Michael Jasper, author

Michael Jasper's published books include:

• Urban fantasy novel A GATHERING OF DOORWAYS (Prime Books, 2009)
• SF novel THE WANNOSHAY CYCLE (Five Star Books, 2008)
• Paranormal romance novel HEART'S REVENGE (Five Star Books, 2006, writing as Julia C. Porter)
• Story collection GUNNING FOR THE BUDDHA (Prime Books, 2005)

He wrote the web comic "IN MAPS & LEGENDS" with artist Niki Smith, and the first eight pages of the comic are online as part of the November competition at DC Comics' Zuda imprint. As of November 19, 2009, the comic is in first place!

He has published over four dozen short stories in places such as Asimov's, Strange Horizons, Polyphony, Writers of the Future, O. Henry Festival Stories, and Paper Cities (recent recipient of the World Fantasy Award).

For more information about his work, see his website and his Amazon.com Author page.

"In his third novel, speculative-fiction rising star Jasper offers a finely nuanced blend of fantasy and horror." — Carl Hays, Booklist

"A strong and compulsively readable novel about family and friends and the horrors, ordinary and not so ordinary, that beset them. From first page to last, Mike Jasper’s A GATHERING OF DOORWAYS is a cut above." — Lucius Shepard, author of The Jaguar Hunter and Softspoken

"Jasper imagines what first contact might be beyond Wellsian invasion—not hostile, necessarily, on either side, but rife with conflict due to misunderstandings and the problems faced by both cultures." — Regina Schroeder, Booklist (for THE WANNOSHAY CYCLE)

"Fans of an interesting ghost story enhanced by romance will want to read Julia C. Porter’s tale of long dead pirates riding the high seas." — Harriet Klausner, Midwest Book Review (for HEART'S REVENGE)

"While this world may seem darker and more dystopian by the day, avid, talented newcomers like Jasper help us keep the faith." — Faren Miller, Locus (for GUNNING FOR THE BUDDHA)

A GATHERING OF DOORWAYS, an urban fantasy, from Prime Books, Jan. 2009. Read an excerpt.

THE ALL NATIONS TEAM, a historical baseball novel based on the first-ever integrated team of not just black and white players, but players from Mexico, China, the Philippines, and elsewhere. This book will be done in late November 2009. Read an excerpt.

IN MAPS & LEGENDS, Zuda Comics (an imprint of DC Comics), currently in 1st place for the November 2009 competition.

A SUDDEN OUTBREAK OF MAGIC, a YA contemporary fantasy novel (unpublished); see the Publishers Marketplace Rights Listing page and read an excerpt.

THE WANNOSHAY CYCLE, a near-future science fiction novel, from Five Star Books, 2008 (MMPB, electronic, film rights available). See the Publishers Marketplace Rights Listing page and read an excerpt.

HEART'S REVENGE, a paranormal romance from Five Star Books, 2006 (MMPB, electronic, film rights available). See the Publishers Marketplace Rights Listing page and read an excerpt. Currently earning royalties for the hardcover edition.