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I've posted the new book cover for book two of the Roland series in my photos section. Check it out!
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Better yet--buy Roland of the High Crags in any e-book format for only seven bucks at www.smashwords.com
December 15
And maybe think about become a fan! Spread the word about the novel-series.
December 14
Go read part three of Chapter One from Roland of the High Crags at www.rolandofthehighcrags-evilarises.blogspot.com
December 14
There's the new cover for the second book of the Roland of the High Crags soon to arrive. Wait until you see it!
December 9

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About Me:
Just an old Fantasy/Sci-Fi writer
Website Address:
http://www.brstateham.com
Further website (if any)
http://www.turnerhahnnovels.com

Maybe I am related to Frankenstein!

I've been in love with basically two genres for more than fifty years; they being sci-fi/fantasy and detective/mystery genres. Of course, I am old enough to think sci-fi and fantasy should be lumped into one bracket (I know, I know . . . I am an old cuss. So be a little patient with me!)

Currently I've got two books out on the market. One detective and one fantasy. The fantasy novel is called Roland of the High Crags: Evil Arises. I think it is really different kind of fantasy. More personal. More tragic. It looks at the useage of magic in an entirely different light. Using magic has a cost--sometimes a severe cost, to the one summoning it. And it is a different fantasy novel in that it folds in two forms of philosophy into its pages. Chinese Taoism and Greco-Roman Stoic philosophy can be found--but found in a way to be (I hope!) in an interesting read.

My second book is called Murderous Passions. If you like a good, old fashioned hardboiled detective yarn, you might like the two homicide cops who work the crimes within.

Of course more books are coming. I hope. If (and it's a big if) I can find a publisher who actually likes my writing. We'll see

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Preorders for 'Ffolkes' Medicine.'

If you're looking for a truly different fictional character (this time a historical-detective) you have to look at Geoffery Armitage Ffolkes. Pirate, swordsman, poet, and assassin--Ffolkes is also a preening premadonna who has an ego larger than life.

The novel is the first in this series. Set in 17th Century Port Royal, Jamaica, at the high point of pirating in the Caribbean, Ffolkes is the crown's secret weapon. His mission is to spy for the crown--and to remove the more ruthless of pirates w… Continue

Posted on December 22, 2009 at 3:54pm —

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Book two of the Roland of the High Crags to appear sometime in 2010. Maybe

So far I haven't cashed in and became fabulously wealthy with the first novel of the Roland series on the market. It's selling. . . a little. So what do I do? I write book two (actually books two and three) of the series, find a small publisher who is willing to bring them out--hire the two artists who did the first cover of the book (brilliantly, I might add) and start to do it all over again.

Yeah, we all want to be 'authors.' We all dream of the time where we can live that posh life of creat… Continue

Posted on December 16, 2009 at 4:04pm —

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Nice review for my Roland of the High Crags novel

Total Sci/fi Online magazine has a very nice review for my Roland of the High Crags fantasy novel. You can see it at www.totalscifionline.com/reviews/3608-roland-of-the-high-crags-evil-arises.

Posted on June 11, 2009 at 5:44am — 1 Comment

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I have a short story up on Eastern Standard Crime

Howdy, 'all. It's been a while. I thought I'd let you know I have a short story called 'Justice' on Crookedwebzine. It can be found at Eastern Standard Crime.com

Take a look at it and tell me what you think.

Posted on June 9, 2009 at 10:12pm —

B.R.Stateham

Star Trek Rocks!

All I have to say is this; go see the newest edition of Star Trek. Take a long, hard look at the guy who plays Captain James Tiberius Kirk. Mother of God! The guy just is dead-on for the part.

But more than that. If you like a movie that seemlessly blends both wit and humor into an action-movie, this is the perfect choice. It's rare to find any kind of movie that handles wit and humor well--more rare yet for one that's and action-adventure.

I'd give it a Five-Phaser blast for a rating.

Posted on May 10, 2009 at 3:19am —

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At 4:39am on May 6, 2009, Tony Smith said…
Jonesing is a term usually refering to someone who has a drug addiction and when they go for a certain period of time without their drug they get withdraws. Its commonly referred to as 'Jonesing'. Obviously in this case reading is my 'drug'.
At 9:06pm on March 30, 2009, Tanya Hindes said…
Hello B.R. Thank you for requesting me as a friend.
Can I call you B.R.?
At 10:00am on March 25, 2009, Rian Chen said…
i born in 1981, The first, circa 1981. i found now a day a lot amazing people around the world archieve their "dream" in 1981, im very curious the less of my life. is tht some 1 after 30 years tell me the same word. nice to know u .
At 10:07pm on March 24, 2009, Nick said…
This might interest you, B.R.
At 5:37pm on March 21, 2009, Tony Richards said…
Most religions and ancient philosophies seem to have only six degrees of separation, the same way people are supposed to. It's a subject I'm very much into. The similarities between the Judaic and Egyptian 'baby in bullrushes' story. The way Ba'al got turned into Beelzebub. The fact that two cultures -- Hebrew and Greek -- chose the two-serpents-around-a-stick symbol for medicine. A double-helix of all things! I could go on and on.
At 12:49pm on March 18, 2009, Tony Richards said…
Sounds great. Are the Taoism and Stoicism working in conjunction, or against each other? Either would work -- I've been to Hong Kong a couple of times, and understand how flexible Eastern religions are.
At 10:44pm on March 16, 2009, Tony Richards said…
I think you need a very quirky sense of humour when you're trying to write for a living. I read what you said about DAW cancelling a series for no apparent reason. What's the answer to incidents like that? I think the only sensible one is: "Who knows what goes on in the heads of publishers? Not even The Shadow knows!" (Oops, hope my publisher doesn't read this.) What are you working on at the moment, B.R.?
At 4:57pm on March 16, 2009, Tony Richards said…
Hey, B.R.! I'm British, and have an ironic sense of humor. But if you can cope with that -- and it sounds like you can -- then we can be friends, sure.
At 6:48pm on March 11, 2009, CorLynn said…
Nice to "meet" you!
At 1:31pm on March 9, 2009, Andrew Guile said…
True, a lot of stuff is quite formulaic. I just finished Pompeii by Robert Harris. The plot is almost a carbon copy of Fatherland but they are both cracking good reads. There's a lot to be said for giving the market what they want (if you want to be published that is). Look at all the Clancy-clones ...
 
 

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