Thanks for stopping by our booth today, and for coming here to check things out at a more leisurely pace. We’re always thrilled to meet potential new readers intrigued by our range of dark-fantasy titles, and hope we can add you to our growing fan base.
If you’re here because you spoke with me at the show, then click on the cover you see to the left and download the Saga of Pandora Zwieback #0 digital comic that I showed you. (Those of you who may not have spoken with me are free to do the same, of course.) Not only is it an introduction to teenaged monster-hunter-in-training and Goth adventuress Pandora Zwieback and her world, hosted by Pan herself, but it contains two sample chapters from her critically acclaimed first novel, Blood Feud. Give it a read; even if you’re not into YA books, I think you’ll enjoy meeting Pan. Just ask these reviewers:
“Blood Feud is a young adult book that does the all-important job of translating well to an adult audience…. Roman’s writing is wonderfully crisp, drawing us into a hidden world that is great fun. Definitely recommended for the target audience (and us readers who are that little bit older).”—Andrew Boylan, Taliesin Meets the Vampires
“One of those fabulous books that manages to straddle the young adult/adult fiction divide, catering equally for teens and more, ahem, ‘mature’ readers alike with a light touch that makes it a joy to read.”—Kell Smurthwaite, BCF Book Reviews
“There’s enough action and cerebral humor to entertain an adult while employing fast-paced and engaging characters spouting edgy, almost-inappropriate dialogue aimed at keeping a firm grip on the hormone-addled attention span. Buy it, read it, then pass it along to your neighbors’ teenaged daughter. It’s a win-win all round.”—Sue Granquist, Black Gate Magazine
(A special shout-out to BookCon’s teen readers and Pandora Zwieback fans who are budding authors, but who may think their work isn’t all that good and worth continuing: Check out this post at the Pandora Zwieback Web site, where I talk about my first published work—a science-fiction story I wrote when I was 16. Take a look at that and tell me you can’t do better! 😀 )
But StarWarp Concepts is not just a YA publisher. We also specialize in illustrated classics (J. Sheridan’s Le Fanu’s vampire romance, Carmilla; Edgar Rice Burroughs’s A Princess of Mars; The Brothers Grimm’s Snow White); graphic novels for superhero fans (Troubleshooters, Incorporated: Night Stalkings) and adult horror aficionados (Lorelei: Sects and the City); digital and print comic books (The Saga of Pandora Zwieback Annual #1, The Chronicles of the Sea Dragon Special, Heartstopper: The Legend of La Bella Tenebrosa); and artist sketch collections (The Bob Larkin Sketchbook). And we’ve got even more exciting projects in the works!
When you’re done touring the site (be sure to visit the Downloads page for all sorts of freebies), don’t forget to Like StarWarp Concepts’ Facebook page, so you can keep up-to-date with all the latest SWC news.
On Monday I’ll be posting my BookCon convention report, so feel free to come on back and see how the show went for this indie publishing house.
And this coming Tuesday, we begin a multipart review of StarWarp Concepts’ backlist of available titles, so check back each day to see what books you need for your SWC collection.
Hopefully we’ll see you again on September 21, at the Brooklyn Book Festival. See you there!
