Patrick E. McLean





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Patrick E. McLean

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See that up there? That’s work-in-progress for the cover for the sequel to How to Succeed in Evil. And you know that that means? Yes, work, is in progress. Covers are begin made, drafts are being proofed and perfected, physical editions are being prepared – progress!!!


I could tell you that that the book will be out in the next couple of weeks, but, undoubtedly that would just come ’round to b...

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Published on May 31, 2012 11:45 • 1 view
Average rating: 3.81 · 335 ratings · 46 reviews · 4 distinct works
How to Succeed in Evil
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 269 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions
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Unkillable
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2010
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Consultation With a Vampire
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2012
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Stories I Told Myself
4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
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Patrick McLean Patrick McLean said: "As a writer I find this book to be a useful and inspiring tool. It makes my world-making brainy parts light up light Christmas.

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See that up there? That’s work-in-progress for the cover for the sequel to How to Succeed in Evil. And you know that that means? Yes, work, is in p... read more »
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A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
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A Study of History, Abridgement of Vols 1-6 by Arnold Joseph Toynbee
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As a writer I find this book to be a useful and inspiring tool. It makes my world-making brainy parts light up light Christmas.

If you are a fan of stories with big cosmologies (which would be everything by Asimov, Heinlein, Robert E. Howard, etc.) th...more
Patrick McLean is now following Steven's reviews
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The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
The Thin Man
by Dashiell Hammett
read in July, 1990
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I have a lasting love of this book for several reasons. The relationship between Nick and Nora is wonderful, yes, the dialog sings, but there is a relationship there. This is a guy solving a murder with his wife. Hammett has unlimited tough-guy noir...more
"I'm not going to think about doing any audio until after the sequel (HtSiE:Hostile Takeover) is finished. After that, sure. "
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Little, Big by John Crowley
Little, Big
by John Crowley
read in December, 2011
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He's a writer of tremendous power. I mean he does heartbreakingly beautiful things with words. But the thing didn't hold together for me. There were parts of it that are realer to me than any George RR Martin book will ever be (and I love Martin) but...more
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“There is no such thing as coincidence, Topper. It is always, always your enemies conspiring against you." (from How to Succeed in Evil)”
Patrick E. McLean

“He is called Excelsior. In Latin the name means "ever higher". This impossible man does not know this. To be fair, there are a lot of words he doesn't know.”
Patrick E. McLean, How to Succeed in Evil

“She sucked in air as if the only reason for her to breathe was to expel pain.”
Patrick E. McLean




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