With over 70 films to his acting credit and 18 as a producer, Dr. Snipes has a unique diversity that has made him one of the most beloved and sought out talents for the past 30 years. In addition to his presence in Hollywood, he is also an entrepreneur, including the creation of the innovative "Project Action Star," a social media and television project which is forthcoming. A skilled practitioner of numerous martial arts disciplines, he has taken the physical expertise he honed choreographing fights scenes in movies like Blade and his vivid imagination to write the action-packed Talon of God, his first novel. Hailing from Chicago, Ray Norman received an Engineering Degree from the University of Illinois and a Law Degree from Southern Illinois University. He's worked as an attorney recruiter and corporate headhunter, as well as ghostwritten books on health, nutrition, and spiritual self-help. In addition, he's a script writer, and including an original stage play, And You Thought Your Family Was Crazy. In his spare time, Norman enjoys reading, working out, watching movies, and dining at fine restaurants. In the near future he plans on getting his private pilot's license. Talon of God is his first novel.
“An exciting, fast-paced, religious thriller that will draw in even
the most cynical reader with its mash-up of science and faith. Fans
of Jim Butcher’s Harry Dresden and Richard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim
will enjoy.”
*Library Journal (starred review -- Debut of the Month)*
“[An] entertaining supernatural adventure about the war between
angels and demons — literal and metaphorical — on the streets of
Chicago...Snipes has just as much punch with a keyboard as with his
fists, and the realm of urban fantasy has an impressive new
disciple.”
*USA Today*
“The action in this urban fantasy novel is as cinematic as one
would expect from movie star Snipes and co-author Norman...an
entertaining thriller with enough swordplay, religious prophecy,
and demonic threats to entertain readers across lots of different
genres.”
*Kirkus Reviews*
“Snipes’ first foray into fiction is a grand-scale showdown with
the fate of Heaven and Earth hanging in the balance. Snipes and
Norman make a solid writing team, bringing their own talents to
produce a tale ... packed with high-stakes action.”
*RT Book Reviews*
“An action-packed tale… it is impossible to not imagine Snipes
playing Talon in a movie adaptation.”
*Booklist*
“Snipes’s action-filled debut with ...[Ray] Norman is sure to be as
hot as the summer sun.”
*Library Journal*
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