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Mike Lynch

Mike Lynch

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Mike currently resides in the Bay Area with his wife and two children.  He graduated from San Jose State University in 1986 and San Jose Christian College in 1994.  Mike has written, Dublin, a book chronicling the history of Dublin, CA.  In May 2009, Mike's first novel, When the Sky Fell, was released by Silver Leaf Books.  Mike has also published short stories in various magazines, including "Surf's Up," awareded "Best in Show" in the Residential Aliens flash fiction contest.  His latest work, After the Cross, took place in the Dead Robots Society's 1st chapter writing contest, and his short story, "Beyond Horizon's Edge," took 1st place in the 2009 Preditors & Editors Reader's Poll.  His next two novels, After the Cross and The Crystal Portal, are scheduled to be released in 2011.

The Maker of Worlds

The Maker of Worlds

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<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="font-weight:700;font-style:italic;">If you had the chance to remake the world, what kind of world would you choose?</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span>When tragedy strikes Lucas Mack's young life, he desperately yearns to escape its sorrow, and takes an improbable leap through the mythical maelstrom. Rather than splashing down on the far side like his neighbors, he's transported to a magical realm where he has the power to redefine not only who he is, but the world in which he resides.</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span>As he stumbles about trying to find his way, he meets Mia, an equally troubled fellow pilgrim. With the help of a mystical guide and an aging wizard, they navigate the enchanted land while learning to control their newfound powers. Yet this realm is more complex than they expected, with seasoned sorcerers who've been corrupted by the sinister side of magic.</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span>Limited by natural law and seduced by magic's power, they are tested as never before. Will the gift of magic bring renewed hope or drive them to the edge of the void?</span></p>

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Media Links

Shark Infested Waters Podcast

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Blog Days of Summer Interview

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Spirit Blade Podcast

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Aloft Radio Podcast

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Digital Dragon Magazine Review

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Reviews

<address style="background-color:#ffffff;font-size:15px;"> <p style="font-size:13px;" align="left"><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#204063;font-size:13px;"><font style="font-size:13px;" color="#000000">&quot;An engaging sci-fi blend of military and politics.&quot;</font><br /><strong>--</strong><a href="http://fortunecity.com/tatooine/farmer/2/"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Mike Resnick</strong></span></a></span><font color="#ffffff"><strong>, Hugo and Nebula award winning author</strong></font><span style="color:#204063;"><font color="#ffffff"></font></span> <br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;"><font face="Arial"><strong>&quot;</strong>What a promising first novel from Lynch and Barr--exciting space battles, convincing characters we can care about, sense of wonder and real heart. If only the space opera I grew up with had been this human.&quot;<br /><strong>--</strong></font></span><a href="http://www.mcallistercoaching.com/bio.html"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Bruce McAllister</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:'Courier New';"><strong style="font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;"><font style="font-size:12px;" face="Arial">, 2007 Hugo award nominee and author</font></strong></span> of Dream Baby<br /><br />&quot;In war, things can go wrong, and people will react well, or badly. Such is the case in this action-filled, page-turning, epic space battle for the survival of planet Earth. Hang on to your seats!&quot;<br />--<a href="http://www.sff.net/people/jglass/"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">James C. Glass</span></a><font size="2">, Author of the Shanji Trilogy</font><br /><br />&quot;Exuberant space opera in the style of the golden age of sci fi.&quot;<br />--<a href="http://michaelzwilliamson.com/index.php"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Michael Z. Williamson</span></a>, Author of Freehold<font style="font-size:10px;" face="Tahoma"> <br /></font><span style="color:#204063;font-size:10px;"><font color="#ffffff"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:'Courier New';"><font style="font-size:16px;"><br /><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;" face="Tahoma"><font color="#000000"><font size="2">&quot;Fast-paced novel for fans of military science fiction&quot;<br /><strong><font color="#204063">--</font></strong></font><a href="http://fortunecity.com/tatooine/farmer/2/"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><font size="2">Mike Resnick</font></strong></span></a><font size="2"><font color="#ffffff"><strong>, Hugo and Nebula award winning author</strong></font><span style="color:#204063;"><font color="#ffffff"></font></span> <br /></font></font><font style="font-size:10px;" face="Tahoma"><font color="#000000"> <br /></font><br /></font></font></font></span></font></font></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"><span style="color:#204063;"><font color="#ffffff"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;"><font style="font-size:13px;" face="Arial"></font></span></font></font></span></font></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;font-size:13px;" class="MsoNormal">&quot;Compelling heros, interesting allies, dastardly villains, wonderful pacing, and lovely descriptions of night skies glimpsed on distant planets. If you love 23rd-century space adventures, When the Sky Fell is for you.&quot;</p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;font-size:12px;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#204063;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><font color="#ffffff"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:'Courier New';font-size:13px;"><font face="Arial"><strong>--</strong></font><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/015004676/ref%3Dnosim/januarymagazi-20"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><font face="Arial"><strong>Kris Stoever</strong></font></span></a><font style="font-family:Arial;"><em><font color="#000000" size="2">, Author of, For Spacious Skies, and daughter of Mercury Astronaut, Scott Carpenter </font>Author of, <em>For Spaci</em>ous Skies, <em><span style="font-style:normal;">and daughter of Mercury Astronaut, Scott Carpenter</span></em></em></font></span></font></font></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#204063;"><span style="font-family:'Arial Black';"><strong></strong></span></span> </p></address>