{"id":18,"date":"2010-12-14T01:55:31","date_gmt":"2010-12-14T01:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/"},"modified":"2023-07-29T09:40:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T13:40:43","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Novels<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/veins.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/veins.jpg\" alt=\"Veins by Lawrence C. Connolly\" class=\"wp-image-90\" width=\"198\" height=\"298\" title=\"veins\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/veins.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/veins-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Veins<\/span><\/strong><\/em><strong><em>: Book One of the Veins Cycle<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Illustrated by Star Olsen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Order from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lawrence-C-Connolly\/e\/B0043MJL5Q?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_7&amp;qid=1574356768&amp;sr=8-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" type=\"1\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Lawrence+C.+Connolly?_requestid=1927513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" type=\"1\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fantasistent.com\/books\/novels\/veins.html\" type=\"1\">Fantasist Enterprises<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;\u201c<\/span>This rich, mesmerizing, and darkly wondrous novel held me under its spell for days as I read it, and haunts me even now, weeks later. This is what grand storytelling is all about.<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201d<em>&#8212; Gary A. Braunbeck<\/em> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/VIPERS_cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6851\" width=\"200\" height=\"286\" title=\"VIPERS_cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/VIPERS_cover.jpg 672w, https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/VIPERS_cover-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Vipers: Book Two of the Veins Cycle<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Illustrated by Gerasimos Kolokas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Order from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lawrence-C-Connolly\/e\/B0043MJL5Q?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_7&amp;qid=1574356768&amp;sr=8-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" type=\"1\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Lawrence+C.+Connolly?_requestid=1927513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" type=\"1\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fantasistent.com\/books\/novels\/vipers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" type=\"1\">Fantasist Enterprises<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cAdd ambitious evil spirits to a marathon game of Grand Theft Auto and you have this breakneck made-for-the-movies celebration of bloody carnage and black scheming . . . fans of summer blockbusters will be happy to crunch popcorn through the car chases, explosions, and brutality.\u201d<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>&#8212; <\/em><\/span><\/strong><em>Publishers Weekly<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/vortex.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6382\" width=\"197\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/vortex.jpg 432w, https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/vortex-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><em>Vortex: Book Three of the Veins Cycle<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Illustrated by Rhonda Libbey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Order from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lawrence-C-Connolly\/e\/B0043MJL5Q?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_7&amp;qid=1574356768&amp;sr=8-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Lawrence+C.+Connolly?_requestid=1927513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fantasistent.com\/shop\/fantasy-books\/novels\/vortex\/\">Fantasist Enterprises<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Few writers understand their characters with the same depth, and empathy, that Connolly does. He leaves me in awe. Every time. I am a Connolly fan through and through.&#8221;<\/strong>&#8211;Joe McKinney, Bram Stoker Award-winning author<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Short-story collections<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TWtE-Cover-Large-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23695\" width=\"200\" height=\"299\" title=\"This_Way_To_Egress\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TWtE-Cover-Large-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TWtE-Cover-Large-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TWtE-Cover-Large-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TWtE-Cover-Large.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em><strong>This Way to Egress<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cover by Jason Zerrillo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Out of Print. A few signed copies are available for $30.00 each, free shipping. Email LawrenceCConnolly (at) gmail (dot) com if interested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>\u201c<em>. . .<\/em> tight plots, realistic and often colorful characters. At almost 200 pages, this is a beautiful collection.\u201d <\/strong><em>&nbsp;Gregory L. Hall<\/em>, Choate Road Reviews<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Visions.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19207\" width=\"197\" height=\"295\" title=\"visions_cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Visions.jpg 333w, https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Visions-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Visions<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Illustrated by Nathaniel G. Sawyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Order from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Visions-Fantasy-Lawrence-C-Connolly\/dp\/1934571016\/\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Lawrence+C.+Connolly?_requestid=1927513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" type=\"1\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fantasistent.com\/books\/collections\/visions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" type=\"1\">Fantasist Enterprises<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>\u201c. . . the stories display an unusual degree of humanism and a deep regard for nature. Best of all, perhaps, Connolly writes good sentences.\u201d<em>&#8212; <\/em><\/strong><em>Pittsburgh City Paper <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/voices-2nd-edition-cover-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/voices-2nd-edition-cover-1-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11736\" width=\"197\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/voices-2nd-edition-cover-1-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/voices-2nd-edition-cover-1-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/voices-2nd-edition-cover-1-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/voices-2nd-edition-cover-1.png 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Voices: Tales of Horror<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Illustrated by Jason Zerrillo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Order from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lawrence-C-Connolly\/e\/B0043MJL5Q?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_7&amp;qid=1574356768&amp;sr=8-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Lawrence+C.+Connolly?_requestid=1927513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>,&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/fantasistent.com\/shop\/fantasy-books\/collections\/voices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fantasist Enterprises<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horror.org\/stokers.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2011 Bram Stoker Award\u2122 Nominee<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>\u201c<\/strong>. . . in [Connolly&#8217;s] trademark style of thoughtful horror.\u201d <\/strong><em>Publishers Weekly<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novels Veins: Book One of the Veins Cycle Illustrated by Star Olsen. Order from Amazon, Barnes &amp; Noble, Fantasist Enterprises. &nbsp;\u201cThis rich, mesmerizing, and darkly wondrous novel held me under its spell for days as I read it, and haunts me even now, weeks later. This is what grand storytelling is all about.\u201d&#8212; Gary A. 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