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The Face Value Blues
The Face Value Blues follows one Artanis Pramanth, a magic-wielding young man, as he chases dolls, paper, and more paper throughout the United States in the tumultuous years between the peak of the Great Depression and the beginning of World War II.
Artanis works on the shady side of the law, and his is a world where a gangster out to cool you is as likely to use a spell as a blade or a Tommy gun. Amidst all this, he finds his heart being tugged in three directions even as he tries to keep his hands and his pockets full of something people in worlds mundane and fantastic alike can never seem to get enough of: money.
Artanis works on the shady side of the law, and his is a world where a gangster out to cool you is as likely to use a spell as a blade or a Tommy gun. Amidst all this, he finds his heart being tugged in three directions even as he tries to keep his hands and his pockets full of something people in worlds mundane and fantastic alike can never seem to get enough of: money.
292 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 9, 2010
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About the author
Mark Power-Freeman
1 book5 followersI have about as much knowledge about how my writing came to be as I do about how I came to be. Vague ideas of gleams in eyes, a set of circumstances, happenstance and coincidences that seem ridiculously contrived when you look back upon them -- and are nearly impossible to see when you're caught up in them -- lead to me being born in Fort Lauderdale, getting an undergraduate degree from Harvard, somehow winding up in Texas and eventually writing a sci-fi/fantasy/crime fiction novel.
I try to write what I know, and I once read that that saying is meant not to limit writers only to what they have knowledge of, but to encourage them to write what they've directly experienced. I wouldn't say any character in my novel *is* me, but when there's pain or joy or fear or anger in their eyes (any of them: heroes, cads, dames, and goofs alike), those are my eyes, too.
(Photo credit: The wonderful Mr. Jaladhi Pujara, my friend and co-worker.)
I try to write what I know, and I once read that that saying is meant not to limit writers only to what they have knowledge of, but to encourage them to write what they've directly experienced. I wouldn't say any character in my novel *is* me, but when there's pain or joy or fear or anger in their eyes (any of them: heroes, cads, dames, and goofs alike), those are my eyes, too.
(Photo credit: The wonderful Mr. Jaladhi Pujara, my friend and co-worker.)
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December 4, 2019
More of this, please!
What a fun book. When I started reading I had no idea what to expect. Then about a chapter in I remember thinking: “Oh, so that’s how this is gonna go”. And then it just got better and better as I learned more about the characters and the story. Now that I’m done I’m still thinking about the different scenes, conversations between characters.
I’d say there’s something in this book for everyone: intense action, heartfelt drama, good laughs, crafty wit, and a great use of imagination.
What a fun book. When I started reading I had no idea what to expect. Then about a chapter in I remember thinking: “Oh, so that’s how this is gonna go”. And then it just got better and better as I learned more about the characters and the story. Now that I’m done I’m still thinking about the different scenes, conversations between characters.
I’d say there’s something in this book for everyone: intense action, heartfelt drama, good laughs, crafty wit, and a great use of imagination.
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July 25, 2012Remarkable. Power-Freeman's tone is unique, his style infectious, and his attention to detail uncompromising.
Not only is this a wonderful read, but the main villain is COMPLETELY terrifying. He is relentless and unstoppable, and quite literally takes your breath away.
Four stars.
Not only is this a wonderful read, but the main villain is COMPLETELY terrifying. He is relentless and unstoppable, and quite literally takes your breath away.
Four stars.
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