Month: December 2009

  • Yo, John and Larry do Colorado this Saturday!

    ByJohn Brown

    Larry and I will be in Lone Tree (South Denver) and Loveland Saturday, December 5th. Drop by and say hello, buy one of our books as a gift, or just show up with your Klingon outfit and gun.

    John Brown events at Barnes & Noble

    Saturday,
    December 5
    1 pm – 3 pm    		 Meet public, discuss book, signing–Brown & Correia Loveland, CO Barnes & Noble
    The Promenade Shops at Centerra
    5835 Sky Pond Drive
    Loveland, CO 80537
    (970) 663-9473
    Saturday,
    December 5
    5 pm – 7 pm    		 Meet public, discuss book, signing–Brown & Correia Denver (Lone Tree), CO  Barnes & Noble
    Barnes & Noble Booksellers
    8374 South Willow Street
    Lone Tree, CO   80124
    (303) 706-9660

  • “Like Diamond Tears From Emerald Eyes” by Eric James Stone

    ByJohn Brown

    Take a runty warrior and a slow-witted wizard who have been contracted by a veiled bride willing to pay diamonds to anyone who would fetch an oh so precious box from the castle of a dead wizard. A castle from which no adventurers have returned. Well, except for Thogar the Mighty. Of course, he’s now Thogar the One-Armed Madman. But let’s not quibble.

    At first blush you might think, whopee, another fantasy quest. But this isn’t another quest. This is an Eric James Stone quest, and it’s full of surprises.

    I was fortunate enough to hear Stone read his story at CONduit this May. He takes his listener on a ride full of humor and adventure. Then, if you’re like me, he will make your heart lurch. I loved this story down to the last line which is pure poetry.

    You can find it in issue 13 of Orson Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show.

  • Servant of a Dark God Beads

    ByJohn Brown

    TheGroveBead_ValerieMooreYes, you read that right. Valerie Moore, an Arizonan bead maker, read the book and loved it. After coming to the Poisoned Pen signing, she was inspired with a new bead design that she calls “The Grove,” after the Grove of Hismayas.

    She says, “I like when other people’s work speaks to me and I can release it in my form of art (which happens often enough through books or music). . . The Grove is a design, inspired by your work, made from polymer clay and 22k gold. The colors and design evoke a sense of depth, much like The Grove in Servant of A Dark God. It runs deep and true; like a network of roots. Earthy, deep and calm is what they “feel” like to me. The gold glints out like the sparkling of a soul, pure and shining and as yet untarnished. And in a way, think of the dragonfly “zinging” around. 😉 It must have gotten some funny cookies to eat.”

    I say “hear, hear!” to funny cookies! I’m so stoked my story inspired her. I think the beads look great. More importantly, so do my girls, who are true bead heads (we dropped $50 on Black Friday at a bead shop, ack!). Check it out. If you want some for yourself, you can get them online.