I was really happy to finish my first novel, "Baker's Dozen: a Fantasy Novel" in 2011. I have released a second book in a series of 5, which I plan to talk about on this site as I work on them.
I'm a 57-yr-old Canadian. Worked at many jobs until my early 40s... none of them long-term. I'm on a pension now due to bi-polar mood disorder (which explains why the novel took so long: write-destroy, write-destroy... ad nauseum). I am 3 times a father and I also have 2 granddaughters. I am twice-divorced but this has not made me jaded towards matrimony. When in public school, I wrote my first two novellas, which were naive to the extreme and were about wars past and future. My principal's friend, who was a published author, was kind enough to read one and told me he could see potential there...and I never wrote anything else for almost 40 years! My major influences are J. R. R. Tolkien, Frederik Pohl, Larry Niven, Clive Barker, and Stephen King. Any "hard science" in the novel comes from the writings of the physicist, Stephen Hawking. I classify my novels as being in the genre of dark fantasy...that is, not for children or sensitive people.
There were times when I truly hated these novels... which, by the way, the first grew to a trade paperback of 318 pages! I wanted to write books containing dark fantasy and speculative fiction. A couple of messages ended up getting slipped in, also: one about brotherhood, with the rewards and sacrifices involved plus another about redemption. I've been told that the first novel also is VERY political (I never noticed THAT!). I'd like to point out to those of you who check out the preview: this work is not an H.P. Lovecraft pastiche...the prologue and it's Cthuhlu/Dagon elements are just part of the story leading to the strange things poor old Paul Baker Colson is going to have to face. It ties in later in the novel. I hope I have given H. P. Lovecraft his due. The prologue originally was a short story homage.
The novels are both now available for Kindle and in paperback on amazon.com. As of now, I'm am a Gold member here again. I have been working on the 3rd book and working at getting my novels noticed. I was pleased when I recently found out I have 5 fans!
P.S. Please give me reviews on my poems, articles, etc. I want feedback, people, good and bad...I'm a big boy!
Birth Place: Kingston, Canada
Accomplishments: I used to win spelling bees in grade school and I once coached a boys' softball team to champions...but that's about it.:)
Short Stories The Garden of Earthly Delights by David J. Thompson A gardening story...a bit late.... My Dad: War-time (as much as I know) by David J. Thompson A remembrance of my father.... Never a Warrior by David J. Thompson Some remembrances, some explanations.... Never a Warrior 2 by David J. Thompson More remembrances.... The Selfish Giant by David J. Thompson Paraphrasing the great Oscar Wilde. The last spoken line always moves me.... The First Thief by David J. Thompson I wish to point out that this is a work of FANTASY and not an indictment of the Christian religion or its beliefs. The views of the main character are based on his experiences and if you read the stor... Bit by two dogs... by David J. Thompson Short comment on bi-polar mood disorder.... One Spring...I Think (a background story about Ratso by David J. Thompson Another prequel to "Baker's Dozen: a Fantasy Novel", only from Ratso's memory this time.... The Black Cat ( a short prequel to my novel) by David J. Thompson Paul Baker Colson reliving a Black Group operation that goes awry.... On The Bench by David J. Thompson A post -- World War Three story.... The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of Commandos by David J. Thompson Another reminiscence of my brief stay in the Canadian Armed Forces.... My First MHL Game by David J. Thompson A short story about something that never actually happened. (Although some of the places and institutions mentioned DO exist and some, not ALL, of the dramatis personae, are based on real people.)... The Adventures of Bunny and Bandy by David J. Thompson My mother and her dog....
Poetry The Two Sides by David J. Thompson About the inescapable aspects of my life.... The Dead Walker by David J. Thompson A poem about suicide... My Fall by David J. Thompson Home about unrequited love I wrote a few years ago when I found out a woman I liked would always be just a friend....
"The Dark Ages"
All I'm going to say is my heroes end up in another reality. Anything else would spoil it.
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The third novel, "The Dark Ages", should be out in late 2013. I'm working on it a diligently as I can and already have a lot of ideas concerning the remaining two novels in The Saga. These two novels are going to have a "change of venue", I suppose you could say, and hopefully be pleasing to any who have read the previous.
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