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Daggerfist Jake & the Sufferspeaker
A dark fantasy short story set in the world of Drayth in the ruthless city of Fetchport where villainy reigns. Daggerfist Jake is a hired assassin by trade. While on the job, he discovers the body of a prostitute whom appears to have been the victim of dark magic like nothing ever seen in Fetchport. With a dark past flooding him with memories, he sets out to find the killer and finds himself on a dark journey indeed. This is the first story by Michael E. Thom set in the world of Drayth. He is currently writing an epic fantasy set in the world of Drayth set for release later in 2014.
19 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 11, 2014
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About the author
Michael E Thom
8 books19 followersMichael E. Thom was born May the 4th 1972 and grew up and still resides in Fort Smith, Arkansas. His father Larry Thom is from Sacramento, California and his mother Loretta Thom is from Scranton, Arkansas. This made for Michael to be raised with a unique outlook an perspective on extreme differences of culture.
He started writing fantasy and horror in his late teens after having been a rabid fan of Stephen King and Dungeons & Dragons. The first novel he ever read was Time of the Twins of the Dragonlance series. He started playing D&D when he was 11 years old and found most often he enjoyed being the Dungeonmaster because he loved creating worlds and stories for people to enjoy within them. After many of his D&D players suggesting he write fantasy novels based on some of the worlds he created, he decided to start writing and immerse himself in creative writing classes and groups at Westark College (now UAFS). There he came in contact with a creative writing teacher who helped him join a writer's group.
He wrote many short horror stories and began a fantasy novel series and a horror novel, both of which he never submitted, but he did get a few of the short stories published in small periodicals in the '90s.
During this time he also endeavored a career as a fantasy illustrator where he took on many art jobs for several gaming clients even to this day. He also worked professionally as a graphic designer for a few years and now has a day job as a tattoo artist. All of these combined skills allowed him to be able to illustrate his own books.
In his free time, when he has it, he works on art for Shadowrun Rpg, private oil painting commissions, and teaches painting classes locally. He also has sung and played guitar in various heavy metal and rock bands over the years. He lives with his wife Rachael in the city of Fort Smith with their two dogs Brutus and Rogue. He enjoys reading, cooking, and philosophical discussions on the regular. He's a total Beatles fanatic and never tires of watching Beatle documentaries or listening to their albums on the original vinyl releases both US and British catalog.
He started writing fantasy and horror in his late teens after having been a rabid fan of Stephen King and Dungeons & Dragons. The first novel he ever read was Time of the Twins of the Dragonlance series. He started playing D&D when he was 11 years old and found most often he enjoyed being the Dungeonmaster because he loved creating worlds and stories for people to enjoy within them. After many of his D&D players suggesting he write fantasy novels based on some of the worlds he created, he decided to start writing and immerse himself in creative writing classes and groups at Westark College (now UAFS). There he came in contact with a creative writing teacher who helped him join a writer's group.
He wrote many short horror stories and began a fantasy novel series and a horror novel, both of which he never submitted, but he did get a few of the short stories published in small periodicals in the '90s.
During this time he also endeavored a career as a fantasy illustrator where he took on many art jobs for several gaming clients even to this day. He also worked professionally as a graphic designer for a few years and now has a day job as a tattoo artist. All of these combined skills allowed him to be able to illustrate his own books.
In his free time, when he has it, he works on art for Shadowrun Rpg, private oil painting commissions, and teaches painting classes locally. He also has sung and played guitar in various heavy metal and rock bands over the years. He lives with his wife Rachael in the city of Fort Smith with their two dogs Brutus and Rogue. He enjoys reading, cooking, and philosophical discussions on the regular. He's a total Beatles fanatic and never tires of watching Beatle documentaries or listening to their albums on the original vinyl releases both US and British catalog.
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February 18, 2014
An assassin discovers that something far nastier is hunting on his patch...
A tidy short by a new author, it's a quick read and serves as an introduction to Fetchport, an unrepentant hive of scum and villainy in the finest fantasy tradition.
The author's writing style tends to the verbose, verging on purple prose in places, but what it lacks in polish it makes up for in ideas. As an antagonist the Sufferspeaker is an interesting piece of nastiness and I'm hoping there's more of Daggerfist Jake in the forthcoming novel.
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