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Post by Mark Sieber on Mar 10, 2019 17:41:28 GMT
Time was I liked pretty much every new writer whose work was met with acclaim. No more. I don't know if standards have dropped, I've gotten snobbier, or if it's a combination of the two.
I've tried some of the new toasts of the town. Some I like, such as Benjamin Percy and Grady Hendrix. Others, well, not so much. But all come with the strongest recommendations. Hell, just about EVERYTHING comes strongly recommended these days. If you believe the hype, brilliant masterpieces are springing up on an hourly basis.
Who are some of your favorite new writers in the field?
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Post by pinheadspawn on Mar 11, 2019 0:06:18 GMT
I read a few relatively unknown writers, but they aren't really new. Would John Boden count? I REALLY liked both JEDI SUMMER and OUT BEHIND THE BARN
Jason
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Post by cinderellaman on Mar 11, 2019 12:35:28 GMT
New crop is a rough one, I'm so far behind in my genre reading to be honest, that I'm still looking at very established writers like Adam Nevill and thinking of his as 'new'... But I did hear really good things about Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero, and I've got it on my tbr pile right now as the next up.
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Post by Mark Sieber on Mar 11, 2019 15:06:36 GMT
For what it's worth, I intensely disliked Meddling Kids.
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Post by cinderellaman on Mar 11, 2019 15:36:29 GMT
Hah I should have known you'd already read it.
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Post by rebelron on Mar 11, 2019 21:40:54 GMT
I'm right fond of Michelle Garza and Melissa Lason. I think they're putting out some fresh stuff. The fact that they're siblings and seem precisely on the same page as collaborators, gives them an edge to their fiction I haven't been experiencing from other new writers. I really enjoyed Mayan Blue.
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Post by Mark Sieber on Mar 11, 2019 21:58:14 GMT
Hey Ron! Good to see you here!
I have only heard good things about Garza and Lason. One of these days I am going to give them a try.
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Post by cinderellaman on Mar 12, 2019 15:21:35 GMT
You changed your name, sneaky!
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Post by adamjames on Mar 14, 2019 6:21:13 GMT
The only new authors I can think of that are can’t miss are T.E. Grau, Grady Hendrix, and Iain Reid.
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Post by vince on Mar 19, 2019 17:18:39 GMT
What about Nick Cutter? Is he considered new? He's Canadian, anyway....like me...so that's good  |
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Post by Mark Sieber on Mar 20, 2019 8:45:13 GMT
Cutter has been publishing under various names for quite some time, so I'm not sure I'd call him a new writer.
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Post by deenawarner on Apr 4, 2019 17:53:28 GMT
I tried to like Meddling Kids but couldn't finish it. It seemed like it would have all the elements of a book I'd love. I didn't like the characters and didn't enjoy picking the book up. I tried!
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Post by Mark Sieber on Apr 4, 2019 20:58:14 GMT
Meddling Kids felt like a young writing student trying to come off as experienced and sophisticated. It was painful.
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