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Twilight Times Agency was formed September 1999 to represent authors of speculative fiction, fantasy artists and web page designers. The literary agency is not currently open to submissions from the general public. The only exception would be those authors who have been published by Paladin Timeless Books, Twilight Times Books, FMAM and/or Twilight Times ezine.

Twilight Times Books
Twilight Times Books was established January 1999 as an Internet epublisher. In 2004, we expanded our operations and evolved into a small trade publisher. Due to an exceptional front list of books, all with four star reviews, the print division of Twilight Times Books launched twenty-one titles in trade paperback in 2004. Over forty titles are currently in print and we plan to release fourteen titles in 2007.

TT Books is now a traditional small trade publisher. By traditional we mean our books have national distribution and the author pays nothing for publication of his/her book. We currently publish literary works that are exemplary, that transcend genres and/or are beautifully written. We are highly selective as to what we will accept for publication.

Our books are distributed internationally through BCH and Florida Academic Press (FAP Books, Inc.). Members of the media, booksellers and retails can download flyers, sell sheets, reviews and chapter excerpts from our media room.
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/media-room/

Paladin Timeless Books
An imprint of Twilight Times Books, a traditional small trade publisher. "Tomorrow's classics today..." http://www.paladintimelessbooks.com

Announcements

"Doc" Taylor has placed his latest science fiction thriller Extraction Point with Twilight Times Books.

Extraction Point is the start of an exciting new hard science fiction action-packed thriller series from "Doc" Travis S. Taylor, author of the Warp Speed series, co-author of the Amazon bestseller Von Neumann's War (with John Ringo), and co-author of the #1 Amazon nonfiction bestseller An Introduction to Planetary Defense: A Study of Modern Warfare Applied to Extra-Terrestrial Invasion.

2007 EPPIE award winners at Twilight Times Books!
"Fire Owl" by Gerald Mills is a winner in the category of action/adventure. "Infinite Space, Infinite God" by Karina and Robert Fabian, Editors is a winner in the category of science fiction. "Hudson Lake" by Laura Mazzuca Toops is a finalist in historicals and "The Real Reason the Queen Hated Snow" by Annette Marie Hyder is a finalist in the category of poetry. "Valley of the Raven" is a winner of the 2007 Ariana award for best YA cover artwork.

Past ebook award winners include EPPIE finalist "Striking Back from Down Under" by Dr. Bob Rich and Dream Realm award winners "A Creative Edge" and "Alaric Swifthand" by Steve Lazarowitz and "Saga of Rim" by Cecilia Wennerström. Dream Realm award finalists include "Cynnador" by Patrick Welch, "Dragon's Moon" by Bent Lorentzen and "Listen to the Ghost" by Beverly Stowe McClure.

"Monkey Trap" by Lee Denning garnered several awards including Winner USA Book Awards in ebook category, Finalist USA Book Awards in SF/F category, Dream Realm Award Finalist and "Monkey Trap" was also accorded the LiFE Award: Literature For Environment.

"The Tail of the Sea Witch" by Wendy Maree Peterson and "Wolfpointe" by Rick Buda were also accorded the LiFE Award: Literature For Environment. "The Tail of the Sea Witch" is also a WordWeaving Award of Excellence Winner.

Congratulations to Robina Williams! Robina is a recipient of the Preditors & Editors' Author's Site of Excellence award. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the award.
http://www.robinawilliams.com/

Robina's books are also mentioned in Wikipedia's "Schrodinger's Cat in Popular Culture."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schrödinger's_cat_in_popular_culture

The 2007 Spring book catalog is up.
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/media-room/

Special Sale
May 2007 book sale at Twilight Times Books!
All current print books will be 20-40% off.
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/print_order.html

Back issues of FMAM Magazine published in 2005 or 2006 will be 10-20% off retail price plus $1.50 shipping. Place magazine back issue orders via PayPal -or- check.
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/fmam/fmam_order.html

Books make great gifts. Check out our recommendations.
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/News.html#gifts

Book News

New releases!

Twilight Times Books is pleased to announce the recent release of Behold the Eyes of Light, fantasy by Geoff Geauterre; trade paperback.

Promo blurb: A heroine born of legend travels across dimensional pathways and receives training at the hands of near mythical beings. She will need all the help she can get to save oroomooriss, the great cat world and her home, from extinction.
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/BeholdtheEyes_ch1.html

Reviewer comments: "...a unique tale, blending elements together so effortlessly that it is easy to believe in the worlds he has created and the characters who populate them. The book has a few dashes of humor thrown in as well as the more usual adventures and mysticism of this genre and it was an entertaining as well as thought provoking tale. ~ Reviewed by Annette Gisby, author of "Shadows of the Rose" and "Drowning Rapunzel."

Author Profile: Geoff Geauterre is a retired civil servant with a degree in History and special interests in Journalism and Research. He has lived in Florida, New York, Chicago, Boston, Maine, Montreal, Northern Quebec, Calgary, Northwest Territories, and parts of Alaska. He's said he gained his sense of humor from the back of a mule.

Geoff has traveled to England, France, Greece, Israel, Egypt, Turkey and the Mediterranean Islands. He likes studying Philosophy, Comparative Myths, Legends and Religions. He is also reasonably certain of having gained prior experience in writing in another life. He only hoped it wasn't one that led him to the guillotine!

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Cynnador, fantasy by Patrick Welch; trade paperback.

Promo blurb: No one can say who founded Cynnador or when. Even "where" is open to interpretation. It spreads across the vast Istaghian plain, waxing and waning like the tide as merchants appear, pitch their tents, sell their wares and leave. .... No crown claims Cynnador, although several have tried.
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/Cynnador_ch1.html

Reviewer comments: "With its unique structure, a brilliant cast of characters and several unique plotlines, Cynnador places Mr. Welch firmly in my pantheon of great speculative fiction writers. I can't recommend it highly enough." ~ Reviewed By Steve Lazarowitz © for Novelspot.

Author Profile: Patrick Welch received a B.A. and M.A. in English from Bowling Green State University. Proving the value of a liberal education, he has worked variously as a musician, dock worker, insurance salesman, full-time and substitute teacher, free-lance writer and assistant store manager. He has published more than forty stories in e-zines and the small press.

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Hudson Lake, historical fiction by Laura Mazzuca Toops; trade paperback.

Promo blurb: In the summer of 1926, jazz lovers from all over the Midwest go where the weather is hot and the music is hotter. They converge on the Blue Lantern Inn, a rural Indiana dance hall in a resort town where the season's resident jazz band features a young cornet player named Bix Beiderbecke.
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/HudsonLake_ch1.html

Reviewer comments: "...captures the intoxicating mix of energy and danger that defined the early days of jazz." ~ Bill Ott for Booklist.

"Hudson Lake is a vivid, poignant, sexy tale of the Jazz Age, built around one of America's greatest and most intriguing musicians. Laura Mazzuca Toops knows her music, and her history." ~ Reviewed by Kevin Baker, author of "Dreamland."

Author Profile: Laura Mazzuca Toops is a Chicago-area writer and teacher with three books in print: A Native's Guide to Chicago's Western Suburbs (Lake Claremont Press), The Latham Loop, and Slapstick (Amber Quill Press). She is a 21st century anachronism who doesn't belong in this time or place. A collector of vintage clothing, 78 rpm records and memories, she teeters on the edge of sanity by balancing her mundane present-day life against the vague memories of the fun times she had back in 1927 in New York, Chicago and another body.

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Infinite Space, Infinite God, SF collection by Karina and Robert Fabian, Editors; ebook.

Promo blurb: An anthology of fifteen stories about how the future Catholic Church uses--or fails to use--its faith, wisdom and imagination to grow with the changes of the future. 2007 EPPIE Award winner.
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/InfiniteSpace_ss1.html

Reviewer comments: "Infinite Space, Infinite God is an excellent collection of science fiction short stories. These authors' imaginations are astounding, pulling me into each and every story from the first paragraph, and then masterfully entwining their writings with Catholicism. The characters come alive in vivid detail making each story's uniqueness stand on their own merit. Highly recommended, not only to devoted sci-fi readers, but to those who have never read the genre before." ~ Reviewed by PJ for Scottieluvr's "Chewing the Bone" reviews

Author Profile: Karina L. Fabian is a homeschooling mother of four who writes articles and craft books to bring in extra money and fiction to placate the many characters in her head who insist on having their stories told. Her short stories have appeared in magazines like Eternal Night and in the award-winning Christian SF anthology, Leaps of Faith.

A cradle Catholic and SF geek, she's had a great time thinking about the future of the Catholic Church for Infinite Space, Infinite God, which she edited with her husband, Rob. She finds collaborating with her husband, whether about children, stories, or anthologies, extremely romantic.

Author Profile: Rob is a Lieutenant Colonel in the USAF whose training is in military space operations, but whose career has ranged from ICBM maintenance to speechwriting for the Chief of Staff of the US Air Force. He has written several articles on the military and commercial use of space, the most recent of which appeared in Astropolitics: The International Journal of Space Power and Policy. Rob handles the technical/detail side of the Fabian writing team.

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Self-Healing for Everyone with Master Jaee, self-help by Jay Kaymer; trade paperback.

Promo blurb: What is Qi? What is Qi Gong? The Mystic Nine Meditative Exercises. Mystics for Specific Problems and more.

Qi Gong is the science of the mind, meditative movement and breath control that teaches us the fundamentals of self-healing. Properly used, it cleanses our mind and body thus enabling our Qi to fight illness, disease and mental problems such as depression.
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/SelfHealingJaee_ch1.html

Author Profile:  Master Jaee grew up in a midwestern town the usual way... family, friends and school. Also colds, flu, mumps, chickenpox, constipation, diarrhea, headaches and migraines. However, he was late in maturing and was the only person ini his class with glasses. He was known as Mister Four Eyes. Underweight and undersized, he was often the brunt of physical and mental cruelty by classmates. During this period he kept physically active and eventually began to excel in sports.

At the age of sixteen, he noticed that a fellow "book worm" was disappearing two afternoons a week. When he inquired about his activities, his friend informed him that he had enrolled in a Tai Kwan Do martial arts class. Fascinated by this concept, Jaee also enrolled and after three years of intense study, became a First Degree Blackbelt.

After several tournament wins, an oriental gentleman approached him and said he was a Qi Gong Master. He asked Jaee if he was interested in Self-Healing. Of course the idea appealed to him. After all, he was sick and tired of occasional illnesses, even though he considered himself healthy and fit. (Incidentally, the Master wishes to remain anonymous.)

Upon completing eight years of study under the Master, Jaee was awarded a Mastership in Qi Gong Self-Healing. With this award comes the responsibility of teaching others. So, in 1978, he began giving seminars and eventually accepted students... many who are senior citizens that failed to respond to expensive "curatives."

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The Golden Crusader, paranormal mystery by Linda Langwith; trade paperback.

Promo blurb: When Gemma Ravenscroft returns to Yorkshire, she finds meddling friends, old enemies and a Swat team on her cottage grounds. To complicate matters, a ghostly friend, Hugh de Montfort, tumbles Gemma into trouble more than once. Dr. Alec tends to her bruises while she endures lectures from the mysterious Max.
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/GoldenCrusader_ch1.html

Reviewer comments: "...The Golden Crusader is a well-written novel, which pulls the reader gently and willingly into its world. ...all but the most stubborn readers will refuse to be guided along on this supernatural thriller's twisting and intriguing journey." ~ Reviewed by Russel D. McLean for The Crime Scene.

Author Profile:  Linda Langwith was born on an island in the Pacific Ocean. The sea is in her blood, in her dreams and in the stories she writes. Her love of literature inspired her to complete a B.A. Honours and an M.A in English, while her passion for history has drawn her to Europe, England, Scotland and Ireland, to the places which nurtured her ancestors and in turn, nourish her imagination. It was in an old stone cottage in the wilds of Yorkshire that The Golden Crusader was first conceived and it was in Fountains Abbey that she found her crusader's effigy, quite forgotten in a corner of the ruins.

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The Vandenberg Diamonds, historical suspense by John Russo; trade paperback.

Promo blurb: Tom During WWII, uncut diamonds worth millions are hidden on a pig farm in Sicily. Vandenberg Mining's head of security, Sean Corklin, is dispatched to find the lost diamonds after the end of the war.
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/VandenbergDiamonds_ch1.html

Reviewer comments: "Readers who appreciate a deep historical background in an exhilarating mystery will want to follow Corklin's adventures…. John Russo provides his audience with a great adventure thriller from the moment the Ladybug goes down and never slows down until the final conflict at the Sicilian pig farm." ~ Reviewed by Harriet Klausner.

Author Profile: John Russo is a former Creative Director for a Fortune 500 Company. A past member of the American Management Association, he lectured throughout the world and contributed numerous articles to various creative publications. John has had a number of short stories published and several have been submitted for a Pushcart Prize Award and a Derringer. John is a member of The Mystery Writers of America and The International Association Of Crime Writers.

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The Wolfman, the Shrink and the Eighth-Grade Election, YA contemporary by D M Nigro; paperback.

Promo blurb: For Lori Stanton, managing rich, popular David Cruise's campaign for class president is a fantasy-come-true. Until the hot political race turns negative. David's opponent is Lori's unconventional new friend, Cap Cameron, a California transfer student with a secret.
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/WolfmanShrink_ch1.html

Author Profile: D. M. Nigro welcomes the challenge to create quality fiction for today's sophisticated pre-teens. Born and educated in Boston, she is a feature writer, teacher, bookseller, and the author of romance novels published in the U. S. and Europe. "The Champagne Fountain," her novella on cassette, was named "Audio Title of the Month" by Romantic Times Book Club magazine, the leading industry monthly. Network news anchor Paula Zahn interviewed Deborah for a television feature on the business of romance.

Her work has appeared nationally in First for Women, Highlights for Children, the American Media and Macfadden publications, plus many other outlets. "John F. Kennedy: The Promise of Camelot," a condensed biography for family reading, was approved for sale by the National Park Service. Deborah's stories appear in several anthologies, including "Mistletoe Madness" (available from bloomingtreepress.com), a zany holiday collection for children.

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Warp Point, SF suspense by Darrel Bain; ebook.

Promo blurb: An unmanned alien ship suddenly appears from a point in space within the solar system and heads toward Earth. It finally comes to rest in the pasture of an ordinary couple's country home. Immediately upon going inside, they are placed in irrevocable, sole command by the ship's computer. How Dan and Stacy Saddler handle the enormous military, political and religious pressure of choosing a crew and taking the ship back through the enigmatic warp point makes this one of Darrell Bain's most exciting novels.
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/WarpPoint_ch1.html

Author Profile: Darrell Bain is the author of about two dozen books, in many genres, running the gamut from humor to mystery and science fiction to non-fiction and a few humorous works which are sort of fictional non-fiction, if that makes any sense. He has even written for children. For the last several years he has concentrated on humor and science fiction, both short fiction, non-fiction (sort of) and novels. He is currently writing the fourth novel in the series begun with Medics Wild.

Darrell served thirteen years in the military and his two stints in Vietnam formed the basis for his first published novel, Medics Wild. Darrell has been writing off and on all his life but really got serious about it only after the advent of computers. He purchased his first one in 1989 and has been writing furiously ever since.

While Darrell was working as a lab manager at a hospital in Texas, he met his wife Betty. He trapped her under a mistletoe sprig and they were married a year later. Darrell and Betty own and operate a Christmas tree farm in East Texas which has become the subject and backdrop for many of his humorous stories and books.

Upcoming releases

Antonia's Daring Deception by Jamie Richards; Regency romance - $18.95 trade paperback
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/AntoniasDeception_ch1.html

Far Come the Eyes of Light by Geoff Geauterre; SF/F - $16.95 trade paperback
"http://twilighttimesbooks.com/FarCometheEyes_ch1.html

Infinite Space, Infinite God, Karina and Robert Fabian, editors; Christian SF/F - $18.95 trade
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/InifiniteSpace_ss1.html

Savage Survival by Darrell Bain; SF suspense - $25.95 hardcover
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/SavageSurvival_ch1.html

Shadow Worlds by Darrell Bain and Barbara M. Hodges; SF suspense - $16.95 trade paperback
http://twilighttimesbooks.com/ShadowWorlds_ch1.html

Magazines

Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine (FMAM).
"FUTURES Magazine is a welcome member to the small number of gallant publications open to the new and the more established mystery writers and artists. The magazine is well worth reading carefully. Every issue has gems that I would have been sorry to have missed. May they keep up the solid, supportive work of love." -- Stuart M. Kaminsky
http://www.fmam.biz

Twilight Times ezine
The Spring 2007 issue of Twilight Times will soon be up. Twilight Times is an award winning digital journal of speculative fiction, fantasy artwork and poetry. Online since July 1998. Twilight Times pays $5.00 for original fiction, artwork, articles or poetry. Check submission guidelines.
http://www.twilighttimes.com/

Articles of possible interest

Cory Doctorow has an article in Locus about e-books.
http://www.locusmag.com/Features/2007/03/cory-doctorow-you-do-like-reading-off.html

Mayra Calvani's article on "How To Get Celebrity Testimonials."
http://www.mayracalvani.com/articles/celebrity_testimonials.html

"PLUG IN to Turn On Your Book Sales" by Steve Weber
http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1138

Web sites of interest

Book Award Programs
http://www.bookmarket.com/awards.htm

The Writing Show's 2007 First-Chapter-of-a-Novel Contest. Sponsored by Literary Market Place
http://writingshow.com/?p=239

Any member of the press may request a review copy, on-line chat appearance, or interview.

Twilight Times Books newsletter Issue No. 13.

Check out the archive of previous newsletters.

Upcoming Releases

Non-Fiction
Visions of a Golden Age by Alex Roces. ebook

Fiction
By Way of the Rose, historical by Cynthia Ward. ebook.
PastPresent I, historical by Celia A. Leaman. Sequel to Mary's Child. ebook.
Savage Survival, SF suspense by Darrell Bain. Hardcover.
The Thirteenth Magician, dark fantasy by Patrick Welch. Trade paperback.

Upcoming Events

Author Celia Leaman, will be hosting two informal workshops for writers and readers, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the South Delta, and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ladner branches of the Fraser Valley Regional Library in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia on April 19th. To register for these free events, simply call the library of your choice.

Publisher Lida E. Quillen will be giving a presentation at the April 5th meeting of the Lost State Writers Guide in Bristol VA. Lida will give an overview of the Twilight Times Books family of publications and talk about what editors look for in a query letter, reasons why submissions might be rejected and what steps authors need to take to promote their books as well as what publicity efforts they can expect from their publisher.

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