249 ratings | 1 review | avg rating:4.17

more photos (1)

Anthony's Bookshelves

read (245)
currently-reading (21)
to-read (35)
on-hold (18)
research-pile (12)
audiobooks (17)
favorites (81)
in-the-bookbag (5)
my-writing (6)
never-finished (6)

see all bookshelves »

Anthony's Friends (40)

Strange Angel {A Thousand Dreams}

1,824 books | 773 friends

Kate Kaynak

623 books | 227 friends

Jennifer Provost

455 books | 558 friends

Robert Kroese

177 books | 547 friends

Toni (U.A.C.)

2,373 books | 108 friends

Julie (Manga Maniac Cafe)

6,904 books | 1,099 friends

Betsy Miller

102 books | 31 friends

AbFabGab

60 books | 71 friends

More friends…

Anthony is following 26 people

Anthony Francis

Goodreads author profile

url

http://www.goodreads.com/centaur

born

February 10, 1969 in Greenville, South Carolina, The United States

gender

male

website

http://dakotafrost.com/blog/

twitter username

dakotafrost

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Computers & Internet

member since

December 2011

About this author

edit data

Dr. Anthony G. Francis, Jr. is a science fiction writer and computer scientist who started writing urban fantasy because he likes it. The Dakota Frost series combines Anthony's love of hard science, fantastic magic, alternative culture, and strong, feisty women.

Even though the siren call of computing eventually pulled him out to the San Francisco Bay Area, he still chose to set the Dakota Frost series in Atlanta, Georgia, where he spent nearly half his life and which he has learned to love like no other place on Earth.

When not making computers smarter or writing science fiction and fantasy, Anthony blogs about his life, his writing and his research at The Library of Dresan. He also writes an occasionally updated webcomic, f@nu fiku. He cu...more

29 posts
Anthony Francis's Blog: Dakota Frost

Burning that liquid fire…

Back at work on LIQUID FIRE and it's progressing well. From a recent scene:

"Does … does every tattoo use a brand new needle? For health or something?"

"Every time," I said. "For health reasons, of course, but for the art too, and most of all for the magic. You don't want some scratcher muddling your hide with a worn-out needle filled with stray mana traces it picked up from half a dozen other...

View more on Anthony Francis's website »

0 comments

•

like 1 like

•

Published on April 08, 2012 22:05 • 12 views

View all 29 posts »

combine editions
Books by Anthony Francis

Average rating: 3.79 · 763 ratings · 257 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Frost Moon (Skindancer, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 597 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Blood Rock (Skindancer, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	My rating:
	UnCONventional by Kate Kaynak (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Trisha Wooldridge (Editor), L.J. Berger (Contributor) 4.46 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	My rating:

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

Series by Anthony Francis

Skindancer (2 books)
by Anthony Francis (Goodreads Author)

3.79 avg rating — 762 ratings

Upcoming Events

No scheduled events. Add an event.

Anthony is Currently Reading

Anthony Francis is currently reading:

Graphics Shaders: Theory and Practice

by Mike Bailey

bookshelves: currently-reading

My rating:

Dec 10, 2011 03:46pm

Anthony Francis is currently reading:

Steam: its generation and use

by Babcock and Wilcox Company

bookshelves: currently-reading

My rating:

Jan 22, 2012 03:33pm

Anthony Francis is currently reading:

Minder (Ganzfield, #1)

by Kate Kaynak (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

My rating:

Jan 16, 2012 06:45pm

rss
Anthony's Recent Updates

Anthony Francis is now friends with Sandy Saidak
Apr 09, 2012 05:05pm
Anthony Francis is finished with Graphics Shaders: having to go over a few chapters again Graphics Shaders: Theory and Practice by Mike Bailey progress:	My rating:
Feb 11, 2012 02:31pm · like · see status
Anthony Francis marked as to-read: One Fine Potion: The Literary Magic of Harry Potter by Greg Garrett (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Jan 22, 2012 03:46pm
Anthony Francis is currently reading: Steam: its generation and use by Babcock and Wilcox Company	My rating:
Jan 22, 2012 03:33pm
Anthony Francis marked as to-read: Daughter of the Centaurs (Centauriad, #1) by Kate Klimo	My rating:
Jan 22, 2012 02:32pm
Anthony Francis marked as to-read: First Taste (The Beautiful Blood Saga) by Violet Williams (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Jan 21, 2012 03:51pm
Anthony Francis is currently reading: Minder (Ganzfield, #1) by Kate Kaynak (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Jan 16, 2012 06:45pm
Anthony Francis is currently reading: Steam-Powered 2: More Lesbian Steampunk Stories by JoSelle Vanderhooft (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Jan 16, 2012 06:35pm
Anthony Francis gave to: Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by Erich Gamma	My rating:
Jan 14, 2012 11:57pm
Anthony Francis gave to: Core Java by Gary Cornell	My rating:
Jan 14, 2012 11:57pm

More of Anthony's books…

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Forthcoming Books: Books to add	1	65	Mar 16, 2010 02:42pm
Serious About Books: February Nominations!	40	20	Nov 29, 2010 11:18am
Cover to Cover Ch...: Darcy's 2010 Book List	52	214	Dec 28, 2010 08:07pm
Cover to Cover Ch...: Darcy's 2011 Books	13	120	Jan 01, 2011 06:54pm
Forthcoming Books: Author List	6	91	Jan 10, 2011 09:54am
Dementia - Readin...: April 2011 Challenge	20	19	Apr 26, 2011 03:49pm
Paranormal Addict...: Recommendations needed: Male Urban Fantasy Authors	36	186	Jun 20, 2011 06:00pm
All things Dragon...: Other Authors 2011	7	17	Aug 29, 2011 03:27pm
The Seasonal Read...: Fall Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC!	2299	447	Nov 30, 2011 09:05pm