The Sworn
The Dread
The Shadowed Path
The Dark Road
Deadly Curiosities
Deadly Curiosities
Vendetta
Tangled Web
Trifles and Folly
Trifles and Folly 2
Assassins of Landria
Assassin’s Honor
Other books by Gail Z. Martin and Larry N. Martin
Jake Desmet Adventures
Iron & Blood
Storm & Fury
Spells, Salt, & Steel: New Templars
Spells, Salt, & Steel
Open Season
Deep Trouble
Close Encounters
Other books by Larry N. Martin
Salvage Rat
Afterword
Pittsburgh is dear to my heart, since we lived there for ten years and I’m originally from north of the city. I guess that’s why we keep setting books and series there, because it’s a great city with a lot of history and lore.
Many of the locations in the book are real, and others have been fudged a bit or are an amalgam of other places created to suit the story. Peale, for example, is real and really a ghost town. Cooper City is not, but people familiar with the state will recognize real places like Wylie Avenue and the South Side in Pittsburgh, Bellefonte, Milesburg, and of course, State College. (I’m a PSU grad.)
If you liked Mark Wojcik (the mechanic/monster hunter friend in Atlantic) and Chiara Hamilton, the researcher, they have their own series, Spells, Salt, & Steel—co-written with my hubby, Larry N. Martin.
Likewise, Simon Kincaide stars in his own books written under my Morgan Brice pen name (urban fantasy male/male paranormal romance), the Badlands series. Yes, Simon is a cousin of Cassidy Kincaide, the main character in my Deadly Curiosities series, and the owner of the antique shop they mentioned that helps get rid of cursed and haunted objects. Her boss, a nearly 600-year-old vampire, writes that mysterious check to St. Dismas to help pay the Night Vigil.
Travis and Brent make a significant appearance in two of my Morgan Brice stories—Dark Rivers (Witchbane #2, which also is set in Pittsburgh) and Lucky Town (Badlands 1.5, part of which is set in Pittsburgh.)
Just a shout-out to our other Burgh-based series, Iron & Blood (and the related Storm & Fury collection), for those who like stories set in that neck of the woods.
It takes a village to write a book. Thanks first to hubby and frequent co-author Larry N. Martin, for all his hard work behind the scenes. Thanks also to cover artist Lyndsey Lewellen for the fantastic cover, and to Jean Rabe for excellent editing. Many thanks to Mindy Mymudes for wrangling my street team, the Shadow Alliance, and to all the wonderful Shadows for their support. Thanks also to my beta readers who help make the books the best they can be, and my launch team who help to spread the word: Amy, Andrea, Anne, Candi, Chertex, Cheryl, Chris, Darrell, Donald, Jason, Karolina, Laurie, Lynne, Mary Mac, Mike, Sharon, Shauna, Sherrie, and Susan. I appreciate all of you!
And most of all, thank you to my readers.
About the Author
Gail Z. Martin is the author of Vengeance , the sequel to Scourge in her Darkhurst epic fantasy series, and Assassin’s Honor in the new Assassins of Landria series. Tangled Web is the newest novel in the series that includes both Deadly Curiosities and Vendetta and two collections, Trifles and Folly and Trifles and Folly 2 , the latest in her urban fantasy series set in Charleston, SC. Shadow and Flame is the fourth book in the Ascendant Kingdoms Saga and The Shadowed Path and The Dark Road are in the Jonmarc Vahanian Adventures series. Co-authored with Larry N. Martin are Iron and Blood, the first novel in the Jake Desmet Adventures series and the Storm and Fury collection; and the Spells, Salt, & Steel: New Templars series (Mark Wojcik, monster hunter) . Under her urban fantasy M/M paranormal romance pen name of Morgan Brice, Witchbane, Burn, Dark Rivers, Badlands , and Lucky Town are the newest releases.
She is also the author of Ice Forged, Reign of Ash, and War of Shadows in The Ascendant Kingdoms Saga, The Chronicles of The Necromancer series (The Summoner, The Blood King, Dark Haven, Dark Lady’s Chosen ) and The Fallen Kings Cycle (The Sworn , The Dread ).
Gail’s work has appeared in over 35 US/UK anthologies. Newest anthologies include: The Big Bad 2, Athena’s Daughters, Heroes, Space, Contact Light, With Great Power, The Weird Wild West, The Side of Good/The Side of Evil, Alien Artifacts, Cinched: Imagination Unbound, Realms of Imagination, Clockwork Universe: Steampunk vs. Aliens, Gaslight and Grimm, Baker Street Irregulars, Journeys, Hath no Fury, and Afterpunk: Steampunk Tales of the Afterlife .
Where to find me, and how to stay in touch
Find Gail at www.GailZMartin.com , on Twitter @GailZMartin on Facebook.com/WinterKingdoms , at www.DisquietingVisions.com blog, on www.Pinterest.com/Gzmartin , and on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/GailZMartin .
She is also the organizer of the #HoldOnToTheLight campaign www.HoldOnToTheLight.com . Never miss out on the news and new releases—newsletter signup link http://eepurl.com/dd5XLj
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