There are some great writers there, and one of them, Michael W Lucas has just released his first novel, Immortal Clay.
Here's my short review...
Michael W Lucas has crafted one hell of a ride. Immortal Clay is SF, horror, Stephen King small town America, and twisted New Weird - but most of all, it’s great entertainment.
In a world invaded by an alien entity known as Absolute, Kevin Holtzmann, or what used to be Holtzmann, tries to understand what has happened and more importantly, how he and the few people allowed a second chance fit into the new order.
The alien and craziness of Lucas’s ideas would fit neatly into the New Weird pages of Interzone and Black Static. His imagination takes you to places at once bizarre and frightening. It's made all the more scary because he manages to evoke the everyday setting of small town America in loving detail. Lucas has a nice economic style and his description is first rate, sometimes stunning.
There were a couple of things that detracted - in a few places, a tendency for too much internal dialogue interrupted flow, and I was frustrated by the ending. That said, there’s scope for a sequel and I’ll be keeping my eye out for it. Well, worth a read. Recommended.
The novel is fast paced and real page turner.
Now, I know what you are thinking. They were in the same crit group, they're friends, blah, blah, blah...
Well, Michael Lucas would be the first to admit that we didn't always see eye-to-eye on things and to be honest, when I started to read Immotal clay I wasn't sure I'd enjoy it. But you need to give things a chance right? And boy am I glad I did; I'll be able to say I was there when it all started, I read his first book.
Treat yourselves and grab a copy.
http://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Science-Fiction-Alien-Invasion-ebook/dp/B00P8ACXDO/ref=pd_rhf_dp_p_img_1#_
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