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Barth Anderson
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"Anderson has some serious writing chops."
-- Salon.com
NEWS
Upcoming Appearances: WISCON, Madison, WI, May 22 - 25. Lambda Literary Awards, New York City
on May 28.
The Uptake. Sunday, May 3, 2pm. Talking about The Patron Saint of Plagues and H1N1 swine flu.
AWARDS
The Magician and The Fool has been nominated for a Lambda Literary Award (2008) in the category of LGBT SF/Fantasy/Horror.
REVIEWS of The Magician and The Fool
Romantic Times. 4 out of 5 stars. "Hugely imaginitive...intriguing plot...literate prose and rich detail add depth to an entertaining story."
"THE MAGICIAN AND THE FOOL is thoroughly enjoyable, and imbued with a rich sense of wonder. What starts out as a juggernaut
thriller subtly and skillfully turns into study of magic in the modern world." -- FantasyBookSpot by Craig Gidney (9 out of 10 stars)
"An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, hidden in the first tarot deck, drives this thriller. The action spirals back and forth
in space and time between Jeremiah Rosemont, fallen academician, and Boy King. The two are linked, and pursue and are pursued
through space and time—clarity is not one of the book’s concerns—relying on the kaleidoscopic exposition
to mesmerize the reader. A third presence is Rosemont’s old friend, current nemesis and extreme academic John C. Miles,
while a fourth factor is an eldritch binder. Anderson, author of The Patron Saint of Plagues, infuses his new novel’s
hermeneutical caravanserai with a leavening amount of wit, propelling the reader on to its inevitable conclusion." --
Lavender Magazine: "A fabulous convoluted fantasy thriller that takes us deep into the arcane world of the tarot. Barth at his best." --
Author Midori Snyder
"Brilliantly drawn characters draw you into this magical mystery tour-de-force, and take you on a magic carpet ride into
the strange and wondrous cult of the Tarot. Barth Anderson's grasp of the darkness and light of human nature will astound
and astonish." --Ann Benson, author of THE PLAGUE TALES
"Compelling...a fevered dream universe" -- Publishers Weekly "Very sophisticated and understated. One of my favorite fantasies so far in 2008." -- Author and reviewer Don D'Amassa
"One-word reaction: wow. Two-word directive: read it." -- Eric Marin, editor of Lone Star Stories,
"Bottom line, Barth Anderson's THE MAGICIAN AND THE FOOL is the kind of book that wins awards, is taught in college courses, and will be one of the best releases of the year." -- Robert Thompson of FANTASY BOOK CRITIC "Anderson sets you up to expect a certain type of narrative and plot and then proceeds to drop you down the rabbit hole
with hardly any clues as to what's happening but so intrigued you can't stop reading…I couldn't give it up. I had to
know where the story was leading and what would happen…If you like crisp dialogue, well-developed characters, some laugh-out-loud
scenes, allusions to things barely or only subconsciously remembered stories -- the ones that raise the hairs on the back
of your neck, and a nonlinear story line -- this is a book you need to read. And if you happen to know anything about tarot
it will just add to the underlying feelings of déjà vu." - Gumshoe Both books are available online through major distributors: THE PATRON SAINT OF PLAGUES For info, reviews, and news, go to the PSOP main site.
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