The United States
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Christian faith; C. S. Lewis; Manly Wade Wellman
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Lifeblood
  4.58 avg rating — 43 ratings
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The Gift
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2011
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Wolf Hunt
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Mrs. G's Vampires
by Werner A. Lind (Goodreads Author), Giovanni Gelati (Goodreads Author) 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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"Oct. 2, 2009For years, I've been dipping into this book off and on, and enjoying it. I've resolved that sometime next year (as part of a process I want to do of tying up the "loose ends" in my reading :-)), I'm going to read the rest of it; but I tho...more "
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Huh... wha..? zzzz... oh... sorry.. dozed off just thinking about this book. It's not like watching paint dry...it's like someone telling you about the paint drying.
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Fascinating book that sometimes feels like a travelogue during its protracted search through international academia in quest of the great vampire. In some ways this reminds me of some of the styles and techniques used and perfected by M.R.James in...
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I was hoping for so much more. It is smart and well researched book, but it left me empty and unsatisfied. I just wasn't invested in the characters. I expected something more riveting especially from such a dark and delicious subject as the myster...
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"Ally, your thoughts on this one mirror my own exactly! I'd have rated it higher than I did, but the epilogue dragged the rating for the whole book dow...more
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Fantastic book, though I must admit that I did not like the epilogue. This book really probably is the most fantastic "vampire novel" I have ever read (though I do not pretend to have read that many), however, the epilogue ruins the book.SPOILER A... " Read more of this review » |
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"Peggy, maybe he'll be glad to know that he has a saint for a namesake, as well as a Menace. :-)
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"Thanks for the advice, Jim. Will do! (We wouldn't appreciate those automatic firmware updates, either! Some product designer wasn't thinking. :-) )
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“Yea, v-verily, she answered, understanding his thought though not his idiom and speaking without - she hoped - noticeable hesitation. "Methought I saw a serpent moving in the grass yonder, but now I see 'twas but the stirring of the breeze." She slid her hands under the paper bag in her lap to hide their trembling.
Ana Vasilifata”
― Werner A. Lind, Lifeblood
Ana Vasilifata”
― Werner A. Lind, Lifeblood
“Oh, you're gonna pay - you're gonna pay in spades, you are, ya monster! Nobody kicks me in the face and gets away with it, and for sure not a woman - AAAhhhgg!
Itchy”
― Werner A. Lind, Lifeblood
Itchy”
― Werner A. Lind, Lifeblood
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“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.”
― Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
― Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
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― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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Thank you for another 'Like' of my book reviews, Werner. Especially, HADDIE’S IN OUR CLOSET by J.H. Soeder. Am not a fast reader and do like to give details of authors' thoughts and memorable moments. ~Charlotte
You're welcome, Charlotte! Reading friends' book reviews is one of my favorite things to do on Goodreads; I just regret that I don't have enough time online to follow my updates anywhere near as closely as I'd like to.
Werner... Appreciate your 'Like' of my recent Review: SEPT-ILES and other places (Toboggan Mysteries series).Story One: North on the Yellowhead by Donna Carrick.
~Charlotte
Thanks for the tip, Callista; I've just added The Lightning Thief to my "maybe" shelf. Another of my Goodreads friends was much less taken with this series than you were, and I thought his reviews had some interesting points; but, we'll see! (Of course, my to-read shelf has well over 200 books on it now, so to get through it anytime soon, I'm going to have to find somebody to pay me to read fulltime....)
Thanks, LeAnn! This particular edition is a trade paperback. The publisher tells me they're working on an e-book version (which I authorized them to do), but I don't know when it will be ready for sale, or whether it will be compatible with Kindle. (Since I only read print books, I'm afraid I'm an ignoramus when it comes to e-books and all their various "platforms;" sorry!)
Werner,I saw your post about your book being reissued. Congratulations! Will it come out on the Kindle eventually? I happened to get one for Christmas ....
Warm wishes for a happy and fulfilling new year in 2011, to all my Goodreads friends and fellow Goodreads group members!
Hi Werner, Just wanted to say Thank you for the friend add on and the nice comments and thoughts! I look forward to talking to you soon!Regulo
Werner, thanks for your kind comments about my poem, Fairy Breath. Your words are high praise, indeed!Ann B. Keller
Erich, thanks for your interest, and your kind words! I'm working on a second novel, which is about half done; but it goes very slowly because of my limited time for writing, and right now it's on the back burner because of other projects going on. Even once it's finished, it'll take time to find a publisher --I'm sure Silver Lake would have published it, but they're no longer in business. So I wouldn't begin to expect it for at least another three or four years!I've written several supernatural, and a couple of "mainstream," stories, but only three have ever been published, and two of those venues are defunct. (I know --it begins to look a lot like I'm a jinx! :-)) And although I have hard copies of all of them, I no longer have electronic copies; those were lost with my old home computer. I want to work on getting the rest published, but that would require reconstructing the electronic copies, which (again) takes time; that's also why I don't put the already-published ones here on Goodreads, or on my web page --and here on Goodreads, I'd have to retype the entire text, into a small box. If there's enough interest, I could see if I have pages enough to offer them to a publisher as a collection; but then, too, finding a publisher would be the challenge.
Neither of the publications where two of my stories appeared would be apt to be in libraries (one was an e-zine). But my mainstream story "Outside Work" was in Beginnings, a magazine that would probably be in some libraries; and if it isn't in your local library, a photocopy could possibly be gotten by interlibrary loan. My publication list is apparently at my office (I'm at home right now), so I don't have the citation; but I'll post it here ASAP after I come back from vacation.
Just wondering when your next book is going to be available Werner? Lifeblood was an amazing read! Also, is there a way to get copies of your short stories? I would like to read those as well. Thanks!
Jon wrote: "Merry Christmas Werner!"Jon, merry Christmas to you too, and best wishes for the new year!
