What am I reading this week? Demon Inhibitions by Gary Starta

Ah, a new tale of mystery and intrigue is on my reading list this week!  Demon Inhibitions is the latest by author Gary Starta,  a former journalist who studied English and Journalism at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

Gary’s love for science fiction compelled him to write his first novel ‘ What Are You Made Of? ‘ published in 2006. Inspired by Isaac Asimov, the science fiction novel focuses on intelligent artificial life and whether sentient androids should possess the same rights as humans. The androids in Starta’s novel are created as hybrids – part machine, part human – further blurring the line between human and machine. Starta foresees a near future where humans will be forced to decide if intelligent machinery is indeed a life form. Possibly, in this near future, some humans will possess computer enhancements to overcome disabilities becoming hybrids themselves. The line between biological life form and mechanical life form will continue to be examined in a follow up novel now being written.

Starta cites Stephen King and Dean Koontz as inspirations for his 2007 novel ‘ Blood Web ‘ which is also reminiscent of the The X-files television/movie series. Contemporary authors Laurell K. Hamilton, Rachel Caine, Jim Butcher and Kelly Armstrong also fuel his aspiration to create paranormal suspense. The follow up novel to ‘ Blood Web ‘ – ‘ Extreme Liquidation ‘ explores Caitlin Diggs’ supernatural gifts including the ability to see the future in dreams and to read a person’s character through emotions. Updates on the publication date for ‘ Extreme Liquidation ‘ will follow.

Starta’s crime novella ‘ Murder By Association’  blends mystery with forensic investigation. It is a departure from previous books because it contains no science fiction or paranormal elements. Additionally, Starta foresees his 2008 novella ‘ Alzabreah’s Garden ‘ – a fantasy romance – as another out-of-the-box effort.

Find out more about this fascinating author at these various websites:

http://www.garystarta.net
To follow his sci fi fan page:
http://www.facebook.com/GaryStartaSciFiFanPage
To follow his blog:
http://www.networkedblogs.com/blog/gary_startas_writers_blog_a_forum_for_novelists/

Demon Inhibitions

Chasing a soul stealer in her reality, psychic investigator Caitlin Diggs inadvertently travels through a portal to another reality and witnesses her fugitive kill her alternate self in DEMON INHIBITIONS. Assuming her alternate’s life as an agent of the FBI’s Preternatural Crime Division, Diggs believes… her position might help her capture the soul stealer until she finds he may be part of a sinister terrorist plot to keep humans and demons living in segregation. A girl, whose singing inhibits the evil urges of demons, is on the terrorist’s hit list and Diggs will ultimately learn her fugitive is neither supernatural nor demon, but a genetically engineered hit man incapable of being enthralled…

Can’t wait for my review?  Pick up your copy at:  http://www.amazon.com/Demon-Inhibitions-ebook/dp/B0088Q23LW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339438854&sr=8-1&keywords=demon+inhibitions

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