Erica Jurus

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Erica Jurus spent her childhood wishing she could explore every exit on the Ontario highways her father drove for family vacations. Each of those curving ramps represented the romance and adventure of the unknown. They eventually provided the inspiration for her urban fantasy/sci-fi Roads trilogy.

Her writing invites readers to imagine that there might be more to our world than meets the eye – mysterious, thrilling, dangerous, and so much more fun.

Erica began writing short stories as a child, heavily influenced by television series like The Twilight Zone and Outer Limits, where ordinary situations evolved into the bizarre and inexplicable. In high school one of her stories, about the aftermath of a nuclear war, was wildly unlikely but so
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Erica Jurus The only mystery that would even come close is who the arsonist was who burned down my parent's house many years ago. I have my suspicions, but the lo…moreThe only mystery that would even come close is who the arsonist was who burned down my parent's house many years ago. I have my suspicions, but the local police put very little effort into solving the case, so it's unlikely I'll ever know for certain.(less)
Erica Jurus Middle-Earth, of course :) I read "Lord of the Rings" when I was 14, and never wanted the book to end. Having re-read it many times, I was thrilled to…moreMiddle-Earth, of course :) I read "Lord of the Rings" when I was 14, and never wanted the book to end. Having re-read it many times, I was thrilled to visit the Hobbiton movie set in New Zealand a few years ago, the closest I'll ever get to wandering the Shire.(less)
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“Charles M. Schulz was an innovative genius, creating a fantasy world that connected to kids as well as adults and all based on powerful iconic characters who express deep feelings of loneliness and resentment and despair. The feeling that everything is against us. The craving for love. An enormous earnestness for doing the right thing. There is not much in Peanuts that is shallow or heedless.”
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Not my cup of tea, I'm afraid (yes, pun intended, if you decide to read the book). A moderate twist on Beauty & the Beast, with a feisty female scholar and an aristocratic vampire tricked into marrying each other, so that her nefarious aunt and uncle ...more
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“Golden as sunlight, white-hot, the Salamander danced and twisted sinuously above a plate sculpted of Mexican obsidian, ebony glass born in the heart of a volcano and shaped into a form created exactly to receive the magic of a creature who bathed in ...more
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Sarah J. Maas is one of the hottest authors on the planet, and perhaps single-handedly brought the Romantasy genre – a blend of pure fantasy and romance, often somewhat steamy – to the forefront. Generally, I’m not a particular fan of either componen ...more
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