There was a plan. . .
Daniel M. Ford is a native of Baltimore. He has an M.A. in Irish Literature from Boston College, and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from George Mason University. Ford lives in Delaware and teaches at a college prep high school in rural Maryland. When he isn't writing, you can find him reading, playing RPGs, lifting weights, or mixing cocktails. His previous work includes The Paladin Trilogy and the Jack Dixon novels.
A Recommended Reading List Pick for Locus and a Best Science
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A Reactor Magazine Best of the Year Pick "Omigosh! I've just found
an author to put on my list of I've got to read everything they
ever wrote! The Warden is a gem of the first order. Aelis is my
hero."--Glen Cook, author of The Black Company "Old-school fun with
new-school sensibilities."--Marie Brennan, author of A Natural
History of Dragons: a Memoir By Lady Trent "A dark and delightful
coming-of-age story, a reading experience that captures the best
essence of a single-player tabletop RPG romp with a sly and witty
gamemaster."--Elizabeth Bear, multiple Hugo-award winner "An
appealing new fantasy series filled with adventure, action, and old
magic."--Library Journal "Captures an endearing fish out of water
vibe in this pleasantly romantic fantasy about the importance of
supporting one's local necromancer. . . . The charming misfit cast
is the highlight here. Readers who enjoy the maturing mages and
heroes of Robin McKinley and Melissa Caruso will find another
youngster on the rise to cheer for in these pages."--Publishers
Weekly "If such a category as a 'cozy mystery' exists, then The
Warden should be placed on the ''cozy fantasy'' shelf that must be
nearby. . . . When the second book is released, I plan to save it
for a week when real life is hectic and I'm craving a
fresh-yet-familiar world to sink into."--Locus "A great first entry
in a series, setting up an interesting sword-and-sorcery world
whose secondary cast clearly has stories to tell, from retired
soldiers turned innkeeping couple Rus and Martin to a pair of
dwarves who are bankers turned adventurers. Fans of Brandon
Sanderson will enjoy details about the complex magical system. It
will be fascinating to see where Aelis, and her world, goes from
here."--Booklist "I was hooked. . . . It's refreshing to read a
fantasy adventure with a female main character who feels realistic.
. . . I had a lot of fun with The Warden."--Geekly Inc "I would
definitely recommend this book if you are looking for a quick
fantasy read that features a strong female protagonist, really cool
magic, and some fascinating worldbuilding that transports the
reader into a wondrous setting "--Out of This World SFF Praise for
Daniel M. Ford
"With a brisk plot, believable characters who balance wit with
grit, and a complex world rife with intrigue and moral quandaries,
Ford completely banishes all thoughts of middle-book sag. This is
heroic fantasy far above the usual hack-and-slash, raising
compelling questions about morality and belief in a tale full of
excitement and high-stakes action." --Publishers Weekly Starred
Review, on Stillbright
"In Body Broker, we meet Jack Dixon, the literary world's newest
wise-cracking, swashbuckling, bad decision-making P.I. All his
follies and scrapes and bruises and bizarre enemies are bad news
for him, but make for exciting reading for us. Don't miss this
one." --Rion Amilcar Scott, author of The World Doesn't Require You
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