Ladies and gentlemen-
I am proud to announce that the long-promised moment has arrived!
Yes, friends, here you get your first look at the project that has cost me most of my sleep for the last two months. So, without further ado...
The novel is called Atticus for the Undead. It centers around an idealistic young attorney, Hunter Gamble, who works in a very special area of the practice -- arcane defense. Twelve years ago, the world discovered through an event called The Unveiling that vampires, werewolves, zombies, and other creatures previously thought purely mythical were, in fact, real. This changed the fabric of American life in a number of ways, not least of which -- they needed somebody to go to court for them! And so, with the help of shy-but-energetic research attorney Kirsten Harper, Hunter sets out to make the world a better place -- one arcane client at a time. (Don't call them supernaturals, it's rude!)
When a young zombie walks into Hunter's office accused of murder (by brain-eating, of course), Hunter must navigate a complex web of political, legal, and cultural obstacles to secure the man's freedom -- if he can.
Here is the finished cover image, excellently done by Mark Vickrey:
And here are the prologue and first chapter. Enjoy, and please leave comments. It is important to me that my work works for you!
I am proud to announce that the long-promised moment has arrived!
Yes, friends, here you get your first look at the project that has cost me most of my sleep for the last two months. So, without further ado...
The novel is called Atticus for the Undead. It centers around an idealistic young attorney, Hunter Gamble, who works in a very special area of the practice -- arcane defense. Twelve years ago, the world discovered through an event called The Unveiling that vampires, werewolves, zombies, and other creatures previously thought purely mythical were, in fact, real. This changed the fabric of American life in a number of ways, not least of which -- they needed somebody to go to court for them! And so, with the help of shy-but-energetic research attorney Kirsten Harper, Hunter sets out to make the world a better place -- one arcane client at a time. (Don't call them supernaturals, it's rude!)
When a young zombie walks into Hunter's office accused of murder (by brain-eating, of course), Hunter must navigate a complex web of political, legal, and cultural obstacles to secure the man's freedom -- if he can.
Here is the finished cover image, excellently done by Mark Vickrey:
And here are the prologue and first chapter. Enjoy, and please leave comments. It is important to me that my work works for you!
Very interesting. I was just commenting on another blog what a sucker I was for vampires.
ReplyDeleteThis novel focuses around a zombie, but if I write sequels (which there's definitely room for), there could be vampire clients.
ReplyDeleteIncentive to help it do well, no?
Good luck with the release! If you'd like to do a guest post on something SF/F related for my blog, let me know (we can plug your book and site in it). I'll be traveling a lot in November, and I could use some guest posts. :)
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