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Shadows of Arcadia
In the neon-lit city of Arcadia, where ancient magic collides with modern technology, Dylan Steele and his allies must navigate a world fraught with danger and darkness. Once an ordinary man, Dylan is thrust into the heart of the Tournament of Shadows, a brutal contest where the strongest warriors vie for unimaginable power.
Joined by Lyra, a brilliant Technomancer, and Kael, the enigmatic Master of Time, Dylan battles formidable enemies and uncovers powerful relics. Their journey is marked by heart-pounding battles, devastating losses, and the discovery of a unique synergy that combines their powers in extraordinary ways.
As they face the ultimate threat—the Chaos Bringer and its horde of dark creatures—their bond is tested like never before. With the fate of Arcadia hanging in the balance, they must harness their newfound power and stand united against the forces of darkness.
Shadows of Arcadia is a gripping epic fantasy that blends elements of gamelit, cyberpunk, and high fantasy, delivering a story of courage, sacrifice, and the unbreakable bonds of friendship.
Joined by Lyra, a brilliant Technomancer, and Kael, the enigmatic Master of Time, Dylan battles formidable enemies and uncovers powerful relics. Their journey is marked by heart-pounding battles, devastating losses, and the discovery of a unique synergy that combines their powers in extraordinary ways.
As they face the ultimate threat—the Chaos Bringer and its horde of dark creatures—their bond is tested like never before. With the fate of Arcadia hanging in the balance, they must harness their newfound power and stand united against the forces of darkness.
Shadows of Arcadia is a gripping epic fantasy that blends elements of gamelit, cyberpunk, and high fantasy, delivering a story of courage, sacrifice, and the unbreakable bonds of friendship.
73 pages, Paperback
Published July 30, 2024
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Jim Thompson
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James Myers Thompson was a United States writer of novels, short stories and screenplays, largely in the hardboiled style of crime fiction.
Thompson wrote more than thirty novels, the majority of which were original paperback publications by pulp fiction houses, from the late-1940s through mid-1950s. Despite some positive critical notice, notably by Anthony Boucher in the New York Times, he was little-recognized in his lifetime. Only after death did Thompson's literary stature grow, when in the late 1980s, several novels were re-published in the Black Lizard series of re-discovered crime fiction.
Thompson's writing culminated in a few of his best-regarded works: The Killer Inside Me, Savage Night, A Hell of a Woman and Pop. 1280. In these works, Thompson turned the derided pulp genre into literature and art, featuring unreliable narrators, odd structure, and surrealism.
The writer R.V. Cassills has suggested that of all pulp fiction, Thompson's was the rawest and most harrowing; that neither Dashiell Hammett nor Raymond Chandler nor even Horace McCoy, author of the bleak They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, ever "wrote a book within miles of Thompson". Similarly, in the introduction to Now and on Earth, Stephen King says he most admires Thompson's work because "The guy was over the top. The guy was absolutely over the top. Big Jim didn't know the meaning of the word stop. There are three brave lets inherent in the forgoing: he let himself see everything, he let himself write it down, then he let himself publish it."
Thompson admired Fyodor Dostoevsky and was nicknamed "Dimestore Dostoevsky" by writer Geoffrey O'Brien. Film director Stephen Frears, who directed an adaptation of Thompson's The Grifters as 1990's The Grifters, also identified elements of Greek tragedy in his themes.
James Myers Thompson was a United States writer of novels, short stories and screenplays, largely in the hardboiled style of crime fiction.
Thompson wrote more than thirty novels, the majority of which were original paperback publications by pulp fiction houses, from the late-1940s through mid-1950s. Despite some positive critical notice, notably by Anthony Boucher in the New York Times, he was little-recognized in his lifetime. Only after death did Thompson's literary stature grow, when in the late 1980s, several novels were re-published in the Black Lizard series of re-discovered crime fiction.
Thompson's writing culminated in a few of his best-regarded works: The Killer Inside Me, Savage Night, A Hell of a Woman and Pop. 1280. In these works, Thompson turned the derided pulp genre into literature and art, featuring unreliable narrators, odd structure, and surrealism.
The writer R.V. Cassills has suggested that of all pulp fiction, Thompson's was the rawest and most harrowing; that neither Dashiell Hammett nor Raymond Chandler nor even Horace McCoy, author of the bleak They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, ever "wrote a book within miles of Thompson". Similarly, in the introduction to Now and on Earth, Stephen King says he most admires Thompson's work because "The guy was over the top. The guy was absolutely over the top. Big Jim didn't know the meaning of the word stop. There are three brave lets inherent in the forgoing: he let himself see everything, he let himself write it down, then he let himself publish it."
Thompson admired Fyodor Dostoevsky and was nicknamed "Dimestore Dostoevsky" by writer Geoffrey O'Brien. Film director Stephen Frears, who directed an adaptation of Thompson's The Grifters as 1990's The Grifters, also identified elements of Greek tragedy in his themes.
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