In the Shadow of Her Hem
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 173100 words.
Published on July 7, 2012. Fiction.
“China Hands! To Me!” A green fog has engulfed the Wei River Valley. The First Emperor’s tomb is mysteriously rumbling. The Big Goose Pagoda is glowing like a lighthouse. And to blame? A bunch of Americans stranded in the consulate at Bei-jing. “China Hands! To Me!” With that command, Rowden Gray has summoned his forces to return to action
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Edward C. Patterson
Biography
Edward C. Patterson has been writing novels, short fiction, poetry and drama his entire life, always seeking the emotional core of any story he tells. With his eighth novel, The Jade Owl, he combines an imaginative touch with his life long devotion to China and its history. He has earned an MA in Chinese History from Brooklyn College with further post graduate work at Columbia University. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he has spent four decades as a soldier in the corporate world gaining insight into the human condition. He won the 1999 New Jersey Minority Achievement Award for his work in corporate diversity. Blending world travel experiences with a passion for story telling, his adventures continue as he works to permeate his reader's souls from an indelible wellspring.
Works:
Bobby's Trace
No Irish Need Apply
Cutting the Cheese
Surviving an American Gulag
The Road to Grafenwöhr
The Closet Clandestine
The Academician - Southern Swallow - Book I
The Nan Tu - Southern Swallow - Book II
Look Away, Silence
Turning Idolater
Come, Wewoka
The Jade Owl
The Third Peregrination - The Jade Owl - Book II
The Dragon's Pool - The Jade Owl Book III
The People's Treasure - The Jade Owl Book IV
Are You Still Sumitting Your Work to a Traditional Publisher?
Oh, Dainty Triolet
Works:
Bobby's Trace
No Irish Need Apply
Cutting the Cheese
Surviving an American Gulag
The Road to Grafenwöhr
The Closet Clandestine
The Academician - Southern Swallow - Book I
The Nan Tu - Southern Swallow - Book II
Look Away, Silence
Turning Idolater
Come, Wewoka
The Jade Owl
The Third Peregrination - The Jade Owl - Book II
The Dragon's Pool - The Jade Owl Book III
The People's Treasure - The Jade Owl Book IV
Are You Still Sumitting Your Work to a Traditional Publisher?
Oh, Dainty Triolet
Where to find Edward C. Patterson online
Website: http://www.dancaster.com
Twitter: EdwPatJadeOwl
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Books
Swan Cloud - Southern Swallow Book III
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 147580 words. Published on November 2, 2011. Fiction.
“We were like Swan Clouds, or so my master Li K’ai-men said, because for ten years we drifted from place to place — city to city — one temporary capital after another.” Ten years has passed since The Nan Tu, Book II of the Southern Swallow series. The Sung court and government has settled at the great city of Lin-an and peace is sought with the invading Jurchen.
Price: $2.99 USD. 147580 words. Published on November 2, 2011. Fiction.
“We were like Swan Clouds, or so my master Li K’ai-men said, because for ten years we drifted from place to place — city to city — one temporary capital after another.” Ten years has passed since The Nan Tu, Book II of the Southern Swallow series. The Sung court and government has settled at the great city of Lin-an and peace is sought with the invading Jurchen.
The Road to Grafenwöhr
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 106290 words. Published on March 7, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 4 reviews)
PFC Quincy Summerson begins his military adventure in 1968 in Bavaria realizing that his presence stirs the paradigm - the thin line between twilight and night. His hyperactive imagination gets the better of him, and soon the world enlists him for a predestined purpose - to travel on the road to Grafenwoehr, where the woods is alive with myth and folk lore.
Price: $2.99 USD. 106290 words. Published on March 7, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 4 reviews) PFC Quincy Summerson begins his military adventure in 1968 in Bavaria realizing that his presence stirs the paradigm - the thin line between twilight and night. His hyperactive imagination gets the better of him, and soon the world enlists him for a predestined purpose - to travel on the road to Grafenwoehr, where the woods is alive with myth and folk lore.
The People's Treasure
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 187410 words. Published on September 26, 2010. Fiction.
The People’s Treasure (Book IV of the Jade Owl Legacy) resuscitates the green hoot bird from its hiding place and sends it on a journey back to its source — a race across three continents. It sets Professor Gray and his China Hand adventurers on the brink — a showdown with their ultimate challenger. The most action-packed installment in the series, a full-spectrum tale of the jade relic.
Price: $2.99 USD. 187410 words. Published on September 26, 2010. Fiction.
The People’s Treasure (Book IV of the Jade Owl Legacy) resuscitates the green hoot bird from its hiding place and sends it on a journey back to its source — a race across three continents. It sets Professor Gray and his China Hand adventurers on the brink — a showdown with their ultimate challenger. The most action-packed installment in the series, a full-spectrum tale of the jade relic.
Oh, Dainty Triolet
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 99610 words. Published on March 10, 2010. Fiction.
Oh, Dainty Triolet is a compilation of three of Edward C. Patterson’s most popular works into an Omnibus Edition comprising Cutting the Cheese, Bobby’s Trace and No Irish Need Apply. Cutting the Cheese is a comic romp through the world of gay activism. Bobby’s Trace is a ghost story with an unusual twist. No Irish Need Apply is a teenage coming of age story in a world fraught with prejudice.
Price: $2.99 USD. 99610 words. Published on March 10, 2010. Fiction.
Oh, Dainty Triolet is a compilation of three of Edward C. Patterson’s most popular works into an Omnibus Edition comprising Cutting the Cheese, Bobby’s Trace and No Irish Need Apply. Cutting the Cheese is a comic romp through the world of gay activism. Bobby’s Trace is a ghost story with an unusual twist. No Irish Need Apply is a teenage coming of age story in a world fraught with prejudice.
The Nan Tu - Southern Swallow Book II
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 166160 words. Published on December 29, 2009. Fiction.
“We all lived in the shadow of K’ai-feng’s ashes now. No denying it. However safe we felt, the world hung by a silken thread.” So begins the second book of the Southen Swallow series — The Nan Tu (The Southern Migration) and, like the first book, The Academician, it is told by K’u Ko-ling, servant to the Grand Tutor, Li K’ai-men.
Price: $2.99 USD. 166160 words. Published on December 29, 2009. Fiction.
“We all lived in the shadow of K’ai-feng’s ashes now. No denying it. However safe we felt, the world hung by a silken thread.” So begins the second book of the Southen Swallow series — The Nan Tu (The Southern Migration) and, like the first book, The Academician, it is told by K’u Ko-ling, servant to the Grand Tutor, Li K’ai-men.
Look Away Silence
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 100800 words. Published on July 23, 2009. Fiction.
(4.75 from 4 reviews)
Martin Powers wanted an ironing board for Christmas. Instead, he got . . . Matthew Kieler, a non-returnable gift, but a gift that kept on giving. Look Away Silence is a romance set in the time of AIDS, when ignorance could spell trouble and often did. It encompasses the author’s experiences in volunteer community service and personal friendships during a tragic period in American history.
Price: $2.99 USD. 100800 words. Published on July 23, 2009. Fiction.
(4.75 from 4 reviews) Martin Powers wanted an ironing board for Christmas. Instead, he got . . . Matthew Kieler, a non-returnable gift, but a gift that kept on giving. Look Away Silence is a romance set in the time of AIDS, when ignorance could spell trouble and often did. It encompasses the author’s experiences in volunteer community service and personal friendships during a tragic period in American history.
The Dragon's Pool
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 276790 words. Published on May 11, 2009. Fiction.
A shadow stalks the lanes and streets, from Gui-lin to San Francisco, from Florence to the Dragon’s Pool. In its wake, Rowden Gray and his China Hands follow a course to right the wrongs of time. The relic is hidden, but stirs in the soul and archaic rituals long since forgotten, but never lost. Book 3 of he Jade Owl Legacy.
Price: $2.99 USD. 276790 words. Published on May 11, 2009. Fiction.
A shadow stalks the lanes and streets, from Gui-lin to San Francisco, from Florence to the Dragon’s Pool. In its wake, Rowden Gray and his China Hands follow a course to right the wrongs of time. The relic is hidden, but stirs in the soul and archaic rituals long since forgotten, but never lost. Book 3 of he Jade Owl Legacy.
The Academician - Southern Swallow - Book I
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 146150 words. Published on March 8, 2009. Fiction.
“A bigger fool the world has never known than I — a coarse fellow with no business to clutch a brush and scribble. I only know the scrawl, because my master took pleasure in teaching me between my chores. Not many men are so cursed . . .” Thus begins the tale of Li K’ai-men, a tale of 12th Century China, where state service meant a life long journey.
Price: $2.99 USD. 146150 words. Published on March 8, 2009. Fiction.
“A bigger fool the world has never known than I — a coarse fellow with no business to clutch a brush and scribble. I only know the scrawl, because my master took pleasure in teaching me between my chores. Not many men are so cursed . . .” Thus begins the tale of Li K’ai-men, a tale of 12th Century China, where state service meant a life long journey.
The Third Peregrination
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 254910 words. Published on January 25, 2009. Fiction.
The Jade Owl Legacy Series: Book 2: The world is on the brink, now that the relics flow together again. The new China Hands should have left the Jade Owl in the tomb, to fester silently for another age, but they didn’t. Now there is a tapping in the basement and a flowering of new relics, all seeking to move Curator-General Rowden Gray and his crew into the field again.
Price: $2.99 USD. 254910 words. Published on January 25, 2009. Fiction.
The Jade Owl Legacy Series: Book 2: The world is on the brink, now that the relics flow together again. The new China Hands should have left the Jade Owl in the tomb, to fester silently for another age, but they didn’t. Now there is a tapping in the basement and a flowering of new relics, all seeking to move Curator-General Rowden Gray and his crew into the field again.
Are You Still Submitting Your Work to a Traditional Publisher?
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $0.99 USD. 34460 words. Published on December 24, 2008. Nonfiction.
(4.86 from 14 reviews)
With the new and exciting world of Kindles and Print-on-Demand (POD), Independent Publishing is becoming an enticing choice and a viable alternative to traditional publishing. Are you unsure of how to go about it? Do you crave to know the best options? What are the pitfalls? Includes three other stimulating articles on novel writing and revision.
Price: $0.99 USD. 34460 words. Published on December 24, 2008. Nonfiction.
(4.86 from 14 reviews) With the new and exciting world of Kindles and Print-on-Demand (POD), Independent Publishing is becoming an enticing choice and a viable alternative to traditional publishing. Are you unsure of how to go about it? Do you crave to know the best options? What are the pitfalls? Includes three other stimulating articles on novel writing and revision.
The Jade Owl
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 206510 words. Published on November 1, 2008. Fiction.
(4.70 from 10 reviews)
In China they whisper about the Jade Owl and its awful power. This ancient stone, commissioned by the Empress Wu and crafted by a mineral charmer, long haunted the folk of the Middle Kingdom until it vanished into an enigma of legend and lore. Now the Jade Owl is found. It wakes to steal the day from day. Its power to enchant and distort rises again. "Readers, run, do not walk to your nearest
Price: $2.99 USD. 206510 words. Published on November 1, 2008. Fiction.
(4.70 from 10 reviews) In China they whisper about the Jade Owl and its awful power. This ancient stone, commissioned by the Empress Wu and crafted by a mineral charmer, long haunted the folk of the Middle Kingdom until it vanished into an enigma of legend and lore. Now the Jade Owl is found. It wakes to steal the day from day. Its power to enchant and distort rises again. "Readers, run, do not walk to your nearest
Turning Idolater
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 89010 words. Published on September 20, 2008. Fiction.
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Philip Flaxen, who strips past his jockstrap on the Internet for manluv.com, acquires a rare gift — a book that transforms his life. With it, he sparks with a famous author, whittles away at a new craft, swims with an odd circle of new acquaintances and is swept up in mayhem. Philip leaves the world of The Porn Nazi and enters the realm of crisp possibilities.
Price: $2.99 USD. 89010 words. Published on September 20, 2008. Fiction.
(5.00 from 3 reviews) Philip Flaxen, who strips past his jockstrap on the Internet for manluv.com, acquires a rare gift — a book that transforms his life. With it, he sparks with a famous author, whittles away at a new craft, swims with an odd circle of new acquaintances and is swept up in mayhem. Philip leaves the world of The Porn Nazi and enters the realm of crisp possibilities.
Surviving an American Gulag
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 69320 words. Published on June 28, 2008. Fiction.
(4.57 from 7 reviews)
Private Winslow Gibbs has been drafted in 1967 at the height of the Vietnam war. He is out of shape, two-hundred and seventy pounds and a bundle of nerves. He also has issues of a different nature, but in these days before the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, these are dealt with according to the book. Welcome to the Special Training Unit where the misfits are driven in the American Gulag.
Price: $2.99 USD. 69320 words. Published on June 28, 2008. Fiction.
(4.57 from 7 reviews) Private Winslow Gibbs has been drafted in 1967 at the height of the Vietnam war. He is out of shape, two-hundred and seventy pounds and a bundle of nerves. He also has issues of a different nature, but in these days before the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, these are dealt with according to the book. Welcome to the Special Training Unit where the misfits are driven in the American Gulag.
Come, Wewoka & Diary of Medicine Flower
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $0.99 USD. 11160 words. Published on May 30, 2008. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
The Trail of Tears left a deep mark on the Cherokee nation, a mark that still ripples through the descendants of that culture. It should also leave an indelible mark on the current conscience. Come, Wewoka - Poems on the Trail of Tears is a collection of heartfelt reflections on Cherokee culture during those days and after. Diary of Medicine Flower - Cherokee Aphorisms re modern Cherokee thoughts
Price: $0.99 USD. 11160 words. Published on May 30, 2008. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review) The Trail of Tears left a deep mark on the Cherokee nation, a mark that still ripples through the descendants of that culture. It should also leave an indelible mark on the current conscience. Come, Wewoka - Poems on the Trail of Tears is a collection of heartfelt reflections on Cherokee culture during those days and after. Diary of Medicine Flower - Cherokee Aphorisms re modern Cherokee thoughts
The Closet Clandestine: a queer steps out
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $0.99 USD. 21410 words. Published on May 30, 2008. Fiction.
(4.50 from 2 reviews)
A collection of seven poetry books (180 poems), The Closet Clandestine: a queer steps out, tracks a gay man's sensitivities to the strange world encountered both in and out of the real and poetic closet. Sensitive and bold, and sometimes shocking and, in all cases, lyrical, this is a journey from shy emergence to bold self-confidence.
Price: $0.99 USD. 21410 words. Published on May 30, 2008. Fiction.
(4.50 from 2 reviews) A collection of seven poetry books (180 poems), The Closet Clandestine: a queer steps out, tracks a gay man's sensitivities to the strange world encountered both in and out of the real and poetic closet. Sensitive and bold, and sometimes shocking and, in all cases, lyrical, this is a journey from shy emergence to bold self-confidence.
No Irish Need Apply
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $0.99 USD. 34090 words. Published on May 30, 2008. Fiction.
(4.50 from 4 reviews)
Kevin Borden has a secret, and that secret is about to shake the world around him - a tame and suburban world ruled by his widow mother, Sarah and peppered by his study-mate, Louis. Teenagers sometimes do the darndest things, but in Kevin and Louis' case, it's a stroke of wisdom wrapped in fool's gold.
Price: $0.99 USD. 34090 words. Published on May 30, 2008. Fiction.
(4.50 from 4 reviews) Kevin Borden has a secret, and that secret is about to shake the world around him - a tame and suburban world ruled by his widow mother, Sarah and peppered by his study-mate, Louis. Teenagers sometimes do the darndest things, but in Kevin and Louis' case, it's a stroke of wisdom wrapped in fool's gold.
Cutting the Cheese
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $0.99 USD. 36090 words. Published on May 30, 2008. Fiction.
(1.00 from 1 review)
Luke Oliver has just come out of the closet and confronts a brave new world - a meeting of the Gay and Lesbian Activist Association of New Birch and Sipsboro (GLAABS) - your run of the mill, gay political caucus. Run of the Mill? . . . my @$$. Stepping across the threshold of the Otterson estate exposes Luke to horny and hilarious shenanigans that give the Boys in the Band a run for its money.
Price: $0.99 USD. 36090 words. Published on May 30, 2008. Fiction.
(1.00 from 1 review) Luke Oliver has just come out of the closet and confronts a brave new world - a meeting of the Gay and Lesbian Activist Association of New Birch and Sipsboro (GLAABS) - your run of the mill, gay political caucus. Run of the Mill? . . . my @$$. Stepping across the threshold of the Otterson estate exposes Luke to horny and hilarious shenanigans that give the Boys in the Band a run for its money.
Bobby's Trace
by Edward C. Patterson
Price: $0.99 USD. 34830 words. Published on May 30, 2008. Fiction.
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
Perry Chaplin is in mourning for his life partner, Bobby - a time of stress, notwithstanding. He gets an unsought lesson in life-after-death that turns his bereavement into a horrific adventure. Come peek through Perry Chaplin's mysterious window. What lies beneath the surface of life and death? What comes in Bobby's wake; in Bobby's trace? Perry Chalin knows. Will you?
Price: $0.99 USD. 34830 words. Published on May 30, 2008. Fiction.
(4.00 from 2 reviews) Perry Chaplin is in mourning for his life partner, Bobby - a time of stress, notwithstanding. He gets an unsought lesson in life-after-death that turns his bereavement into a horrific adventure. Come peek through Perry Chaplin's mysterious window. What lies beneath the surface of life and death? What comes in Bobby's wake; in Bobby's trace? Perry Chalin knows. Will you?
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