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Paul Witcover

Author of Tremontaine: Season 1

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Includes the name: By (author) Paul Witcover

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Works by Paul Witcover

Tremontaine: Season 1 (2017) 189 copies
Tumbling After (2005) 62 copies
Waking Beauty (1997) 57 copies
The Emperor of All Things (2013) 49 copies
Zora Neale Hurston: Author (1750) 31 copies
Tremontaine: The Complete Season 3 (2018) — Author — 12 copies
Everland and Other Stories (2009) 12 copies
Lincolnstein (2021) 4 copies
Anima #3 1 copy
Anima #1 1 copy
Anima #2 1 copy
Anime #4 1 copy
Anima #5 1 copy
Anima #6 1 copy
Anima #7 1 copy
Anima #8 1 copy
Jangletown — Author — 1 copy

Associated Works

The Further Adventures of the Joker (1990) — Contributor — 156 copies
The Further Adventures of Superman (1993) — Contributor — 78 copies
Welcome to Dystopia: 45 Visions of What Lies Ahead (2017) — Contributor — 34 copies
Breaking Windows: A Fantastic Metropolis Sampler (2003) — Contributor — 29 copies
Stamps, Vamps & Tramps (2014) — Contributor — 6 copies
Realms of Fantasy, October 2008 (Vol. 15 No. 1) (2008) — Contributor — 4 copies
Realms of Fantasy, August 2009 (Vol. 15 No. 5) (2009) — Contributor — 3 copies
Realms of Fantasy, April 2010 (Vol. 16 No. 4) — Contributor — 3 copies
Locus, July 2011 (606) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Birthdate
1958-08-09
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Zurich, Switzerland

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Really liked revisiting this world. They all did a great job keeping the flow of the story going smoothly.
 
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Malaraa | 12 other reviews | Apr 26, 2022 |
Due to life, it took me several weeks to finish this book. But like a good cup of hot chocolate, this was a book to be savored. It was twisty and full of political machinations, and I loved it. (Though side note: The plot was not nearly twisty enough, or subtle enough in its twists for me. But maybe that was the point? Since the book mimicked a season of a TV show, foreshadowing could be a little heavyhanded deliberately.)

I had not read the original Riverside books, though they are on my shelf. I will have to rectify that very soon because I am very intrigued by this world Kushner has created. And given how much I liked Tremontaine, I suspect I'll like the original books as well.

The good: It's complex, and gritty, and full of really compelling characters. The characters aren't black and white good and bad. They're as complex as the plot, fully realized, and realistic. They do selfish things in their own interest. They struggle with ethical quandaries and don't always do the right thing - and often, in this book, take a morally ambiguous path. Also, the diversity! I swoon at the diversity.The ended was satisfying, even though it was open ended. There will be more adventures and I look forward to reading them.

The bad: I think I gained about five pounds while reading this book, because I kept craving hot chocolate. And I have the good stuff from local family-owned and run chocolate shop, which means extra calories. My pants are a bit snugger than they were pre-Tremontaine.

Review copy courtesy of the publisher via NetGalley.
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wisemetis | 12 other reviews | Dec 7, 2020 |
Well-written and engrossing, but I always forget how much this universe unsettles me. The world infused with amorality and violence is hard to spend time in, and the characters always seem to be hurtling themselves toward terrible outcomes.
 
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elenaj | 12 other reviews | Jul 31, 2020 |
It has been forever since I read Swordspoint and I honestly don’t remember much about it and that is fine since this is a prequel to the books. The book is set up as serial but not every chapter ends on a cliffhanger and the story arc builds and completes nicely in the book. The cast of characters is certainly diverse and isn’t built off the European tropes you see so much in fantasy and that makes for a nice change of pace. Lots of growth for several characters and along with love and second chances for several. Not every story line ends well for everyone and that makes for good storytelling.

A fun read and I’ll pick up the next book when I get a chance.

Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss.
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Glennis.LeBlanc | 12 other reviews | Jan 6, 2020 |

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