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Jason Franks

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Johannesburg, South Africa

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http://www.jasonfranks.com

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Comics & Graphic Novels, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror

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Ursula K. Le Guin, Cormac McCarthy, Roger Zelazny

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January 2011

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Jason Franks is the author of the graphic novels THE SIXSMITHS and McBLACK, as well as numerous short stories in comics and prose. Primarily an author of fiction, he has also dabbled in biography, autobiography and travel writing.

Franks' first novel, BLOODY WATERS, was published in 2012 by Possible Press.

Born in South Africa, Franks grew up in Melbourne, Australia. He lived in the United States for five years, and commuted to-and-from Sweden and the States for another. He travels a lot.

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Publishing in 2013

This weekend’s Aurealis Awards have gotten me thinking about publishing.

Take a look at my category, Horror Novel. There are four short-listed works. One of the books is published by Twelfth Planet Press, a boutique small press outfit. Two are by Xoum, a new digital-only publisher. My own publisher, Possible Press, is also a tiny shop. These are ostensibly the four best horror novels by Australi...

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	The Sixsmiths Volume 1 by Jason Franks (Goodreads Author), J. Marc Schmidt 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bloody Waters 4.7 of 5 stars 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kagemono: Flowers and Skulls by Jason Franks (Goodreads Author), Russell Lissau, Alisha Jade 4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kagemono: Tooth and Claw by Jason Franks (Goodreads Author), Dino Caruso, Percival Constantine (Goodreads Author) 4.83 of 5 stars 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	McBlack by Jason Franks (Goodreads Author), Dave Gutierrez (Illustrator) 4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rethinking the Roots of Terrorism. Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bad Ass Faeries 2: Just Plain Bad by Danielle Ackley-McPhail (Goodreads Author) (Editor), L. Jagi Lamplighter (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lee C. Hillman (Editor) 4.41 of 5 stars 4.41 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In All Their Glory (Bad-Ass Faeries, #3) by Danielle Ackley-McPhail (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jeffrey Lyman (Editor), L. Jagi Lamplighter (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.53 of 5 stars 4.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

by Yamamoto Tsunetomo

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Martial Artist's Book of the Five Rings

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Quiver (Volume 1, The Tamsyn Webb Chronicles)

by Jason Fischer (Goodreads Author)

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Jason Franks wrote a new blog post: Publishing in 2013 Publishing in 2013 This weekend’s Aurealis Awards have gotten me thinking about publishing. Take a look at my category, Horror Novel. There are four short-listed works... read more »
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Jason Franks rated a book 4 of 5 stars Hammered: Memoir of an Addict by G.N. Braun (Goodreads Author) read in February, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
G.N. Braun gives us an unvarnished look at the circumstances that drove him to drug addiction and his long battle to get clean and get his life back together. He makes no excuses and no apologies; he just tells us what happened, what he did, and what...more
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Jason Franks rated a book 5 of 5 stars Quiver (Volume 1, The Tamsyn Webb Chronicles) by Jason Fischer (Goodreads Author) read in February, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jason Fischer's QUIVER, originally serialized as four novellas, starts out as a familiar zombie survival epic, but very quickly grows into something more akin to a globe-spanning adventure. With each chapter Fischer sends his characters off into unex...more
Feb 13, 2013 07:06pm · see review
Jason Franks rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Opposite of Life (Book 1) by Narrelle M. Harris (Goodreads Author) read in January, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The Opposite of Life is, in many ways, the opposite of modern vampire novels. I don’t mean that it’s an old-fashioned vampire romp--there is nothing old-fashioned about it--but what I do mean is that this book does everything that that its contemporar...more
Jan 31, 2013 01:40am · see review
Jason Franks marked as to-read: Buk and Jimmy Go West by Brett Mcbean	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jason Franks marked as to-read: Walking The Tree by Kaaron Warren (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jason Franks marked as to-read: Madigan Mine by Kirstyn McDermott (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jason Franks rated a book 5 of 5 stars The List by Paul Bedford	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 20, 2013 02:55am
Jason Franks rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master by Takuan Soho	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 10, 2013 04:31pm
Jason Franks is currently reading: Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 10, 2013 04:31pm