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A City Dreaming


A Paranormal / Urban Fantasy Novel


Subgenres & Tropes:

  • New York City,
  • Apocalyptic,
  • Reluctant Hero,
  • Steampunk Elements,
  • Episodic/Linked Vignettes
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This book is for you if you're into...

  • Snarky antiheroes stumbling through magical New York
  • Urban fantasy with hipster zombies and phantom subway lines
  • Reluctant heroes who’d rather be drinking than saving the world
Publisher Description

M is a drifter with a sharp tongue, few scruples, and limited magical ability, who would prefer drinking artisanal beer to involving himself in the politics of the city. Alas, in the infinite nexus of the universe which is New York, trouble is a hard thing to avoid, and when a rivalry between the city's two queens threatens to turn to all out war, M finds himself thrust in the unfamiliar position of hero.

Now, to keep the apocalypse from descending on the Big Apple, he’ll have to call in every favor, waste every charm, and blow every spell he's ever acquired - he might even have to get out of bed before noon.

Enter a world of Wall Street wolves, slumming scenesters, desperate artists, drug-induced divinities, pocket steam-punk universes, hipster zombies, and phantom subway lines. Because the city never sleeps, but is always dreaming.

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