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02 October 2011
 | Title: With Fate Conspire
Sexual Content: None. Rating:
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Posted by
Julia
at 12:30 PM
Labels: 4th in series, fae, faeries, fairies, Marie Brennan, standalone, Urban Fantasy
Labels: 4th in series, fae, faeries, fairies, Marie Brennan, standalone, Urban Fantasy
It’s always exciting to welcome authors to the blog for the first time, so a big welcome to Marie Treanor, author of the Awakened By Blood paranormal romance series, who is a few days from publishing her 3rd book in that series, BLOOD ETERNAL (available on October 4th from Signet Eclipse). I haven’t had the opportunity to read this series yet, an oversight I hope to rectify very soon since the post below has me completely captivated by the character of Dr. Elizabeth Silkon and her investigation into the Vampire with Iron Teeth. Sounds good right? Want to know what’s even better? Marie is giving away a copy of BLOOD ETERNAL today too. See details below.
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The Vampire with Iron Teeth by Dr. Elizabeth Silkon
by
Marie Treanor
So you want urban legends? One that relates to my home country of Scotland, perhaps? Involving vampires? I can do that. Urban legends and vampires happen to be specialties of mine. Let me explain.
My name is Elizabeth Silk. I was recently awarded my PhD for my thesis on historical superstitions. My main area of study was Eastern Europe, where vampire myths abound. Like the urban myths of today – you know: scary, creepy or otherwise downright unlikely events that happened to the friend of a friend’s cousin and just has to be passed on – these superstitions circulated wildly, and were passed on through generations like total fact.
My thesis traces many such local superstitions to their source, and discovers mundane reasons for most accusations of vampirism. In much the same way, I can trace one particular Scottish urban myth to its source.
01 October 2011
 | Title: Bloodstone Author: Nancy Holzner Series: Deadtown Cover Art: Don Sipley Genre: Urban Fantasy Excerpt: Yes Source: Publisher Reviewed by: Julia
  Sexual Content: Kissing, references to sex and attempted rape. Rating:   Good - A fun read with minor flaws. Maybe read an excerpt before buying. |
Posted by
Julia
at 1:30 PM
Labels: 3 bats, 3rd in series, 4 bats, Deadtown, Nancy Holzner, Review, Urban Fantasy, zombies
Labels: 3 bats, 3rd in series, 4 bats, Deadtown, Nancy Holzner, Review, Urban Fantasy, zombies
Spooky Legends 2011 is on! And what better way to kick things off than with a regular guest author whose series we collectively love here on ATUF: Jennifer Estep. Jennifer is celebrating the release of her fifth Elemental Assassin novel, SPIDER’S REVENGE (out now from Pocket Books). Julia got to review it just last week and noted that ‘emotional focus…makes SPIDER’S REVENGE so accessible for new readers. Strangers to the Elemental Assassin series could jump in with book five and come up to speed very quickly.’ That’s especially good news since in addition to giving us Gin’s perspective of The Hook urban legend, Jennifer is giving away a copy of SPIDER’S REVENGE! See details below.
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Gin Blanco on The Hook
by
Jennifer Estep
Greetings and salutations! First of all, I want to say thanks to Abigail for having me on the blog again today. Thanks so much, Abigail!
So I’m here to kick off the Spooky Legends event, which I’m really honored to do. Today, I thought I would let my assassin heroine Gin Blanco tell you what she thinks of some urban legends involving hooks, chainsaws, and stranded couples. Take it away, Gin:
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