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Dragon's Tongue

Dragon's Tongue is available now from Meisha Merlin, Amazon, or from your favourite local bookstore!

"...Book one of the Demon Bound is a terrific fantasy in the tradition of Holly Lisle and Andre Norton that showcases how good Laura J. Underwood really is."
~SFRevu

"Underwood, a librarian as well as the author of fantasy novels and short stories, opens her series with a rousing adventure that should appeal to fans of epic fantasy and fantasy adventure."
~Library Journal

Hounds of Ardagh

The Hounds of Ardagh is available from Five Star Press / Thomson Gale as well as from Amazon.

Chronicles of the Last War

Chronicles of the Last War is available from Yard Dog Press (along with many other of my titles) and Amazon.

"The three tales here are sure to please anyone who loves rollicking fantasy adventure at its most entertaining.”
~Sherwood Smith

“World building so engaging and believable one expects to find these places—and people!—in the history books.”
~Richard Michaels, Publisher, Embiid Publishing

Gather My Bones

AVAILABLE NOW!!! "Gather My Bones", previously only available in ebook format, is now available in print format from Lulu.com. Go to my Lulu Storefront and click on my LOVELY cover (yes, I did that one myself, and am quite proud of it) and order your copy today! And please keep in mind that this is an experiment. With the marketing of novellas being difficult in todays shrinking fiction markets, I am seriously considering doing a series of these for my faithful readers.

 

  

Welcome to my Worlds!

Laura J. UnderwoodAs you can see, things have been a bit busy around here! The entire site has been given a bit of an overhaul. A few new things have been added. A few things have been removed. As for the books and stories no longer listed on the this page, just check out my Bibliography page because they will be there.

So read, Enjoy. And as my editor Selina Rosen at Yard Dog Press is fond of saying...

"BUY MY BOOKS!"

Hey, writers have to make a living somehow. :-)

New Stuff!

The Store Is Open. The Cafepress Store that is, where you can get a few things like shirts and mugs displaying the Keltoran Boar. Stop over at Keltora, Land of Myth and start shopping. More products will be added as I have time to upload more of my art.

Bad Lands (my mystery collaboration with Selina Rosen) is now scheduled for a June 2007 release from Five Star/Thomson Gale.

My novella "The King's Wind" forthcoming from Carnifex Press is now available for preorder on Shocklines.

Son of the Rock is now available from Carnifex Press in their anthology CLASH OF STEEL: DEMONS.

"Like the Night" is now available in the September 2005 print issue of Aoife'sKiss You can see the cover here, and you can order it here.

Looking for samples of my work? Try this link. There is a list of my stuff that is available on the web. Some of it requires payment to download, but other bits and pieces of books and at least one short story are out there for free. So is you're curious about my work, this is a good place to find out just what is available.

AVAILABLE NOW! "Marking the Signs and Other Tales of Mischief" is a chapbook collection of unusual stories. Meet the mother-in-law from hell, the ghost of a writer seeking a writer to be a ghost, a bunch of hillbilly vampires and a good 'ole boy who just loves his truck. Available now from Yard Dog Press.

Short Story Sale! "The Eyes Have It" a humorous tale of kitchen wenches, wizards and potatoes will appear in Farthing Magazine sometime later this year if not early next year.

Farthing
"The Black Hammer" is a story set in the ages before the time of the Ard Magister and the Chronicles of Ard-Taebh. You can read "The Black Hammer" by going to the REVOLUTION SF webpage and clicking on the story archives.

Turn the Other Chick, edited by Esther Friesner, is now available at your favorite bookstore. For a peek at the cover, visit the Baen website. This is hardcover, and it is going to be one cool book!

FREE STORIES

A Free Story. Now and again, I want to put a story up on the webpage for readers. I will leave it for about a month, then remove it. Many of these stories were written at the beginning of my career. Some of them have sat around never being used. Others have been around the block and earned rejections.

So why am I putting them up? Because I can. ;-)

This month's story is Horseshoes.

For all you Conor, Eithne and Rhoyd lovers, this is really more of a vignette. Not a true story, but something of an event in the daily lives of the characters. I write little bits like this from time to time as character studies more than anything.

ENJOY!

You Call That a Book??

Atlanta NightsA while back I was asked to assist in a "sting" operation. There a certain publisher that tells new writers they are being traditionally published by a real publisher. Well I am here to tell you that this publisher lies about everything they say. You will not become popular or even respected if you let them have your book. Our sting involved the creation of a book that was so excruciatingly terribly written, no publisher would want it. But guess what. This publisher snapped it up and even offered a contract. At that point, Jim MacDonald let the world know that we had stung this publisher. Oddly, the publisher withdrew their offer once the sting went public, and now they are even trying to deny that we proved their unscrupulous practices. The book we submitted was ATLANTA NIGHTS by Travis Tea (slur the name) and you can actually purchase it from Lulu.com now. The sales generated from this book goes to assist the SFWA Emergency Medical Fund. Interested in more information about the sting. Head for the Sff.net and visit the scams newsgroup starting at this link. There you can see information on the sting, the acceptance, the withdrawal letter...and you can even read the book. But be warned. This book may burn you eyeballs out. Oh, and Just Say No to Publish America. You'll be glad you did...

And as an update, if you are interested in seeing what a PublishAmerica employee says about what a scam PA actually is, try this link

Author Interview

STRANGE HORIZONS has an interview up on their webpage this week. Read all about the author's weird beginnings and off the wall opinions of her profession...

Conventions

Here's where you can see the real me!

Nov 2 - 5, 2006: World Fantasy Con
Renaissance Hotel, Arboretum, Austin TX
www.worldfantasy.org

More conventions will be added as soon as dates and destinations are known. If you are involved in a convention in your area and would be interested in having me appear, feel free to e-mail me (contact info below). Check back for updates!

CONTACT

For now, if you have questions, you can e-mail me at "keltoraNOSTINKINGSPAMATsff.net." You will have to remove the middle message and add the @ yourself. Sorry, but I get too many crazy spams as it is.

You can also drop in at my newsgroup where I can be found from time to time, dispensing wisdom or just telling silly stories about the family cat Gato Bobo. (sff.people.keltora)

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