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Tim Akers
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I was talking to my dad the other day. I am sometimes struck at how much who am I is influenced by who he is, not just genetically but how my observations of his life have caused me to make certain decisions. That really should be obvious, but sometimes it's *so* obvious that it leaves me a little shaken.
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The Horns of Ruin
— published 2010 — 3 editions |
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Heart of Veridon (The Burn Cycle, #1)
— published 2009 — 6 editions |
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Dead of Veridon (The Burn Cycle #2)
— published 2011 — 4 editions |
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Postmodern Magick (Unknown Armies)
by Tim Akers (Goodreads Author), Ted Cabeen, Lisa Padol |
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Dark Kingdom of Jade Adventures
by Tim Akers (Goodreads Author), Ben Chessell, Mark Cenczyk — published 1997 |
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Short Stories for Students: Presenting Analysis, Context and Criticism on Commonly Studied Short Stories
by Tim Akers (Goodreads Author) , Jerry Moore , Nancy Rosenberger — published 1999 |
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The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume Three
by George Mann , Jack Skillingstead, Jennifer Pelland — published 2009 — 2 editions |
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Short Stories for Students: Presenting Analysis, Context & Criticism on Commonly Studied Short Stories
by Gale, Tim Akers (Goodreads Author) — published 1999 |
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I liked the idea, but a Hundred Thousand Kingdoms did it better.
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Feb 23, 2013 02:17pm
I have to admit, one of the things I find irritating about most steampunk is that it holds so slavishly to the actual world, just tweaked a bit. So, thank you.
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The thing I like most about your recent books is that you've managed to create an original world for them while in the Steampunk genre. You didn't just go and reiterate Victorian London or The Old West, you went and built a world from the ground up.And it works. Its gives the novels something of their own. I don't have to expect the formalities, or Tea time, or heavy cultural references. Those can get in the way of similar genre books.
And though the stories may get dark at times, it also lightens up and isn't 24/7 serious. Just having the speck here and there of humor or good tone in a dark story can make it more inclinable to keep reading.
