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Martin Lastrapes

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Fiction, Horror, Fantasy

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Tom Robbins, Tim O'Brien, Chuck Palahiuk, James Brown, Jasper Fforde, ...more

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MARTIN LASTRAPES is an acclaimed author and indie publisher known for his imaginative storytelling and signature humor. His works often explore unconventional characters, such as teenage cannibals, unicorn-killing superheroes, and fireproof college professors. His published works have earned numerous literary accolades, including the Grand Prize at the Paris Book Festival and the Gold Prize at the Self-Publishing Review Book Awards. A native of the Inland Empire in California (where he earned a Bachelor's degree in English and a Master's degree in Composition) he now calls Las Vegas home. ...more

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Average rating: 3.96 · 617 ratings · 146 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Inside the Outside 3.94 avg rating — 378 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
	The Vampire, the Hunter, and the Girl 3.70 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Grover Wilcox Goes to the Circus 4.43 avg rating — 47 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
	Dolph the Unicorn Killer & Other Stories 3.67 avg rating — 24 ratings — 4 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 Vampire, the Hunter, and the Witch (The Vampire and the Hunter Trilogy, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Footsteps 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2012	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 Vampire, the Hunter, and Frank (The Vampire and the Hunter Trilogy #3) 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Adam & Olivia 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012	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
	Jesus the Mexican Vampire Hunter 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012	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 Plan: a Short Short Story it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	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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Martin liked Musings of the Moonchild's review of Grover Wilcox Goes to the Circus: "One of my favourite reads from 2024. This is one heck of a fun story. Grover is quite the interesting character. His antics and light, conversational approach to narration had me consistently cracking a grin and truly laughing out loud. Grover is the" Read more of this review »
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Martin liked Linda Mullaney's review of Grover Wilcox Goes to the Circus: "Quirky and excellent This book hit all of my likes: an interesting, innovative story, likable characters, well written with normal-sounding conversations, and even a little twisty here and there. I happily recommend it." Read more of this review »
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I love Max Barry, so I was excited to read this book. The opening is fantastic and the last few chapters are terrific. As with all Max Barry books, the story is smart and insightful with three-dimensional characters filling every scene (including an ...more
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“fighters couldn’t do were bite or eye gauge.”
― Martin Lastrapes, The Vampire, the Hunter, and the Girl

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“Sometimes a vampire will cut himself open and use the blood to heal a human’s wounds.” “I hate to break it to you,” Adam said, “but that’s fiction. The only thing my blood will do is give you more blood to clean up.”
― Martin Lastrapes, The Vampire, the Hunter, and the Girl

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“Stories are for joining the past to the future. Stories are for those late hours in the night when you can't remember how you got from where you were to where you are. Stories are for eternity, when memory is erased, when there is nothing to remember except the story.”
― Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried

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“If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?”
― Cormac McCarthy, No Country for Old Men

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“I am standing like shoe polish on an overstocked shelf hoping that one day someone will pick me to make things better.”
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message 13: by Martin (last edited Jul 20, 2012 08:08PM)

Jul 14, 2012 11:31AM

Melissa wrote: "Martin! You are amazing; Inside the Outside was great...I carved up and ate every word!"

Thank you so much, Melissa! I'm thrilled to hear you enjoyed my novel. There probably won't be another novel, but I have been thinking about a series of short stories about the Divinity and the various folks who live in it and are affected by it.

Thanks again!

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message 12: by Martin

Jul 10, 2012 02:58PM

Jillyn wrote: "Thank you for the free Kindle download. I have quite a few books in the queue, but I promise I'll get to it :)"

I just appreciate that it's in your queue at all! Thanks for the support, Jillyn :)

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message 11: by Jillyn

Jul 10, 2012 02:51PM

Thank you for the free Kindle download. I have quite a few books in the queue, but I promise I'll get to it :)

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message 10: by Martin

Jul 10, 2012 08:31AM

Christine wrote: "thanks for being my friend"

I'm happy to be aboard :)

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message 9: by Christine

Jul 10, 2012 05:21AM

thanks for being my friend

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message 8: by Martin

Feb 21, 2012 10:48AM

Angela wrote: "Thanks for accepting friend request. I look forward to reading your book, it sounds great!"

Thanks for picking up a copy, Angela! I hope you enjoy it :)

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message 7: by Angela

Feb 21, 2012 09:58AM

Thanks for accepting friend request. I look forward to reading your book, it sounds great!

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message 6: by Martin

Sep 21, 2011 01:16PM

Pamela wrote: "Hey Martin...Thanks for accepting my friend request."

My pleasure, Pamela!

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message 5: by Pamela

Sep 21, 2011 12:04PM

Hey Martin...Thanks for accepting my friend request.

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message 4: by Martin

Aug 31, 2011 09:15PM

Kelly wrote: "Glad you found me! I love horror and all of that nut-ness. As well as the great works of fiction. You seem very intriguing. Would like to get in your head."

Well, Kelly, I'm an open book (so the to speak) and I love talking about writing, so anytime you want take a peak in my head, just let me know.

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message 3: by Kelly

Aug 31, 2011 03:51PM

Glad you found me! I love horror and all of that nut-ness. As well as the great works of fiction. You seem very intriguing. Would like to get in your head.

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message 2: by Martin

Aug 28, 2011 07:54AM

Marsha wrote: "Thanks for the friendship! I'm really looking forward to reading your book!"

I look forward to having you read the book, Marsha! Thanks for taking a second to say hello :)

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message 1: by Marsha

Aug 28, 2011 07:28AM

Thanks for the friendship! I'm really looking forward to reading your book!

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