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Craig Schaefer

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February 05

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Craig Schaefer's books have taken readers to the seamy edge of a criminal underworld drenched in shadow (the Daniel Faust series), to a world torn by war, poison and witchcraft (the Revanche Cycle), and across a modern America mired in occult mysteries and a conspiracy of lies (the Harmony Black series).

Despite this, people say he's strangely normal. Suspiciously normal, in fact. His home on the Web is www.craigschaeferbooks.com.
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Craig Schaefer Hi, Harini, and thank you! Caitlin will definitely be getting more of the limelight in upcoming books. I'd love to give her a solo book if time permit…moreHi, Harini, and thank you! Caitlin will definitely be getting more of the limelight in upcoming books. I'd love to give her a solo book if time permits, or at least a novella. Writing from her perspective would be...interesting. :)(less)
Craig Schaefer Thanks! Yes, that's absolutely going to come up at some point; there's a whole story around the job-gone-awry (and some yet-to-hit-home consequences f…moreThanks! Yes, that's absolutely going to come up at some point; there's a whole story around the job-gone-awry (and some yet-to-hit-home consequences from it) waiting in the wings. Probably not before the next two books, though, due to the current story arc.(less)
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Firebreak: Now in Audio!

As promised, we’re swiftly following up the first Castaways audiobook with its sequel, Firebreak, which is available today! Book three, Rats, is currently in my editor’s capable hands and my cover designer is doing her thing too, so hopefully late next month I’ll have some info on a release window; it’ll come out in print first, and then Susannah will work her audio magic on it.

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“Boys,” Jessie said, “you’re looking at your worst nightmare. I’m a black lesbian from the government, and I’m here to take away your guns.”
Craig Schaefer, Glass Predator

“At a distance, they looked just boring enough to be important.”
Craig Schaefer, The Long Way Down

“The original games were gladiatorial fights to the death. We had to revise that after a few years because, well, people stopped signing up.”
Craig Schaefer, A Plain-Dealing Villain

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