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Member Since: May 25, 2011

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Cody L. Stanford

Biography

Cody L. Stanford lives in Overland Park, Kansas. He attended the University of Missouri at Kansas City and is fascinated by the arts, history, politics, mythology, and other elements that shape the forces and foibles of human nature. His stories have appeared in Toasted Cheese Literary Review, The Piker Press, and The New Orphic Review. When not writing, he occasionally spends time working with tigers and other exotic cats at a nearby feline conservation park.

Where to find Cody L. Stanford online

Website: http://gryphonandtiger.com/
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://gryphonandtiger.blogspot.com/

Books

The Butterfly Girl by Cody L. Stanford

Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 158,770. Language: English. Published: September 12, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » General

Paapjytt’s body is covered with an elaborate butterfly tattoo; she’s going to kill the people who put it there. On the flying ship Orpheus, Paapjytt’s rage simmers. The captain’s evil plots are thwarted while the Butterfly Girl begins her revenge. Paapjytt’s dagger is swift, and she will ruthlessly slaughter her enemies until the torture she endured is redeemed in blood.

Feeding by Cody L. Stanford

Price: $10.50 USD. Words: 109,440. Language: English. Published: July 15, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Horror, Fiction » Young adult or teen » LGBTQ+

A hungry python lurks beneath Tajo Borrego’s home, waiting to be fed. Tajo is a smart city kid who loves to dance. But Tajo’s boyfriend Daray doesn’t like being human, and he finds a way to transform into a terrifying, enormous snake. Soon Daray starts to eat Tajo’s neighbors, then hunts the people of New York City. Unless Tajo can stop the killings, he’ll become Daray’s next meal.

The Gryphon's Boy by Cody L. Stanford

Price: $10.99 USD. Words: 177,370. Language: English. Published: December 2, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary

The winged Vylloizõ orphan boy Dzywllym leaves Klyrrok to rescue his imprisoned gryphon boyfriend Quinn, while the valiant, mytho-magic Fledglings battle evil wizard Flyntn aboard their magnificent triple-hulled ship Orpheus. Amidst intense episodes of erotic passion and ferocious violence, Dzywllym learns to vanquish fear, fight to save Quinn, and exact revenge for his parents’ savage deaths.

Wrath of the Gryphonwind by Cody L. Stanford

Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 78,630. Language: English. Published: January 13, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General

Owen Pyke is training to become a Gryphonwind, an armored, gryphon-riding sky-knight. When young Owen flirts with his faun friend’s boyfriend, the angry faun disappears. Owen must find his friend and avoid the faun’s violent bond-gryphon, a frightening detective, a nosy reporter, and a strange man following the boy, all before enemy Gryphonwind armies attack Owen’s home city, Port Cedryssene.

Wolf Note by Cody L. Stanford

Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 76,810. Language: English. Published: October 2, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary

Griffin Thorn is a private detective and werewolf who becomes bodyguard to opera superstar Brianna Keller after an attempt on her life. He quickly falls in love with her. Griffin must not only solve the case; his life is forever threatened by bounty hunters determined to wipe out werewolves. The puzzle eludes Griffin before he learns that in life, love, and murder, nothing is ever as it seems.

The Glasschanger's Child by Cody L. Stanford

Price: $10.99 USD. Words: 136,020. Language: English. Published: September 3, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary

Ciar Allyn learns the truth about her vanished wizard father from the Fledglings, a free-spirited band of mytho-magics seeking Ciar’s powerful glass star portal aboard their fantastic flying vessel Orpheus. Ciar fights alongside werewolves, a gryphon, and the goat-god Pan to save Klyrrok’s true king. Only Ciar’s mastery of her glasschanging powers can carry the Fledglings to final victory.

Orphan Stone by Cody L. Stanford

Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 91,780. Language: English. Published: May 28, 2011 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure

Orphan Erzsébet Warren doesn’t let anything get in her way. While mining diamonds in the dangerous rings of Saturn, she encounters pirates with a grudge against her. And Erzsébet never thought she’d fall in love with a hated, part animal chimera-boy. When pirates attack the huge mining station, it’s Erzsébet’s cunning improvisations that help the outgunned miners fight back.

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