Title: Of Saints and Shadows
Author: Christopher Golden
Series: The Shadow Saga
Number: One of seven
What It’s About:
Private eye (and vampire) Peter Octavian is drawn into the search for an ancient book known as The Gospel of Shadows as the Defiant Ones (vampires) clash with a secret sect of the Catholic Church hellbent on ridding the earth of the vampiric plague.
Why I Like It and You Should Read It:
As bestseller Jonathan Maberry notes in his cover blurb for...
I know, go figure, right?
As the conversation progressed, I became a little bewildered. I would mention classic urban fantasy series and authors, books that literally helped define the genre in several cases, and many of the other...
Several years ago, I partnered with my buddy Steve Savile to write a epic grim dark fantasy novel. We published it under the pen name Matthew Caine, thinking it too different from our usual work to list it under our own names.
Unfortunately, that also meant that many of our fans simply weren’t aware that we’d put out a new novel and it kind of languished on the shelves unnoticed.
Since we both had a bit of free time on our hands lately between projects, we...
I’m excited about this series – it is full of all the action, intrigue, and supernatural elements that are the hallmark of my other books and I had a great time working with Christine to bring it to fruition!
Here’s the description of book one:
Time is running out…
Thanks to his father...
Darkness Reigns, book 7 in the Templar Chronicles series, is now available as an audiobook! It is narrated by Jarret LeMaster and is six hours of high-octane supernatural action adventure.
Hard on the heels of their awesome adaptation of Fall of Night comes the complete dramatic adaptation of book seven in the Templar Chronicles series, Darkness Reigns.
Approximate Running Time: 5 Hours
ISBN #: 9781648818394
Content Rating: Ages 18+
Genre: Fantasy
The world changed while they were away…
Gabrielle Williams has done the impossible. She pierced the Veil, entered the Beyond, and located the long-lost leader of the Echo...
GraphicAudio has done it again with the release of the dramatic audiobook adaptation of Fall of Night. Hear the Templar Chronicles come to life with full cast narration, sound effects, and original music score!
Approximate Running Time: 5 Hours
ISBN #: 9781648817748
Content Rating: Ages 18+
Genre: Fantasy
At long last former Knight Commander Cade Williams has defeated the Adversary, but his victory has come at a terrible cost. His...
I spent some time over the last few days updating all the Audiobooks on the website. Information is now available for all Templar Chronicles audiobooks (both audio narration and audio dramatizations,) the Rogue Angel audiobooks (audio dramatizations,) and the Jeremiah Hunt audiobooks (audio narrations.) I should have the two Great Undead War audiobooks up shortly as well.
If you’re not familiar with the different between the two types of audiobooks, audio narrations are straight readings of...
I’m very happy to announce that the new audiobook edition of Infernal Games is now available!
Narrated by Jarret LeMaster, this audiobook edition of the fourth Templar Chronicles novel is five hours and 16 minutes in length. It is available at Audible, Amazon, and in the Apple Books store. (It is also available for free as part of a thirty-day trial at Audible.com.)
When I was younger I belonged to a tabletop role-playing group that met regularly to play a variety of games. Dungeons & Dragons, Car Wars, Gamma World, Traveller were common for our group but some of our favorites were the World of Darkness games put out by White Wolf. One of my personal favorites was Wraith: the Oblivion.
Twenty years later I was given the chance to write a story for an anniversary edition anthology set in the world of Wraith and I...
Villains have all the fun—everyone knows that—and this anthology takes you on a wild ride through the dark side! The top villains from sixteen urban fantasy series get their own stories—including the baddies of New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Kelley Armstrong, Seanan McGuire, and Jonathan Maberry.
For every hero trying to save the world, there’s a villain trying to tear it all down.
In this can’t-miss anthology edited by Joseph...
I’ve mentioned a secret project a number of times over on Facebook and I’m proud to say that it’s finally here! Introducing Rowan Casey and the Veil Knights series!
Arthurian Myth Meets Urban Fantasy
Twelve New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon bestselling authors – including CJ Lyons, Joseph Nassise, Steven Savile, Annie Bellet, and Lilith Saintcrow – have come together to create a modern reimagining of the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table sure to please fans of urban...
Very pleased to announce that my first major anthology for Harper Voyager – URBAN ALLIES – is now available! And even better, it includes a new Templar Chronicles story called “Pig Roast”, co-written with Sam Witt!
Fabulous writer and all-around cool chap Kevin Hearne (author of the Iron Druid Series) is hosting a cool meet-and-greet-and-signing event at the Poisoned Pen on June 1st at 7pm called Elevengeddon and I’ve been invited to join the fun!
Kevin and I will be joined by – you ready for this list? –
Brandon Sanderson
V.E. Schwab
Pierce Brown
Mary Robinette Kowal
Scott Sigler
Dan Wells
Beth Cato
Jason Hough
Django Wexler
Leanna Renee Hieber
Sam Sykes
Michael J. Sullivan
Adam...
I’m extremely pleased to note that Midian Unmade: Tales of Clive Barker’s Nightbreed, the horror anthology that I co-edited with Del Howison, has been nominated by the members of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for the Bram Stoker Award.
This is my third time being nominated so let’s hope three’s the charm! (The first was for my debut novel Riverwatch and the second was for non-fiction for the blog I founded, Storytellersunplugged.)
Here’s the full list...
A World of Shadows: The Action-Packed Urban Fantasy Box Set features eleven books from some of today’s New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon best-selling urban fantasy authors with more than 1 million in combined sales!
These 11 first-in-series books introduce you to new worlds and deliver kick-ass stories with more action than an MMA fight. Featuring eleven heroes and heroines – PIs, cops, mages, witches, wizards, elite units, shapeshifters, and more – not...
The 15th annual Phoenix Comicon is this Thursday – Sunday. I will be in attendance every day and would love to say hello to any of my Facebook fans/friends in attendance. Here’s my signing and panel schedule. I’ll also have a booth down in the Authors Alley section of the convention floor…
Tension on Every Page: Thursday 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Historical and Fantastical and Maybe a Little Magical: Friday 12:00pm – 1:00pm
History\Fantasy signing: Joseph Nassise,...
Who is Matthew Caine?
Well, he’s me, Or at least half of him is. The other half is my good friend and collaborator, Steven Savile. We’ve gotten together to produce a three book epic fantasy series known as the Aspect Cycle and we’re putting it out under the pseudonym Matthew Caine.
Book one, Ghosts of the Conquered, is nearly 500 pages in length and will be available starting May 27th in the Epic Fantasy Bundle from Storybundle.com. It will then be available at all the usual vendors, starting...
Judgment Day is here!
The long-awaited fifth book in the Templar Chronicles is now available at the usual ebook retailers, with a paperback edition to follow by the end of the month. This book picks up right where Infernal Games left off and answers quite a few questions that have arisen up to this point in the series. Here’s the cover art and jacket copy…
JUDGMENT DAY
Book Five of the Templar Chronicles Series
Cade Williams’ worst nightmare has come true....
I just watched a video about Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black’s creative process and loved it so much I wanted to share it with you all. His thoughts on being original, and the way he lays out his project before writing the first word, all resonant strongly with me. (His process is actually my process – I just do it for novels instead of screenplays!)
Enjoy!
