Location: Canada
Member Since: Oct. 18, 2009
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George Straatman


Biography

George lives in Timmins, a small Northern Ontario city with his wife Louise and their collection of furry kids. He writes both horror and high fantasy. The Converging Trilogy is his first series and will be followed by the epic fantasy series entitled Journey Through the Land of Shades.

Where to find George Straatman online

Website: http://www.georgestraatman.com/
Twitter: Geoconverge
Blog: http://georgestraatman.com/?page_id=41

Where to buy in print

http://www.amberdias.com

Books

Journey through the Land of Shades    by George Straatman
Price: $1.99 USD. 221670 words. Published on July 13, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Islena was an extraordinary woman living an ordinary life. Daughter of the Tempest…a memory whispered at the edges of her consciousness; echoes of lives that were lore in a dozen worlds. Driven by mad lust for dominion, an ancient foe rends the borders of reality to draw Islena into an antiquated world in search of the Icons of omnipotence compelling her on a Journey through the Land of Shades.
The Converging: Closures in Blood    by George Straatman
Price: $0.99 USD. 227670 words. Published on April 8, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 4 reviews)
After destroying Cynara, Elizabeth Simpson returns home in search of the one man she’s ever loved and absolution for sins committed under the demon’s thrall. Reviled by Heaven and hell and pursued across a dying America by zealots and satanic assassins, she turns to a sworn enemy…a dark mistress who is her one hope of eluding her relentless pursuers and finding closure and redemption.
The Converging: Mark of the Demon    by George Straatman
Price: $0.99 USD. 234680 words. Published on November 29, 2009. Fiction.
(5.00 from 4 reviews)
After laying waste to the town of Semelar, The Demon Cynara Saravic returns to her ancestral homeland of Romania with Elizabeth Simpson firmly in tow. The ancient soil howls with the screams of Cynara’s past victims. In answer to those cries their descendants come together and as Cynara prepares to meet their challenge, she discovers her two greatest enemies; love and her own conflicted nature.
The Converging    by George Straatman
Price: Free! 193280 words. Published on November 17, 2009. Fiction.
(5.00 from 6 reviews)
The Converging recounts the tale of ethereal Romanian demon Cynara Saravic who after building her legend as Satan’s most prolific reaper of souls, decides she must have a soul, not for the dark father, but her own companionship. Her search for a perfect light reflection of her own darkness leads her to a small Washington town where she spins an insidious web of terror while claiming her prize.

George Straatman’s tag cloud

demonolgy    demonology    epic fantasy    high fantasy    horror    occult    serial fantasy    supernatural    supernatural thriller    thriller   

Smashwords book reviews by George Straatman

  • Home Lost on April 16, 2011
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    HOME LOST By Franz Mclaren As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become increasingly averse to the notion of review the artistic works of others in a public forum of any kind. Thus, it is a pleasant relief when I read a novel that allows me to offer a heart-felt praise for the work under consideration. Home Lost is the initial offering of Mr. Mclaren’s Clarion of Destiny fantasy series and revolves around his young protagonist, Leena, who is a village hedge witch in training. The novel opens as the young girl returns from a trip to the mythically symbolic Garland tree to discover that her home village has been ravaged and her family has gone, alone with most of the other village inhabitants. The opening volume focuses on Leena’s attempt to discover what has befallen her family…a journey that will lead her on an epic quest during which she will unravel the mysteries of her own monumental destiny. I will not delve into specific plot details here, rather I will concentrate on the tone and style of Mr. Mclaren’s writing. I’m not sure if this novel was intended for the consumption of a young adult audience, but Home Lost is a comparatively simply fantasy offering, but many complex fantasy offerings begin this way and evolve as they progress (Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan being a case in point). It is a pleasant and easy read that will not require a detailed score card to keep track of the pantheon of Gods and religions that one would need to wade through Steven Erikson’s Malazan books of the fallen. This relative simplicity does not detract from the fact that this novel is a tremendously pleasing fantasy read that is suited for genre lovers of all ages. What I particularly enjoyed about Mr. Mclaren’s novel is sense of innocence that permeates every page…every sentence of the story…so far removed from the cynicism and vitriol that seems to have infected so much of our literature and indeed, every aspect of life in today’s world. I find myself thinking of this novel in terms of adjective that I have not associated with the fantasy genre in some time…sweet and endearing. Even the resolutions of the story’s many conflicts were often achieved without the obligatory spilling of buckets of blood and mountains of viscera and this demonstrated a creative sensibility that I have seldom seen. From the technical perspective, Mr’ Mclaren’s writing evokes comparison with Terry Goodkind in his use of staccato narrative and the interrogative as a means of exploring a character’s internal thought process in any given situation. This narrative mechanism suits the story quite well. The most lasting impact of this novel from my perspective is what compells me to give it the highest recommendation…this is a fatasy story that has been written with both innocence and a gentle grace that is as refeshing as it is delightful. If the story is a reflection of the man who penned it, Franz Mclaren is a man who I would personally like to know and whose perspective on both life and literature is all too rare. Excellent and recommended to fantasy lovers of all ages.