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The Art of Arrow Cutting by Stephen Dedman (Original publication: July 1997; first eBook: April 2014)
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Overview: Mage. His name actually is Michelangelo Magistrale, but that's too long a moniker for a tough Brooklyn guy.
And like his namesake, he is an artist, a photographer. He's been traveling a lot, trying to find where he fits in, when he makes an acquaintance in a Greyhound bus terminal that changes his life.
Her name is Amanda, and the magic Mage feels is nothing more than the heat that any beautiful young woman could generate. But when she gives Mage the key to her apartment in exchange for ticket money, he gets more than he bargained for. The key, attached to a strangely beautiful braided lanyard, turns out to be real magic. And, unfortunately, trouble comes along with it. First come the kind of monsters Mage can understand: big, beefy guys with hard fists. Then a bakemono - nothing but a head and a pair of hands - tries to kill him. It turns out that the yakuza - the Japanese mob - had their hooks in Amanda, and now they're after Mage.
Lucky for him he meets Charlie Takumo, a guy who knows something about the yakuza and about weird Japanese creatures and sorcery that are supposed to be nothing but myth but turn out to be horribly real.
Mage's only hope is to conquer the key and its power. He must master the art of arrow cutting in order to unleash his own magical power before the forces of darkness force him into oblivion. In a place where all the doors lead to fantasy, mythology, and a terrifying reality... Where do you run?
Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller
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Requirements: ePUB Reader | 300 Kb
Overview: Mage. His name actually is Michelangelo Magistrale, but that's too long a moniker for a tough Brooklyn guy.
And like his namesake, he is an artist, a photographer. He's been traveling a lot, trying to find where he fits in, when he makes an acquaintance in a Greyhound bus terminal that changes his life.
Her name is Amanda, and the magic Mage feels is nothing more than the heat that any beautiful young woman could generate. But when she gives Mage the key to her apartment in exchange for ticket money, he gets more than he bargained for. The key, attached to a strangely beautiful braided lanyard, turns out to be real magic. And, unfortunately, trouble comes along with it. First come the kind of monsters Mage can understand: big, beefy guys with hard fists. Then a bakemono - nothing but a head and a pair of hands - tries to kill him. It turns out that the yakuza - the Japanese mob - had their hooks in Amanda, and now they're after Mage.
Lucky for him he meets Charlie Takumo, a guy who knows something about the yakuza and about weird Japanese creatures and sorcery that are supposed to be nothing but myth but turn out to be horribly real.
Mage's only hope is to conquer the key and its power. He must master the art of arrow cutting in order to unleash his own magical power before the forces of darkness force him into oblivion. In a place where all the doors lead to fantasy, mythology, and a terrifying reality... Where do you run?
Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller
"Stephen Dedman's first novel is one long, suspenseful chase scene. It's reminiscent of Tim Powers's work, but without Powers's sprawl. Dedman's characters are suitably charming (or menacing), and the mythic and contemporary Japanese details are entertainingly skewed in fantastical Hong Kong cinema style: everything is just a little exaggerated, just larger than life. The structure is filmlike, too -- tightly paced and without unnecessary digressions. Plan to put your feet up and read this book all in one sitting!" ~Amazon.com
"An agreeable blend of oriental fantasy and noir-ish sleuthing: a polished, well-organized debut, complemented by Dedman's nice light touch on the tiller." ~Kirkus, starred review
"Stephen's novel beguiled everyone when originally published almost 20 years ago; beguiled me so much that I intend to reread it immediately." ~ephemeral
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