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Rosemary Jones

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Plunged into the Roaring Twenties for the Arkham Horror titles Mask of Silver and its sequels The Deadly Grimoire and The Bootlegger's Dance. A new sequence begins with The Nightmare Quest of April May and The Arcane Gamble of Harvey Waltersin 2025. I've written novels set in the Forgotten Realms, City of the Dead and Crypt of the Moaning Diamond, as well as several short stories and novella Cold Steel and Secrets set in this Dungeons & Dragons world. When not battling cosmic horrors, animated skeletons, and other supernatural foes, I'm authoring tales of Cobalt City, a place of superheroes, super villains, and regular joes just trying to get by. A new expanded edition of Wrecker of Engines and related short stories was issued in 2024.

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	City of the Dead (Forgotten Realms: Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 433 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crypt of the Moaning Diamond (Forgotten Realms: The Dungeons, #4) 3.77 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mask of Silver 3.56 avg rating — 267 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Deadly Grimoire 3.72 avg rating — 151 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cold Steel and Secrets (Cold Steel and Secrets #1) 3.58 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bootlegger's Dance (Arkham Horror #22) 3.67 avg rating — 72 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cold Steel and Secrets (Cold Steel and Secrets #3) 3.62 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cold Steel and Secrets (Cold Steel and Secrets #2) 3.59 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cold Steel and Secrets (Cold Steel and Secrets #4) 3.72 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep, Book II: Forgotten Realms by Rosemary Jones (Goodreads Author), Erin M. Evans (Goodreads Author), James P. Davis (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Gothic: It's a Vibe, Not a Plot

The delightful folks at Flights of Foundry allowed me to muse on the recent surge of Gothic fantasies, mysteries, and romances in the 2020s. I started this discussion at Norwescon in April. There I proposed that it was as much the mid-20th century Gothic romance paperback boom as 18th and 19th century gothic literature craze fueling so many intriguing new books. You can read more about that panel

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Rosemary rated a book it was amazing Mythos by Stephen Fry	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The delight of my mornings during this liminal time between holidays and the New Year is waking up with Fry's erudite re-tellings of the Greek myths. Wandering far into the weeds with asides about the roots of common English words, Shakespearean quot ...more
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Rosemary rated a book it was amazing The Dead of Winter: Beware the Krampus and Other Wicked Christmas Creatures by Sarah Clegg	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A perfect post-Christmas chaos read, this one landed under my tree as an unexpected gift from a cousin. I spent Christmas night and Boxing Day enjoying Clegg's adventures as she participated in Welsh wassailing, running from Krampus, and several othe ...more
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Rosemary rated a book really liked it Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Set in a future that feels contemporary and incorporating US Southwest legends and landscape, this journey to empowerment reads more like a dark fairytale than horror. Which is absolutely fine with this reader. As is the loyal canine companion, feist ...more
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Rosemary wants to read Cursed Princess Club Novel 1: A Most Unusual Princess by Michelle Knudsen (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rosemary wants to read Mercutio by Kate Heartfield (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rosemary rated a book it was amazing The Arcane Gamble of Harvey Walters: An Arkham Horror Novel (The Drowned City Book 3) by Rosemary Jones (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rosemary rated a book really liked it The Shadow in the Glass by J.J.A. Harwood (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A Gothic mix of Faust and Cinderella, set squarely in a Dickensian London full of injustice, this tale is not for the romantics among us. Gorgeously written, the novel details the definitely grim life of female servants in a world where the master of ...more
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Rosemary rated a book it was amazing What Stalks the Deep (Sworn Soldier, #3) by T. Kingfisher	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Of course I stayed up too late to finish this tale of the Sworn Soldier. You do not leave Alex Easton in a cave with something making squelchy noises. As always the horror of the tale is offset by the soldier's self-deprecating comments about lack of ...more
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Rosemary rated a book really liked it The Floating World (The Floating World, #1) by Axie Oh (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Lovely mix of Korean folklore and steampunk, perfect for anime fans. The Floating World contains trains, airships, demons, and one very sweet Celestial Maiden (who also happens to be a lost princess). An evil general, his conflicted son, brave rebels ...more
Sep 08, 2025 07:53PM · like · see review
Rosemary rated a book it was amazing Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Poisons, chickens (specifically roosters), mirrors, and a very special cat mix together for a truly unique take on the Snow White story. Set in a desert country, with animal saints instead of gods, the 35-year-old tall, grumpy, and very smart poison ...more
Sep 08, 2025 09:58AM · 1 like · like · see review

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“More than once in the orphanage, I’d been asked if I wanted to look different. Truth is, I never did. I knew who I was when I looked into the mirror, my mother’s daughter.”
― Rosemary Jones, Mask of Silver

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“We are all of us lost. The best we can do is make whatever we're lost in as much like home as we can.”
― Christopher Fry, The Lady's Not for Burning

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“Rosencrantz: I don't believe in it anyway.
Guildenstern: What?
Rosencrantz: England.
Guildenstern: Just a conspiracy of cartographers, then? ”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

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“My major vice is sarcasm with a side of caffeine addiction.”
― Rosemary Clement-Moore, Prom Dates from Hell

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“One day I shall burst my bud of calm and blossom into hysteria.”
― Christopher Fry, The Lady's Not for Burning

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“As to the thoughts, they are elfish. Those eyes in the Evening Star you must have seen in a dream.”
― Charlotte Brontë , Jane Eyre

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