Gregory Frost
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Gregory Frost
- MERION STATION, Pennsylvania, US
- Last Login: 6/16/2009
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Interests
General
beyond fiction... cycling, cooking, good wine, good coffee, good (your choice here)Music
Banco de Gaia,
Brian Auger,
Django Reinhardt,
Kate Bush,
Janis Ian,
Miles Davis,
Medeski Martin & Wood,
K T Tunstall,
T-Bone Burnett,
Elvis Costello,
Mary Gauthier
film music: Ennio Morricone,
Jerry Goldsmith,
John Powell,
John Barry,
Thomas Newman,
Carter Burwell,
Cliff Martinez....
Movies
Once Upon a Time in the West,
The Maltese Falcon,
Triplets of Belleville,
Pan's Labyrinth,
The Decalogue (Kieslowski)
Television
never touch the stuff...well, almost. Okay, I watched Buffy once...for about five years. And "The Amazing Screw-on Head."Books
The Master & Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov;
His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman;
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski
Quite Ugly One Morning, Christopher Brookmyre
The Physiognomy, Jeffrey Ford;
The Dog Said Bow-Wow, Michael Swanwick
and so forth ad paene infinitumHeroes
The ones you never hear about. The ones who do what's necessary, what's kind, what's right, and don't ask for anything in return. They know who they are.
Details
- Status: Married
- Here for: Networking, Friends
- Orientation: Straight
- Body type: Average
- Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
- Zodiac Sign: Taurus
- Smoke / Drink: No / Yes
- Education: Grad / professional school
- Occupation: Writer
Networking
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Publishing novelist and short story writer of work that often slides into interstitial zones.
Shelfari Books
Blurbs
About me:
ALA Votes Shadowbridge and Lord Tophet among the top 3 fantasy novels of the year!
"Frost brings the charm of an ancient storyteller and the wit of a contemporary tale-spinner to this dramatic tale, effortlessly manipulating his troupe of mortals and immortals and bringing the truths and myths of Shadowbridge equally to life." ..
- Publishers Weekly, May 26, 2008
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Appearances-
WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING ABOUT
LORD TOPHET and SHADOWBRIDGE
LORD TOPHET and SHADOWBRIDGE
"Frost has
created a world containing all manner of fantastic story."
- Booklist in a starred review
"...the writing here is beautiful. Beyond beautiful. It’s sublime."
- January Magazine
"A dazzling display of virtuosity"
-SciFiWeekly:
"Frost brings the charm of an ancient storyteller and the wit of a contemporary tale-spinner to this dramatic tale, effortlessly manipulating his troupe of mortals and immortals and bringing the truths and myths of Shadowbridge equally to life."
-Publishers Weekly (starred review of LORD TOPHET):
"Frost (Fitcher’s Brides) draws richly detailed human characters and embellishes his multilayered stories with intriguing creatures—benevolent sea dragons, trickster foxes, death-eating snakes and capricious gods—that make this fantasy a sparkling gem of mythic invention and wonder."
- Publishers Weekly (on SHADOWBRIDGE)
"Stories within stories are one of the greatest tricks in fiction and have been around ever since people have been telling stories. Gregory Frost’s latest novel, Shadowbridge, is a fine example of this storytelling method used to great effect."
- SFFWorld
"one of the best fantasies of the year."
- Dark Fantasy
"Surpassingly lovely prose...Frost could be on his way toward a masterpiece."
- Gary K. Wolfe in Locus Magazine
- Booklist in a starred review
"...the writing here is beautiful. Beyond beautiful. It’s sublime."
- January Magazine
"A dazzling display of virtuosity"
-SciFiWeekly:
"Frost brings the charm of an ancient storyteller and the wit of a contemporary tale-spinner to this dramatic tale, effortlessly manipulating his troupe of mortals and immortals and bringing the truths and myths of Shadowbridge equally to life."
-Publishers Weekly (starred review of LORD TOPHET):
"Frost (Fitcher’s Brides) draws richly detailed human characters and embellishes his multilayered stories with intriguing creatures—benevolent sea dragons, trickster foxes, death-eating snakes and capricious gods—that make this fantasy a sparkling gem of mythic invention and wonder."
- Publishers Weekly (on SHADOWBRIDGE)
"Stories within stories are one of the greatest tricks in fiction and have been around ever since people have been telling stories. Gregory Frost’s latest novel, Shadowbridge, is a fine example of this storytelling method used to great effect."
- SFFWorld
"one of the best fantasies of the year."
- Dark Fantasy
"Surpassingly lovely prose...Frost could be on his way toward a masterpiece."
- Gary K. Wolfe in Locus Magazine
Volume I SHADOWBRIDGE
"Frost brings the charm of an ancient storyteller and the wit of a contemporary tale-spinner to this dramatic tale, effortlessly manipulating his troupe of mortals and immortals and bringing the truths and myths of Shadowbridge equally to life." ..
- Publishers Weekly, May 26, 2008
OTHER
WORKS
"Frost demonstrates his mastery
of the short story form in what will
surely rank as one of the best fantasy collections of the year."
- Publishers Weekly, in a starred review.
- Publishers Weekly, in a starred review.
"...a notable collection, likely
to stand as one of the best of 2005."
- Locus
- Locus
FITCHER'S
BRIDES (Tor Books), an International Horror Guild Award and
World Fantasy Award Finalist.
THE PURE COLD LIGHT; the
Ulster novels TAIN and REMSCELA (re-released in a limited print run,
and in e-book format, as CRIMSON SPEAR: The Blood of Cu Chulainn); and
LYREC.
Most
recent short fiction includes "The Final Act" in POE: 19 New Tales Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe;
"Late in the Day" in Realms of Fantasy magazine, December 2008
"Late in the Day" in Realms of Fantasy magazine, December 2008
For
Excerpts and Podcasts Visit My Blogs
Visit My Home Page
Saturday, February 21, 2pm: POE!: 19 New Tales Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, reading, at the Poe House in Philadelphia; along with POE editor Ellen Datlow, and authors Laird Barron and John Langan.
Sunday, February 22, 1pm: POE reading and signing, Between Books, Claymont, DE.
Friday, March 13, 7pm: "Finding the Muse: The Methodology of Creativity", a talk, for First Writes, North Wilmington Borders, Wilmington, DE.
Sunday, April 19: Fantastic Fiction: From the Beginning, an all-day workshop, NW Media Arts, Richard Hugo House, Seattle, WA
Sunday, February 22, 1pm: POE reading and signing, Between Books, Claymont, DE.
Friday, March 13, 7pm: "Finding the Muse: The Methodology of Creativity", a talk, for First Writes, North Wilmington Borders, Wilmington, DE.
Sunday, April 19: Fantastic Fiction: From the Beginning, an all-day workshop, NW Media Arts, Richard Hugo House, Seattle, WA
Who I'd like to meet:
Readers of fantasy, science fiction, horror who like stories that take them somewhere else, somewhere they've never been, and sometimes somewhere they'd rather not go alone.
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Comments
Jul 4 2009 7:06 PM
4th of July Comments
Apr 12 2009 1:04 PM
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Mar 2 2009 6:27 PM
-JONATHAN MABERRY
Author of PATIENT ZERO
A Zombie Thriller from St Martins Press
IN STORES NOW
www. jonathanmaberry. com
Nov 4 2008 7:07 PM
Here is a Laura Cheadle riddle for you:
What do you get when you mix music, an awesome setting and drinks?
A funky good time!
I would love to see you at my show:
**Next Friday, November 14th
MilkBoy Coffee
2 East Lancaster Ave.
Ardmore, PA 19003
ALL AGES
*BYOB for those 21+
8pm
Tickets/info at: www. milkboycoffee. com
If you need another reminder before the show, let me know.
Stay funky,
Laura :)
Sep 17 2008 3:59 PM
To Quote: But what happens when a bookstore, solely driven by market forces rather than people, decides what you can and cannot choose to read? Your freedom starts to erode. You might not instantly recognize this the way you would if, say, your favorite supermarket chain stopped carrying milk because they made a bigger profit from diet sodas. -- End Quote
It is a sad state of affairs in almost all retain corners. Big Box's hunger for profits is fed only by our own ridiculous penny pinching. I pray for the day when our society stops accepting chains as THE place to buy. I love small shops, no matter what I'm buying. Unfortunately, they are getting as difficult to find as a phone booth.
Since the dollar is the loudest vote, I care to cast mine carefully. And I will gladly cast two at an independent vs. one at a chain.
May 30 2008 4:41 PM
Burn, is coming out June 3! It will be available in bookstores everywhere next week, and it’s available for preorder on Amazon right now! I'll be doing a bunch of events in and around Philadelphia. For details, see my profile.
Thanks for the friendship!
Writing as D. H. Dublin, Jon McGoran is author of Blood Poison and Body Trace from Penguin Books.
Look for Freezer
Burn, in bookstores everywhere, June 3, 2008.
May 18 2008 6:06 PM
Have a wonderful week!!!
May 5 2008 2:52 PM