Trapdoor Books

SFFworld regular and prolific book reviewer Seak has posted a review of The Ninth Avatar over at Only the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Here’s an excerpt:

“…overall The Ninth Avatar delivers for me and I was compelled to dive back into the story every chance I had. I am really looking forward to seeing Newton’s progression after this debut novel.”

Read the full review here.

Lotesse over at the OF Blog of the Fallen, an excellent review site for literary and speculative fiction, has interviewed Todd Newton – Trapdoor Books author of The Ninth Avatar.  It’s an insightful interview that allows the reader a glimpse into Todd’s mind and motivations for the characters and setting for the book.  I have included a few choice questions below, but I encourage you to read the entire interview here.

What is your trick for making the characters seem real and alive? Do you know more about them than what is written in the book?

The way I see it, my job is to make a character’s life harder.

Another wonderful The Ninth Avatar review came across my desk today from Fantasy Book Critic. I strongly encourage you to visit the site, as it is an awesome source of fresh information on the genre. Here is a link to Cindy Hannikman’s full review of The Ninth Avatar. A couple of highlights follow. 

“While the storyline of The Ninth Avatar fits the typical fantasy model, the detailed scenes throughout the novel do make it stand out from the rest of the run of the mill fantasys. The story was fairly easy to follow, and very faced paced.”

“Todd Newton has some amazing talent that I’m sure readers of fantasy will be coming across in the future.

A reader sent in an interesting link to About Nano Wires. This is a site for nanotechnology news and jobs. CYBERKILL seems to have tickled their fancy as there are a number of very interesting reviews on the site. Here are some excerpts:

“By weaving together current events, the Internet, real scenarios, action and suspense CYBERKILL instills enough paranoia to make the reader wonder as they frantically turn the pages to find out what happens next. Those who read Science Fiction will love CYBERKILL but make no mistake anyone who uses a computer will enjoy this thriller.

The New York Journal of Books published its wonderful review of The Ninth Avatar today. As always the analysis is thoughtful and well balanced. It’s high praise when a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company likes your epic, geek fantasy book! Way to go Todd! I won’t spoil the review, click here to read it all.