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Steven A. Roman

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STEVEN A. ROMAN is the bestselling author of the novels Blood Feud: The Saga of Pandora Zwieback, Book 1, X-Men: The Chaos Engine Trilogy, and Final Destination: Dead Man’s Hand. His writing has garnered praise from such authors as World Fantasy Award–winner Charles de Lint, Bram Stoker Award–winner Elizabeth Massie, and fantasist and crime fiction novelist Neal Barrett Jr.

His short fiction has appeared in the anthologies The Best New Zombie Tales 2, The Dead Walk Again!, Doctor Who: Short Trips: Farewells, If I Were an Evil Overlord, Tales of the Shadowmen 4: Lords of Terror, The Ultimate Hulk, and Untold Tales of Spider-Man. He also wrote the graphic novels Lorelei: Building the Perfect Beast, Stan Lee’s Alexa, and Sunn, and co-wrote the
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Steven A. Roman I didn't have much time for reading during summer 2019, but I recently finished Craig Johnson's first Longmire mystery novel, The Cold Dish, and right…moreI didn't have much time for reading during summer 2019, but I recently finished Craig Johnson's first Longmire mystery novel, The Cold Dish, and right now I'm balancing Matt Ruff's Lovecraft Country with Claudia Gray's Star Wars: Bloodlines. I have...varied reading tastes!(less)
Steven A. Roman Hi, Joshua! Thanks for the question. The plot for Final Destination: Dead Man's Hand started out with me remembering a trip I'd made to Las Vegas in t…moreHi, Joshua! Thanks for the question. The plot for Final Destination: Dead Man's Hand started out with me remembering a trip I'd made to Las Vegas in the 1990s, and a visit to the Stratosphere, which was the tallest hotel/casino structure in the city (probably still is); it had a roller coaster on its roof. For the book, I thought, what if that roller coaster broke free and fell off the roof? I changed the name of the hotel but pitched the roller coaster idea to the Black Library editor; it was soon approved by him and New Line Cinema.

However, just as I'm half-finished writing the manuscript, New Line announces Final Destination 3—which will be about a roller coaster breaking loose. (Hmm...) I contacted the editor and asked if this meant I now had to rewrite the manuscript and change out my roller coaster so it didn't conflict with the movie. He said yes; I cursed a lot. And then settled on the idea of a glass elevator along the wall of the casino tearing free from its moorings. And that became the final version of the death-trap for the book. The rest was just a matter of coming up with characters I'd be interested in writing about—and then putting them through hell. Hope you found all of this helpful!(less)
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In Celebration of Louis Small Jr.

It was quite the shock, when a friend reached out yesterday morning and asked if I’d heard that Louis Small, Jr. had passed away on Monday. I hadn’t, of course. Louis—an amazing artist who excelled at what’s known as pinup-style “good girl art”—had exited comic publishing a decade or so ago, and it had been impossible to track him down (though I tried a few times). But to learn that he was suddenl

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Steven My pleasure, Carly! Thanks for asking. :D


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Carly Thanks for accepting my friendship Steven. :)


Steven I *thought* I recognized the face in that picture! :D That place was an utter madhouse.


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Yadie Great meeting you at Comic Con! :]


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