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New 4 Star Review For Huntsman Paperback!

A Tale Exceptionally Told, October 10, 2012
This review is from: Huntsman: The Hunted Mage Trilogy (Volume 1) (Paperback)

Michael did an excellent job weaving this tale. The characters are so well rounded and compelling they drag the reader along as they stumble through their troubles. I find myself unable to decide who to root for, but I desperately want to know what happens to all of them.

The book is divided into three parts, with many years passing by between acts. I found myself a bit conf...

An Excerpt of Chapter 25 of Dagger

~Book Two of The Hunted Mage Trilogy~

Aila’s sudden cry brought a surge of motion from the corridor as the guardsman pushed against Wyman’s weight against the door. Eyulf held firm for a moment, and then felt the king’s feet slide backwards against the younger man’s vigor.

With a tug on the iron ring that formed the handle, Eyulf stepped back and stretched his leg out into the widening gap.

The man had little chance to react. The force of his weight against the door was too great to slow him wh...

Ohhhhh, New Nooks! And a new low price for Huntsman…

I’ve gotta be honest…I still don’t own any form of e-reader but my HP iPaq 1955 Personal Digital Assistant.

Which I love with all the attachment of The Doctor and his sonic screwdriver.

(THIS is MY Doctor, by the way. You can keep the others…)

Bought a replacement screen and performed an intensive surgery to keep it alive…though now I have to align the screen with the diagnostic app every few uses.

I have done a bit of e-reading with it and like that well enough…but I am still way more of a ‘boo...

A great weekend of book selling…and a Special Sale! **UPDATED**

at MAN-Fest 2012 at Waters Church in North Attleboro.

I sold quite a few copies of HUNTSMAN and talked with some great people about writing, stories in general and Viking-era lore in particular and donated some of my proceeds to Neighbors Helping Neighbors.

Day Two was just as beautiful as One though I think there was a bit less foot traffic past the booths, mainly due to the numerous contests: Push-ups (the winner did 91!) Bull-riding, hot dog eating and more.

The highlight of my day occurred a...

A great weekend of book selling…and a Special Sale!

at MAN-Fest 2012 at Waters Church in North Attleboro.

I sold quite a few copies of HUNTSMAN and talked with some great people about writing, stories in general and Viking-era lore in particular and donated some of my proceeds to Neighbors Helping Neighbors.

Day Two was just as beautiful as One though I think there was a bit less foot traffic past the booths, mainly due to the numerous contests: Push-ups (the winner did 91!) Bull-riding, hot dog eating and more.

The highlight of my day occurred a...

4 Stars for Huntsman!

Prepare For a Journey, September 19, 2012
This review is from: Huntsman: The Hunted Mage Trilogy (Volume 1) (Paperback)

This amazing tale takes place in an 11th century Scandinavian Peninsula that never was, but should have been. With its tale of rune-singing magicians and acid-breathing dragons dangerous in their cunning, Huntsman is a tour de force of a world with characters that have suffered great loss, but who react differently to the vagaries of their fates.

Eyulf the Mage driven by power...

Busy day yesterday!

Day One of Man-Fest was gorgeous. I drove out of gloomy over-cast Cape Cod to a beautiful sunny Attleboro for the festival.

After a rocky start… (while setting up my booth, a water hose fitting in the wall behind me decided to burst. Barely missed soaking my laptop & paperback books!) I sold some of the small supply of HUNTSMAN I had to sell, so I am back at it again today.

I own a re-creation of a Viking Dagger produced by the Franklin Mint many years ago and I have it displayed on the table w...

So…where will I be today?

Signing copies of my book at MAN-Fest!!

Waters Church in North Attleboro is having what at first sounds like Festivus…for the rest of us! (Please excuse the Seinfeld reference…)

Car show… Feats of strength… Jousting?… a Mustache / beard competition…games and raffles galore.

And in the midst of the mêlée will be lil’ ole me. Selling signed paperback copies of HUNTSMAN.

My first ever book sale & sign event! Gotta admit…little nervous. But one thing I can say for sure:

A MAN-Fest is definitely the pl...

NOT a post about Writing…

or selling books…or a part of a new book.

Have you ever lost something and didn’t realize it until much later? I had a moment of realization on Wednesday.

I have lost the stars.

It wasn’t all at once, more of a gradual loss I think but I am having a hard time pin-pointing when and where I left them.

We visited New Hampshire on Monday, Tuesday last week and left waaaay too late in the day…trying to cram in all the ‘live free or die’ that we could before we had to leave.

On the way home as we crosse...

An Excerpt of Chapter 8 of Dagger

~Book Two of the Hunted Mage Trilogy~

The sounds of the busy forge quieted as Erick bellowed at Hessu.

“It matters little what they WANT! They cannot have it!” He growled in frustration as he pulled the apron over his head and flung it at the ground. He sat down on one of the anvils wiped the sweat from his brow.

Hessu’s face darkened with anger, but he spoke with his usual calmness.

“You need not yell at ME, Master. You agreed to take Ragnor’s commission and then told me to deal with it. Now the...