Press kit
Contact info:
Email: Contact@DanStout.com
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7938095.Dan_Stout
Bio:
50 Words:
Dan Stout lives in Columbus, Ohio, where he writes noir with a twist of magic and a disco chaser. Dan's stories have appeared in publications such as The Saturday Evening Post and Nature. He is the author of The Carter Archives, a series of noir fantasy novels from DAW Books. To say hello, visit him at www.DanStout.com.
100 Words:
Dan Stout lives in Columbus, Ohio, where he writes noir with a twist of magic and a disco chaser. A novelist and game designer, his prize-winning fiction draws on travels throughout Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Rim as well as an employment history spanning everything from subpoena server to assistant well driller. Dan's stories have appeared in publications such as The Saturday Evening Post, Nature, and Nightmare Magazine. He is the author of The Carter Archives, a series of noir fantasy novels from DAW Books. To say hello, visit him at www.DanStout.com.
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critical praise:
“Debut author Stout combines a pitch-perfect noir tone and a richly detailed world full of human, amphibian, and less-identifiable characters in this instantly gripping fantastical mystery…. Stout handles this complex mystery with ease, invoking the best elements of classic noir mysteries, while fearlessly making this world, with its retro style and multilayered mythology, all his own. This emotionally nuanced and highly entertaining caper will leave readers eager for sequels. “ ~ Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Take a little Mickey Spillane, some Dashiell Hammet, a bit of Raymond Chandler, and mix it with Phillip K. Dick's Blade Runner; add a taste of C J Box, and Craig Johnson, and you've got a masterpiece of a first novel. I hate to call any novel a work of genius, but Stout's Titanshade taps all the right keys."
~W. Michael Gear, New York Times bestselling author
“Dan Stout’s debut novel is flawless. Titanshade is set in an original, gritty fantasy world, like enough to ours to take you by the throat as the detective noir plot roars along, yet filled with intriguing other beings and moments of remarkable magic. Highly recommended.” ~ Julie E. Czerneda, author of The Gossamer Mage
“Titanshade is entirely unique: it’s a gritty noir murder mystery on an alien world with multiple species, a strange form of sorcery, a powerful religion, and large-scale political intrigue. And it’s set in the 1970s, with pay phones, 8-track tapes, racial tensions, and arguments about disco music. What’s amazing is how good it is at being all of these.“ ~ Booklist (starred review)
“Ranks as one of the best debut SF novels I've read in a long time. Titanshade by Dan Stout was a sheer delight.” ~ SFRevu
"All in all, the book grows on the reader, slowly at first, but then with the speed of a rabid kudzu vine egged on by supervillainess Poison Ivy. By the end of the book Titanshade satisfies well enough to make you start over at the beginning to see what you missed." ~ New York Journal of Books
"Titanshade was a wonderful blend of magical realism, police procedural, and thriller." ~ Genre Minx
"This is a solid debut, giving us a fascinating new world, some fun characters who feel real, and a story which, I guarantee will keep you turning pages into the wee hours." ~ Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviews
“Despite Carter’s rough exterior, his insistence on Jane Doe’s humanity throughout the case makes him a refreshingly empathetic hero, injecting deeply felt emotion into the clever procedural plot. Stout’s detailed, impeccable worldbuilding and subtle characterizations are sure to captivate returning fans and new readers alike.” ~ Publisher’s Weekly (starred review)
“Stout proves once again to be a master of retro sf noir.” ~ Booklist
The Carter Archives:
titanshade 30 Word Blurb:
A noir fantasy thriller set in Titanshade, an oil boomtown where magic is real, disco rules the radio, and good cops are hard to find.
TITAN’s day 30 WORD BLURB:
When innocent lives are lost, Detective Carter must decide if justice is worth sparking all-out war in the streets during the biggest celebration of the year: Titan's Day.
Titan Song 30 word blurb:
Violent, motiveless murders are bad; when the bodies begin to move, it’s even worse. Titanshade’s very foundations are shaken as Detective Carter races to solve this horrific series of crimes.
