Friday, April 6, 2012

Look out! I'm gonna pimp somebody!

There's a fresher than ever edition of The Everborn out there, reworked a little and dressed up a bit too. And I'm here to tell you if you don't grab yourself a copy it will definitely be YOUR loss!


I was going to share a review of sorts but when I went to Amazon, I saw that someone pretty much summed it up already. The review reads:
They don't make books like this anymore, and I wish they did. I'll never look at aliens or demons, damnation or even folklore the same way again.....Grabowsky totally takes contemporary mythology and turns it on its head, creating an epic that's exciting, scary, and fantastical. You don't read this breed of book anymore, book stores just don't carry this style of epic horror like they used to, and I hope Grabowsky's stuff whips the genre back into shape.....if he can't do it, no one can. I tell you, no horror fan should live without reading this dark masterpiece!
For those who read books based on reviews, this is really the only review you need to read (honestly though, since "a good sample" is available for most EVERY book, I think looking for reviews to sway is ridiculous. That's just my opinion though.) You should most always be able to trust accolades though. And this one has accolades from the like of Stephen King and Clive Barker. 

I do so like the comment in the review that reads: "You don't read this breed of book anymore, book stores just don't carry this style of epic horror like they used to, . . . " They sure don't because it's the Indie authors that are writing this stuff and mainstream bookstores don't accommodate Indie presses. The only "industry" standard return policy they use is one designed by mainstream publishers back in the depression to keep mainstream bookstores from going under. If an Indie press is forced to adhere to it, they will sink faster than they can swim.


The other comment this reviewer leaves coupled with the disturbing way mainstream bookstores operate leave one wondering. It reads: "I hope Grabowsky's stuff whips the genre back into shape.....if he can't do it, no one can . . . " I can only shake my head at this. When the best of the best can't even get the attention of mainstream bookstores and booksellers what hope do any of us have. If y'all started worshiping Grabowsky tomorrow for his talent, it wouldn't be soon enough to make up for the years you've wasted looking for something epic. 

Someone recently said to me, while reading The Everborn, that they thought Grabowsky should start writing again. I told them that I knew for a fact why he didn't do this. Because writing for him is everything. Stopping to take a piss becomes a monumental effort when he's building a story. He can't leave the story. He eats, breaths and lives the story and you can hardly do that and run a publishing company.  When you're that caliber of a writer, it's hard to justify that kind of dedication. 


Anyway, check out The Everborn, the best horror/fantasy/UFO novel you've never heard about . . . until now. Here's the link where you can purchase it: Black Bed Sheet Books

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