One of the guys who's podcasts I've listened to, rabidly, J.C.Hutchins, just released Personal Effects: Dark Arts. I got my copy two days ago, and having gone through the accompanying documents, clues, and notes (to help you along in the story) I cannot wait to read it. I've just got to finish my current book, and then I can have at it. If you dig horror/fantasy/mystery/intrigue, this is one I think you'll want to pick up, and at the same time, you support a guy who's doing it right: giving good material and awesome stories away. If you're not sure but want a taste of the material, go listen to a couple of chapters of Personal Effects: Sword of Blood, which is a podcast only pre-story to Dark Arts. I'm lovin' that right now, too.

Which leads to the rest of it: everyone who reads here knows by now that I support a bunch of these guys. Well, Phil Rossi's got a book coming out July 9th: the completely awesome and totally creepy Crescent, and then J.C.Hutchins 7th Son comes out in the fall, in print, as well. I've listened to the entirity of both Crescent and Seventh Son, and will be buying the novels as they're released. These guys write awesome fiction, and need to be supported so that they can keep writing awesome fiction.

At the sametime, I ordered up the first three Dark Tower graphic novels. They've done a great job with these, each one encompassing seven issues, each seven issues in a mini-series previously released. What I'd not realized is that they're telling more than just the story that King had already told in the books. I'm impressed with the way they're expanding the lore (at least a little).

On top of all that, I've just finished Greg Bear's "City at the End of Time". Which means I've begun Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies. I must admit, I'm really enjoying PPaZ, despite myself. Who'd have thunk it? It's funny, entertaining, and surprisingly true to the narrative tone of the original.