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Troy Young

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Born

Canada

Website

https://.floridamanthenovel.com

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Genre

Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Influences

H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King

Member Since

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Troy has been many things in his career. Shoe salesman, waiter, newspaper owner, children's performer, actor, elected official, policy advisor, CEO and university lecturer. Now he wants to try his hand at writing.

His first attempt at writing is a novel called Florida Man (Now changed to The (Extra)ordinary Life of Jimmie Mayfield). The genesis for Jimmie Mayfield came while going for a walk in Placida, Florida where his parents have a winter home. While he navigates the waters of seeking a publisher for that series of books, he is writing short stories and working on a fantasy series, The Companions of the Stone, the first book, The Stone of Death, is now available. The short stories are available as a compilation called The Other, and is ...more

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	I, Magus 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings	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 Other (The Other #0) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings	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 Brave Man: A Short Story Set in Occupied France 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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It's a solid book, but it's almost three books in one. Part one was a bit of a drag. I get that the author was setting the tone for the ending, but I found it a slog. Once he got to part two, it really picked up and became exactly what I was looking ...more
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