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David North-Martino

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David Morrell, Dean Koontz, Clive Barker, Anne Rice

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DAVID NORTH-MARTINO is an award-winning writer. He is the author of YEAR OF THE DEMON (Crossroad Press), WOLVES OF VENGEANCE (PNM Books), and BLADE OF THE VAGABOND: HEAVEN, EARTH, & WOMAN (Kensei Press). His short fiction has appeared in numerous fiction venues including Epitaphs: The Journal of the New England Horror Writers (Shroud Publishing), Daughters of Icarus: New Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy (Pink Narcissus Press), and The Horror Zine’s Book of Werewolf Stories (Hellhound Books Publishing). His story, “Despair,” won the 2nd annual horror contest at Dark Recesses Press and appeared in their 4th issue. He has been awarded six honorable mentions and has been a semi-finalist in the prestigious Writers of the Future contest.

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Five Stars - Year of the Demon by David North-Martino is a gripping and fast-paced supernatural thriller that kept me hooked from start to finish. I loved how it blended martial arts action, dark mythology, and a touch of noir atmosphere—it felt cinematic and intense in the best way. The characters are layered and flawed, and the story strikes a great balance between grounded realism and eerie, ot Read more of this blog post »
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David North-Martino Hi Diane!

Thanks for thinking of me. I'm glad you reached out. I've been fortunate to attend Necon a few time. It's a great convention, and I go whenever I can. I believe I met your brother at Necon, but didn't have the pleasure of knowing him personally. I do know he was much beloved within the community. I haven't had the chance to read his novels, yet. Although, I will remedy that shorty. Kindle and other e-book formats have given so many great works new life. Best wishes with your books as well.


message 1: by Diane

Diane Manning I see you are from Massachusetts and wonder if you are familiar with Necon. My brother, Les Daniels, wrote the Don Sebastian series (The Black Castle, etc). If you are not familiar with it, you might enjoy it. Les' writing is very different from mine, but I am managing his estate, so am having a chance to get to know some of his fantastic supporters.
Best wishes for your own books.


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