A. Lee Martinez




A. Lee Martinez

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born
January 12, 1973

place of birth
El Paso, Texas, The United States

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Science Fiction & Fantasy


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A. Lee Martinez was born in El Paso, Texas. At the age of eighteen, for no apparent reason, he started writing novels. Thirteen short years (and a little over a dozen manuscripts) later, his first novel, Gil's All Fright Diner, was published. His hobbies include juggling, games of all sorts, and astral projecting. Also, he likes to sing along with the radio when he's in the car by himself. ~ Amazon




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Being a professional novelologist is a weird gig, gang.  It's not because I get paid to make up stories, although that is a bit odd if you think about it.  Yet no odder than getting paid a million dollars to swing a bat at a ball or drive a car really, really fast.  And it's not because people look up to me for my accomplishments, meager as they are in a sociological or cosmic sense.

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avg rating: 3.84 | 1,685 ratings | 370 reviews | 10 distinct works | 31 fans
Gil's All Fright Diner Gil's All Fright Diner
by A. Lee Martinez
avg rating 3.82 — 559 ratings — published 2005
7 editions
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In the Company of Ogres In the Company of Ogres
by A. Lee Martinez
avg rating 3.90 — 240 ratings — published 2006
4 editions
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A Nameless Witch A Nameless Witch
by A. Lee Martinez
avg rating 3.81 — 237 ratings — published 2007
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The Automatic Detective The Automatic Detective
by A. Lee Martinez
avg rating 3.95 — 203 ratings — published 2008
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Monster Monster
by A. Lee Martinez
avg rating 3.62 — 182 ratings — published 2009
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Too Many Curses Too Many Curses
by A. Lee Martinez
avg rating 3.81 — 121 ratings — published 2008
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Nessy's Castle Nessy's Castle
by A. Lee Martinez
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2010
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Gil's All Fright Diner Gil's All Fright Diner
by A. Lee Martinez
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In the Company of Ogres In the Company of Ogres
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Divine Misfortune Divine Misfortune
by A. Lee Martinez
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"Reality is like a fruitcake; pretty enough to look at but with all sorts of nasty things lurking just beneath the surface."
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"He gives me the hairy eyeball, and asks me to help him find his pancreas."
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"In the middle of nowhere, along a quiet stretch of road, the diner dreamt of the hungry dead. And of two men."
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