It's A Luminous June!
What with the holiday weekend, kids home sick, and local tornadoes, things have been a bit off-kilter in the land of this debut novelist, but, ohmigosh, things are definitely happening!
Thanks to All Things Urban Fantasy & Dark Faerie Tales, I'll be taking part in Deadly Destinations: Your Guide to Killer Hot Spots! Think of it as a luxury summer vacation *inside* exotic paranormal paradises delivered directly to you in the comfort of your very own home. (Cabana boys not included.)
Thinking about slipping off for a summer of sun and fun in the South of France? Cozying up on the beach in Cabo? Partying in Palm Springs? Wouldn't you rather enjoy an all expenses paid, character guided tour of some of the hottest locales in paranormal fiction?
What's the saying in real estate? Location, location, location. Well in Paranormal fiction it's worldbuilding, worldbuilding, worldbuilding. We wanted to think of an event that would promote all the new paranormal titles releasing from June through August and tie them together with the Summer season. We thought a vacation theme would be perfect, but instead of hitting the typical getaway spots, we'd invite you to visit all the different supernatural worlds/locations (guided by your favorite characters) from 62 of the most anticipated new Summer releases.
More to come soon!
Local to New England? The latest signings and appearances for this summer are posted on the "News" page of my website, www.dawnmetcalf.com. Book stores, library talks, special events & ice cream socials -- it's going to be one Luminous Summer!
And to start the month off right, here is a lovely review from the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books:
After discovering a strange lump on the back of her neck, Consuela realizes that reaching through it allows her to literally step out of her skin to become a powerful, beautiful skeleton, "hard but soft, luminous as shell," able to enter the strange parallel world of the Flow. This, she learns, is where a handful of souls linger in a limbo between life and death, occasionally entering the real world to act as guardian angels using their varied powers. Consuela, for instance, is able to cloak herself in other skins—air, fire, animal—and use their abilities. But something—or someone—is killing off the erstwhile angels one by one, and Consuela seems to be the only one who can save the Flow and its dwindling inhabitants. Appropriately, religious allusions abound, and Metcalf skillfully incorporates Jewish mysticism and Day of the Dead imagery, among others, in illuminating her world as she engages with philosophically and spiritually charged questions of angelic protectors, unseen worlds, and the afterlife. Consuela is fairly devout, giving her some authority in negotiating these currents, but the world of the Flow is strictly interfaith, exploring larger themes within religions and cultures without restricting the book to a single worldview. Though the plot rambles at times, the prose is simply stunning, and it's well worth the small plot fumbles. With her vivid fantastical landscape, evocative descriptions ("She cradled [her skin] in her arms like a precious thing, a gown of tan silk with black satin fringe, and hung it gently on the door hook to dry"), and facility with powerfully grotesque imagery, Metcalf is a stylist to watch. -- Claire Gross
EEEEEEEEEE! (Can you tell what today's letter is? That's right! It's the letter "E"!)
This episode of a Luminous June has been brought to you by the letter "E". Thank you. :-D
Thanks to All Things Urban Fantasy & Dark Faerie Tales, I'll be taking part in Deadly Destinations: Your Guide to Killer Hot Spots! Think of it as a luxury summer vacation *inside* exotic paranormal paradises delivered directly to you in the comfort of your very own home. (Cabana boys not included.)
Thinking about slipping off for a summer of sun and fun in the South of France? Cozying up on the beach in Cabo? Partying in Palm Springs? Wouldn't you rather enjoy an all expenses paid, character guided tour of some of the hottest locales in paranormal fiction?
What's the saying in real estate? Location, location, location. Well in Paranormal fiction it's worldbuilding, worldbuilding, worldbuilding. We wanted to think of an event that would promote all the new paranormal titles releasing from June through August and tie them together with the Summer season. We thought a vacation theme would be perfect, but instead of hitting the typical getaway spots, we'd invite you to visit all the different supernatural worlds/locations (guided by your favorite characters) from 62 of the most anticipated new Summer releases.
More to come soon!
Local to New England? The latest signings and appearances for this summer are posted on the "News" page of my website, www.dawnmetcalf.com. Book stores, library talks, special events & ice cream socials -- it's going to be one Luminous Summer!
And to start the month off right, here is a lovely review from the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books:
After discovering a strange lump on the back of her neck, Consuela realizes that reaching through it allows her to literally step out of her skin to become a powerful, beautiful skeleton, "hard but soft, luminous as shell," able to enter the strange parallel world of the Flow. This, she learns, is where a handful of souls linger in a limbo between life and death, occasionally entering the real world to act as guardian angels using their varied powers. Consuela, for instance, is able to cloak herself in other skins—air, fire, animal—and use their abilities. But something—or someone—is killing off the erstwhile angels one by one, and Consuela seems to be the only one who can save the Flow and its dwindling inhabitants. Appropriately, religious allusions abound, and Metcalf skillfully incorporates Jewish mysticism and Day of the Dead imagery, among others, in illuminating her world as she engages with philosophically and spiritually charged questions of angelic protectors, unseen worlds, and the afterlife. Consuela is fairly devout, giving her some authority in negotiating these currents, but the world of the Flow is strictly interfaith, exploring larger themes within religions and cultures without restricting the book to a single worldview. Though the plot rambles at times, the prose is simply stunning, and it's well worth the small plot fumbles. With her vivid fantastical landscape, evocative descriptions ("She cradled [her skin] in her arms like a precious thing, a gown of tan silk with black satin fringe, and hung it gently on the door hook to dry"), and facility with powerfully grotesque imagery, Metcalf is a stylist to watch. -- Claire Gross
EEEEEEEEEE! (Can you tell what today's letter is? That's right! It's the letter "E"!)
This episode of a Luminous June has been brought to you by the letter "E". Thank you. :-D
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