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Mike is the author of Geekomancy, the first in a comedic urban fantasy series about magicians who channel the power of popular culture. Geekomancy was published July 2012 by Pocket Star, and the sequel, Celebromancy, is coming 7/15/2013.

Mike started telling stories when he learned to talk and hasn't seen a reason to stop yet. He grew up playing video games, CCGs, RPGs, and many other delightful games with acronyms. As a teenager, the friendly local game store was his home away from home, and the site of his apprenticeship in geekdom.

Mike earned a B.A. in Creative Mythology and in East Asian Studies from Indiana University, and a M.A. in Folklore Studies from the University of Oregon. Basically, destined to be a novelist.

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Tomorrow I’m headed to Madison, WI for WisCon, a feminist/activist SF/F convention. This trip also kicks my summer convention season, which will be intense. I have two back-to-back cons this month, then three conventions back-to-back-to-back-to-FLOP at the end of June July, which willculminatein coming home after ReaderCon, dying for a night, and then rising like a Literary Phoenix to celebrate...

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Published on May 22, 2013 06:10
Average rating: 3.68 · 391 ratings · 123 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors
Geekomancy (Ree Reyes, #1)
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 385 ratings — published 2012
Celebromancy (Ree Reyes #2)
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — expected publication 2013 — 2 editions
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4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010

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“Right now. Living. Aiming to misbehave or just trying not to fade away.”
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“The room continued to spin though she was standing still, but her ears were hot. She felt like she'd just slammed three doubles of tequila and needed a fistfight chaser.”
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“If our cover breaks in here, we’re toast. Worse that toast, we’re the crappy crumbs of carbon left at the bottom of a toster oven that I haven’t cleaned out in three months.”
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“I am a master of folklore - I should be able to throw folklore fireballs or something.”
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“Rhiannon Anna Maria Reyes, (Strength 10, Dexterity 14, Stamina 12, Will 17, IQ 16 and Charisma 15 -- Geek 7 / Barista 3 / Screenwriter 2 / Gamer Girl 2) was Bryan’s secret weapon. Rhiannon (known to practically everyone as “Ree”) kept the café in fabulous baked goods, talked authoritatively about subjects from Aliens to Zork, and drew the attentions of countless lovelorn geeks.”
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