In his first full-length fantasy work, an author known for his short fiction combines suspense, Japanese myth, magic, and modern organized crime into the life of Michelangelo Magistrale, an itinerant photographer wrongly accused of murder.

The Art of Arrow Cutting

Literature & Fiction

DEDMAN, Stephen

Contemporary

Tor Books

If he'd known all the trouble following her, itinerant photographer Michelangelo "Mage" Magistrale would have thought twice about helping the beautiful, distressed woman at the bus station. In return for a ticket she gives Mage what she says is the key to her apartment, but he quickly discovers that it's much more: it's a key to any door, to any place, to incredible power--and there are people who will stop at nothing to possess it. Suddenly Mage is on the run from Calgary to Los Angeles, under constant attack from ninja, Yakuza thugs, and terrible creatures ripped from Japanese mythology. His only hope is to discover the secret of the key and master its power--to learn the art of arrow cutting--before he comes to the inevitable confrontation with the dark forces pursuing him.

The Art of Arrow Cutting : A Novel of Magic-Noir Suspense

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

Foreign Bodies

In a suspenseful thriller set in the near future by the author of The Art of Arrow Cutting, Mike Galloway struggles to survive a twenty-first-century Depression, until an encounter with a mysterious homeless woman named Swifty embroils him with a time traveler with her own deadly agenda.

Science Fiction

When Mike Galloway, a regular sort of guy for San Francisco, 2014, descends into the nightmare world of poverty and joblessness, he finds he must face more than starvation and homelessness. He's now at the mercy of a deadly world of political intrigue...from the future. He awakens to find his mind has been slipped into the body of a homeless woman, his body taken over by a man from the future, and nothing can ever be the same.Now, to survive, he must combat neo-Nazi forces from the future who are desperate to mold the world to fit their own twisted vision. Galloway might not have thought the world perfect as it was, but these men will stop at nothing to make it a living hell for everyone but their chosen few.

Hungry L.A. WomenSomething is amiss in Los Angeles. A body vanishes from the morgue. The errant son of L.A.'s most notorious necromancer has unleashed demons that not even his father can control. Women hungry for more than love are suddenly appearing among the vampire wannabes at the Crypt, a local goth cafe. And a yakuza boss has put a contract out on stuntman Charlie Takumo's friend Michelangelo "Mage" Magistrale, seeking vengeance--and a magical "key" that unlocks enormous power. The two friends' plight deepens when they're thrust into the middle of a series of mysterious nocturnal deaths that suddenly plague the City of Angels. Caught between professional assassins and ancient terrors that are undead and stalking the L.A. nightlife, they'll need all of Takumo's fighting skills--and Mage's magic--if they want to survive to see the dawn, because . . .

Shadows Bite (The Art of Arrow Cutting)

United States

TOR.

In the Crypt, a place where society's outcasts can find shelter and medical magical healing, an illegal tap into the Matrix, which hosts some of the most successful shadowrunners, garners the interest of a disgraced corporate mover who intends to destroy its residents for his own personal gain. Original.

Shadowrun #6: A Fistful of Data: A Shadowrun Novel (Shadowrun)

Charm, Strangeness, Mass and Spin

Genre Fiction

Norstrilia Press

Hungry L.A. Women
Something is amiss in Los Angeles. A body vanishes from the morgue. The errant son of L.A.'s most notorious necromancer has unleashed demons that not even his father can control. Women hungry for more than love are suddenly appearing among the vampire wannabes at the Crypt, a local goth cafe. And a yakuza boss has put a contract out on stuntman Charlie Takumo's friend Michelangelo "Mage" Magistrale, seeking vengeance--and a magical "key" that unlocks enormous power. 
The two friends' plight deepens when they're thrust into the middle of a series of mysterious nocturnal deaths that suddenly plague the City of Angels. Caught between professional assassins and ancient terrors that are undead and stalking the L.A. nightlife, they'll need all of Takumo's fighting skills--and Mage's magic--if they want to survive to see the dawn, because . . .

Science fiction and the United States military often inhabit the same imaginative space. Weapons technology has taken inspiration from science fiction, from the bazooka and the atomic bomb to weaponized lasers and drones. Star-spangled superheroes sold war bonds in comic books sent to GIs during World War II, and adorned the noses of bombers. The same superheroes now appear in big-budget movies made with military assistance, fighting evil in today's war zones. A missile shield of laser satellites--dreamed up by writers and embraced by the high command--is partially credited with ending the Cold War. Sci-fi themes and imagery are used to sell weapons programs, military service and wars to the public. Some science fiction creators have willingly cooperated with the military; others have been conscripted. Some have used the genre as a forum for protest. This book examines the relationship between the U.S. military and science fiction through more than 80 years of novels, comics, films and television series, including Captain America, Starship Troopers, The Twilight Zone, Dr. Strangelove, Star Trek, Iron Man, Bill the Galactic Hero, The Forever War, Star Wars, Aliens, Ender's Game, Space: Above and Beyond and  Old Man's War.

May the Armed Forces Be with You: The Relationship Between Science Fiction and the United States Military

Comics & Graphic Novels

History & Price Guides

McFarland

CONTENTS# Foreword: Van Ikin# Introduction: Flogging a Dead Horse, Sean Williams & Mark Radium# "The Lady of Situations"# "Amendment"# "Never Seen by Waking Eyes"# "A Single Shadow"# "Transit"# "Double Action"# "Founding Fathers"# "Salvation"# "The Godfather Paradox"# "A Sort of Walking Miracle"# "The Vision of a Vanished Good"# "Bestseller"# "From Whom All Blessings Flow"# Afterword: Twenty Views of Hokusai, Robin Pen

The Lady of Situations

Ticonderoga Publications

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The Art of Arrow Cutting

The Art of Arrow Cutting : A Novel of Magic-Noir Suspense

Foreign Bodies

Foreign Bodies

Shadows Bite (The Art of Arrow Cutting)

Shadowrun #6: A Fistful of Data: A Shadowrun Novel (Shadowrun)

Charm, Strangeness, Mass and Spin

Shadows Bite (The Art of Arrow Cutting)

May the Armed Forces Be with You: The Relationship Between Science Fiction and the United States Military

The Lady of Situations