Another sale!!!

I am pleased to announce that I have signed with Gypsy Shadow Publishing to bring out "Of Swords and Sorcery." 

"Journey to worlds of heroes and monsters, of swashbuckling women and magical villains in short stories by a master of action and adventure!

 In Of Swords and Sorcery Teel James Glenn presents a collection of tales of magic and swordplay that range from the frontier forests of colonial America to the fare flung world of Altiva. From the Shores of North Africa against the Barberry pirates to the shadowed alleys of New Orleans to the movie magic of Hollywood in the 1950s!

There are quests for love, and fights against fire breathing dragons, mystical dictators, alchemist summoned demons and deadly female assassins along the way.

These are classic tales of damsels and do-gooders, in the pulp style adventure tradition of Conan, Zorro and Captain Blood!"

Look for it by March!!

 

Five Star Review!

Review of Secret of Wolf Island from Gypsy Shadow Publishing  has been reviewed at Rainbowreviews.com

RATING: Five Stars out of Five 
Review by PermaFrost


BOOK BLURB:
Jonathon Shadows is a private investigator who specializes in undercover assignments. He learns his friend and former Marine Corps colleague Danni Shaw is dead in a mysterious accident on the island of the video game mogul Barret K. Wolf.

BOOK REVIEW(excerpt):
. …Former Marine Danni dies during a video game reenactment, and questions arise as to the actual cause of her death, and whether it is related to her sexual orientation…

"Secret of Wolf Island" is a fast-paced mystery in which the author skillfully escalates the suspense while simultaneously building character delineation. An exciting opening weaves seamlessly into the unraveling of the story tapestry, keeping the reader's attention and eliciting interest in the characters' progress. Clearly the author has done historical research and is also knowledgeable about computer programming and video game design, as these details lend credibility to the novel's backdrop.

…this is a fascinating novel and well worth the reading for its plotting, action-filled pace, characterizations, and seamless interweaving of Renaissance, medieval, and contemporary science.

You can get it at Gypsyshadow.com

great review for The Horsed Thief

TheBookWenches.com have reviewed the Horsed Thief: A Virtual Tale of Old Basra and  say, in part:

Teel James Glenn’s novella The Horsed Thief takes its reader on a trip into a world of virtual reality gone awry. This brief but action-packed tale combines elements of both science fiction and fantasy to tell two concurrent stories: the misadventures of a thief in first century Persia and the debugging of a virtual reality gaming system. I found this story to be entertaining, unique, and somewhat surprising in the end.

The two worlds of The Horsed Thief – the software development company and life inside the game – merge and diverge throughout the story. Since the character who becomes the thief Asad loses any sense of personal identity outside of the computer program, I found it a bit of a guessing game trying to determine which character in the “real” world translated to which ones in Al-Basrah. Who is real and who has been manufactured by the computer program? When the truth is revealed at the end of the story, I was more surprised that I thought I would be.

One characteristic of Mr. Glenn’s writing that I enjoy very much is the realism he instills into his action sequences. As Asad leaps between rooftops, evades the guards in the palace garden, and battles the troops of the evil Abdul-Azim who are trying to capture and kill him, there is a sense of urgency and danger, and I felt as if I were watching an expertly choreographed movie scene.

Mr. Glenn includes a number of unexpectedly lovely passages in this story. The songs sung by the physically enchanting Fatinah have a rhythm and a rhyme that appealed to me very much, and one character's observation that “cheekbones may change, but smiles are lit by souls” struck the romantic in me as well. Overall, I enjoyed this novella. Mr. Glenn has given us an unusual and well-told story in The Horsed Thief, and I hope that he offers us more such tales in the future.

--Bobby 
(Sensuality Level: 1
Rating: 4.25)

The ebook can be found at fictionwise.com, At the publisher Eternalpress.com and on Amazon.com in paperback for only under five bucks!! What a deal!!!

Caligula finaled!!!!

My  third Exceptional novel "On the Good Ship Caligula! " a tale of bio-enhanced bounty hunters in the year 2030 has been named a finalist in the 2009 Action/Adventure category!!! If you are an EPIC member give me the vote!! (yes shameless begging!!!)

Another book under contract!

I have signed with Gypsy Shadow Publishing to bring the first adventure of Jonathon Shadows to the world in "The Secret of Wolf Island" a contemporary detective yarn with a sci-fi/fantasy twist.

And yes, he is the son of my 1930s adventurer- Dr. Shadows, the Granite Man!!!

re:New Skullmask cover

We went with a new cover for the Weird Tales of the Skullmask; I'm very happy with the work from my publisher BooksforaBuck.com and the book got this great review:

                     Author Teel James Glenn writes a fast-paced action fantasy with deep homage to the pulp fiction classics of the 30s and 40s. Like other stories from this era (The Shadow, Doc Savage, Fu Manchu, Tarzan), SKULLMASK combines detecting with magic. The settings, too, (western, exotic tropical islands, and inner-city gang hangouts) reflect the golden age of pulp fiction. WEIRD TALES OF THE SKULLMASK makes for a fun and exciting read.

                     .                  Four Stars ****

Re: Amazing October!

 

It is with considerable excitement that I make my October announcements:

On the 7^th The Horsed Thief: a virtual tale of old Basra  premiers from Eternal Press. A swashbuckling love story with a twist.

  On the `5th The Escape Artist premiers from Whiskey Creek Press. A thriller set on the eve of the Millenium.

At the end of the month Weird Tales of the Skullmask comes out from BooksforABuck! A collection of horror adventure tales in the pulp tradition.

 

And this weekend I signed contracts for two more books with Whiskey Creek Press:

 

The Devil Wore Greasepaint a collection of horror stories with a theatrical theme and Gaslight Occurrences: the Steampulp Adventures of Augustus Argent. Both are due out next year.

And the month is not half over!!!!