Joseph Nassise
Author of The Heretic
About the Author
Series
Works by Joseph Nassise
Urban Allies: Ten Brand-New Collaborative Stories (2016) — Editor; Contributor — 60 copies, 4 reviews
Dust & Shadow 3 copies
Down Among The Bosnian Dead 2 copies
Money Well Earned 1 copy
Dawn Patrol 1 copy
Associated Works
Voyager: A Science Fiction and Fantasy eBook Sampler From Harper Voyager US (2014) — Contributor — 7 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1968-04
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Education
- Fordham University
- Occupations
- writer
- Organizations
- Horror Writers Association
Novelists Inc. - Awards and honors
- Bram Stoker Award Nominee
International Horror Guild Award nominee - Agent
- Robert Diforio (D4EO Literary Agency)
- Short biography
- Joe Nassise is an American writer and the author of several novels, including the internationally bestselling Templar Chronicles trilogy (HERETIC, A SCREAM OF ANGELS, A TEAR IN THE SKY) , as well as a fiction collection (SPECTRES AND DARKNESS) and assorted short stories found in such works as MASQUES V, CHTHULIAN SINGULARITY, and LOST ON THE DARKSIDE.He is a former president of the Horror Writers Association, the world’s largest organization of professional horror writers, a two time Bram Stoker Award and International Horror Guild Award nominee, and a life and creativity coach.
Born and raised in Boston, he currently lives in Arizona.Novels
The Lost Tomb. Toronto: Gold Eagle/Worldwide Library, 2009(forthcoming)
Yin & Yang. Toronto: Gold Eagle/Worldwide Library, 2009 (forthcoming)
The Book of Coming Sorrows.Munich: Droemer-Knaur, 2010 (forthcoming)
Witches’ Hammer. Munich: Droemer-Knaur, 2009 (forthcoming)
Eyes to See. Munich: Droemer-Knaur, 2009 (forthcoming)
Die Schatten. Munich: Droemer-Knaur, 2008
Der Engel. Munich: Droemer-Knaur, 2007
Der Ketzer. Munich: Droemer-Knaur, 2007
Heretic. New York: Pocket Books, 2005.
Riverwatch. Rome: Gargoyle Books, 2005. Bram Stoker Award and International Horror Guild Award nominee
Riverwatch. New York: Pocket Books Books, 2003. Bram Stoker Award and International Horror Guild Award nominee
Novellas and Collections
More Than Life Itself. United Kingdom: Telos Publishing, 2006.
Spectres and Darkness. Los Angeles: Medium Rare Books, 2002Short Fiction
"Becoming Michael" forthcoming in Monster Noir
“Siren Call,” forthcoming in The Cthulhu Singularity.
“Becoming Michael,” forthcoming in Holy Horrors
“Money Well Earned,’ 2007 Legends of the Mountain State
“Saintkiller,” Masques V. Gauntlet Press, 2006.
“Roadside Memorials,” Lost on the Darkside. Roc, 2005
“Dawn Patrol,” Book of FInal Flesh. Eden Studios, 2004Comics/Graphic Novels
Candice Crowe - 6 issue mini-series, Arcana Comics, Canada, 2008
“EPIC” - special format graphic novel, Hatfield Innovative Studios, 2008
HERETIC - 6 issue mini-series, Markosia Comics, UK, 2007
Role-Playing Game Supplements
The Sentinel’s Bible - players sourcebook for The Seventh Seal role-playing game, Creative Illusions, 2003
Non-Fiction
Contributor to On Writing Horror: A Handbook from the Horror Writers Association. New York: Writer’s Digest Books, 2006
Cemetery Dance issue #39 and #50
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Reviews
Urban Enemies by Jim Butcher
This is so well written it is almost tragic how uninspired and mediocre the plot turned out.
The book has a fantastic opening that immediately builds a strong connection to the MC and teases an interesting premise.
But it never manages to actually tell an interesting story.
It gets caught up in unnecessary detail a lot but not in the usual overly descriptive way.
It creates depth in places where it is really not needed and it's not relevant to anything really while neglecting other areas that are far more relevant to the story which leads to uneven pacing.
Again, the tragic thing is that it does what it does very well. It just does it at the wrong time and place.
This all sounds very negative but tbh I generally enjoyed reading this one.
It truly was heart-balm to read this after a very long string of badly written sub-par books but it just doesn't manage to convince me beyond a 3-star rating.
There is a reason why so many books even with atrocious writing are so successful. A good story needs more than just good basic writing.… (more)
The book has a fantastic opening that immediately builds a strong connection to the MC and teases an interesting premise.
But it never manages to actually tell an interesting story.
It gets caught up in unnecessary detail a lot but not in the usual overly descriptive way.
It creates depth in places where it is really not needed and it's not relevant to anything really while neglecting other areas that are far more relevant to the story which leads to uneven pacing.
Again, the tragic thing is that it does what it does very well. It just does it at the wrong time and place.
This all sounds very negative but tbh I generally enjoyed reading this one.
It truly was heart-balm to read this after a very long string of badly written sub-par books but it just doesn't manage to convince me beyond a 3-star rating.
There is a reason why so many books even with atrocious writing are so successful. A good story needs more than just good basic writing.… (more)
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