Reading other authors

I said I was going to pimp other people's books once a week. I have failed. So, I shall perform book pimping as the muse takes me. ::g::

I fell in love with Christopher Golden's writing the moment I opened up Of Saints and Shadows back in 2001 or so. I was HOOKED. The Shadow Saga is a brilliant series full of fascinating characters and situations. Imagine my glee when I had the chance to read an ARC of The Gathering Dark, the 4th book in the series, originally published in 2003. I read it on the plane to Left Coast Crime and immediately got to work polishing my own manuscript. That manuscript eventually became Matters of the Blood.

Chris inspires me. He plays with characters and language and situations so well that he totally falls into the "I wish I'd written that" group. I pretty much buy everything he puts out–a LOT–including his YA books and graphic novels. I'm not at all jealous or envious, I simply ADORE his writing and love the fact that reading him inspires me to write more and better.

When Rose Wakes, his most recent release, is a great take on the Sleeping Beauty mythos. I think I read that in one sitting.

What I'm personally most anxious for is Book 5 in the Shadow Saga, Waking Nightmares, coming in April 2011.

What else can I say about Chris other than he's a totally awesome person and a super nice guy! He also gives good hug. ::g::

If you haven't explored his work, I urge you to do so right away. You'll thank me later.