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Sin Gorge: An Everything Under Novel
The debut novel of urban fantasy author Ron Horsley, "Sin Gorge" reveals the world of Everything Under as experienced through the adventures of John Flicker, the world's only known 'doppelgeist.'
286 pages, Paperback
First published October 31, 2012
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About the author
Ron Horsley
12 books4 followersRon Horsley is an author and artist responsible for numerous short stories, essays, reviews, and book cover designs.
Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, his first published work was as editor of and contributor to The Midnighters Club: Tales from the Harker House Collection, 2001. The collection included several stories that received recognition in the 2001 Bram Stoker Awards for Best Short Fiction.
His short stories have appeared in magazines such as On Spec and his story "In the Empty Country" appears in the Masques V anthology).
He is an alumnus of the 2002 Clarion East Workshop for Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing. His book cover designs have appeared on Gary A. Braunbeck's non-fiction collection, Fear in a Handful of Dust, and his time-travel collection, x3. He also designed the covers for both editions of The Midnighters Club anthology and Lucy A. Snyder's collection Blood Magic.
His first published novel, Sin Gorge: An Everything Under Novel will be released in October, 2012. The book is to be the first in the 'John Flicker' series of urban fantasy/horror novels featuring the protagonist John Flicker/Body & Soul, with future novels Jennyripper, The Twilight Girl, A City Made of Saturdays and Taphoclave already planned for future release.
Horsley and his wife reside in Columbus, Ohio. He currently works as a graphic designer in the Columbus, Ohio area.
Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, his first published work was as editor of and contributor to The Midnighters Club: Tales from the Harker House Collection, 2001. The collection included several stories that received recognition in the 2001 Bram Stoker Awards for Best Short Fiction.
His short stories have appeared in magazines such as On Spec and his story "In the Empty Country" appears in the Masques V anthology).
He is an alumnus of the 2002 Clarion East Workshop for Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing. His book cover designs have appeared on Gary A. Braunbeck's non-fiction collection, Fear in a Handful of Dust, and his time-travel collection, x3. He also designed the covers for both editions of The Midnighters Club anthology and Lucy A. Snyder's collection Blood Magic.
His first published novel, Sin Gorge: An Everything Under Novel will be released in October, 2012. The book is to be the first in the 'John Flicker' series of urban fantasy/horror novels featuring the protagonist John Flicker/Body & Soul, with future novels Jennyripper, The Twilight Girl, A City Made of Saturdays and Taphoclave already planned for future release.
Horsley and his wife reside in Columbus, Ohio. He currently works as a graphic designer in the Columbus, Ohio area.
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May 17, 2020
Magical realism is my jam, and this series ticks all the boxes. A town I lived in for 20 years, a bookstore I'm still in love with and a magical underworld that doesn't make anyones life easy.
April 28, 2013
I've been a fan of urban fantasy novels for a long time, but as much as I love the genre I've been getting really tired of how repetitive they've become. No matter how good some of my favorite authors are, all UF seems to boil down to is vampires/wizards/zombies and some mix in-between.
I picked this up on recommendation of a friend of mine in Vegas and ended up LOVING IT.
"Sin Gorge" is the first of a new series of novels set in the world of 'Everything Under.' The lead character (or characters, I guess) is a man named John Flicker, who is basically a man who died but his body and soul became two separate beings. He/they work as paranormal investigators, but it's not like a 'wizard for hire' like the Dresden Files, it's more like a mystery novel like Carl Hiaasen. In 'Everything Under' there is NO MAGIC. No wands or spells, it's all considered part of the normal world that most people just don't know is there. For a first book it still has some issues because the author is still world-building, but I like where it's going so far.
This book was really different, and I can't talk too much about the story or I'll be giving spoilers about it. But if you love UF and are a little tired of it being so formula like I've been, THIS IS A BOOK TO GET and a series to definitely follow. There is a whole world of characters surrounding John Flicker that are sometimes familiar (yes there are vampires) and others that I've never seen anything like them before (I love the Telephone Birds! MORE TELEPHONE BIRDS!).
Pick this book up and I am sure you won't be disappointed. The next book is supposed to come out in May and already I want it.
I picked this up on recommendation of a friend of mine in Vegas and ended up LOVING IT.
"Sin Gorge" is the first of a new series of novels set in the world of 'Everything Under.' The lead character (or characters, I guess) is a man named John Flicker, who is basically a man who died but his body and soul became two separate beings. He/they work as paranormal investigators, but it's not like a 'wizard for hire' like the Dresden Files, it's more like a mystery novel like Carl Hiaasen. In 'Everything Under' there is NO MAGIC. No wands or spells, it's all considered part of the normal world that most people just don't know is there. For a first book it still has some issues because the author is still world-building, but I like where it's going so far.
This book was really different, and I can't talk too much about the story or I'll be giving spoilers about it. But if you love UF and are a little tired of it being so formula like I've been, THIS IS A BOOK TO GET and a series to definitely follow. There is a whole world of characters surrounding John Flicker that are sometimes familiar (yes there are vampires) and others that I've never seen anything like them before (I love the Telephone Birds! MORE TELEPHONE BIRDS!).
Pick this book up and I am sure you won't be disappointed. The next book is supposed to come out in May and already I want it.
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August 28, 2013Please don't take my word on this. I just couldn't get in to the story. It was well written, just not for me.
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