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Five-star reviews for Prophet of the Dead

The first two Amazon reviews of Prophet of the Dead are up, and they both give it five stars. Not too shabby!

http://www.amazon.com/Prophet-Dead-Brotherhood-Griffon-Book/dp/0786963611/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1360601387&sr=1-1&keywords=prophet+of+the+dead

stacyfund@stonehill.org

The following paragraphs are a copy of a message from my friend Ann Morris. I hope everyone will consider donating. If you know Stacy Lung, you know what a terrific person she is. If you've been to Necronomicon (the Florida con) or one of the other conventions on which she worked, she contributed to your good time whether you know her or not.

I've been letting people know about the Stacy Fund, a charity account set up to benefit Necronomicon Convention's art show director, Stacy Lung.

As some of you know, Stacy has suffered a catastrophic illness. She was found not breathing at the Run for Your Life event November 17, 2012 and has been either in the hospital or in a nursing home since that time. She can speak and her mental faculties seem to be all right but she has lost the use of her limbs. She is expected to have quite a lengthy stay in the nursing home for rehabilitation. Meanwhile, her medical costs keep rising (even though she currently has insurance from her job) and her mortgage payments and other bills keep coming. Her employment may run out and with it, her health insurance, so the situation could become even more dire than it currently is.

Stone Hill has set up a charity account to help her and we are asking fans to help a fellow fan. Stone Hill will match the first $500 to be donated to the Stacy Fund. You can send payments via PayPal. Use the address stacyfund at stonehill dot org

We will also be holding a special art auction at this year's Necronomicon. So, if you or someone you know is an artist and would like to donate a piece of your work to benefit Stacy, please get in touch with me via Facebook or at annmorris1 at yahoo dot com.

This information will be on our website shortly.

Please spread the word. Thank you.

Reviews and reviewers

My new post to The Night Bazaar is about reviews and reviewers. Check it out:

http://night-bazaar.com/reviews-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-but-mostly-the-bad-and-the-ugly.html

A kind review of Pathfinder Tales: Called to Darkness

http://www.examiner.com/review/review-called-to-darkness-by-richard-lee-byers?cid=db_articles

Inspiration

I contributed a guest blog post to the Fantasist Enterprises site on the subject of authorial inspiration. Check it out:

http://fantasistent.com/2013/02/07/cross-pollination/

Prophet of the Dead is out

My new Forgotten Realms/Brotherhood of the Griffon novel Prophet of the Dead is now available.

http://www.amazon.com/Prophet-Dead-Brotherhood-Griffon-Book/dp/0786963611/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1360123404&sr=1-1&keywords=prophet+of+the+dead

The final chapter of "In Red Rune Canyon" Is Up

The final chapter of "In Red Rune Canyon," my free Pathfinder web fiction serial, is now up. (The previous chapters are, of course, still available as well.)

http://paizo.com/pathfinder/tales/serial

Rip Me a New One

My new column on Airlock Alpha deals with Jack the Ripper and science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Check it out:

http://airlockalpha.com/node/9510/astrojive-rip-me-a-new-one.html

You Can"t Win! Or Can You?

My new post to The Night Bazaar is about racism in SF, fantasy, and horror:

http://night-bazaar.com/you-cant-win-or-can-you.html

Sexism, Our Community, and Our Genre

“Sexism, Our Community, and Our Genre” is my new post to The Night Bazaar:

http://night-bazaar.com/sexism-our-community-and-our-genre.html