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"All Kagami Takeda wants is to be left alone, so that no one else can be destroyed by the madness she keeps at bay. Her connection to the Radiance--a merciless and godlike sea of light--has driven her family insane and given her lover strange abilities and terrible visions. But the occult forces that covet her access to the Radiance are relentless in their pursuit. Worse, the Radiance itself has created an enemy who can kill her--a fate that would unleash its brutal light on a defenseless city...

"Rhea Cole is also on the run, after murdering her husband with a power she never knew she had--a power given her by a strange girl with a single touch. Pursued by a grim man unable to dream and a dead soul with a taste for human flesh, she must contend with those who would use her to open the way to the Radiance, and fight a battle that stretches from the streets of Detroit to a forest of terrifying rogue memories."

Brutal Light is a supernatural dark fantasy novel set in modern day Detroit, and is my first published novel. It came out on December 1, 2011 from Damnation Books.

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Excerpt

Want a sample? Check out the full prologue to Brutal Light:
Prologue: Blood in the Black Water

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Reviews

"I thoroughly enjoyed Olson’s style of writing, his evocative and efficient prose which was both easy to read and added interesting colour..." -- Fantasy Book Review (6.2/10)

"Films such as Inception and The Matrix have featured worlds within worlds. If you liked these films then I believe you would also appreciate Brutal Light." -- Lee Mathers' review on GoodReads (5/5)

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Ordering Information

Brutal Light is available from these vendors, among others. I've more or less given up at this point trying to keep it 'complete.' It does include a healthy array of options for both print and ebook lovers.

DamnationBooks.com -- .pdf, .mobi, .epub, .pdb
Amazon.com (U.S.) -- Kindle edition
Amazon.com (U.S.) -- Print edition
Amazon (Canada) -- Print edition
Amazon (U.K.) -- Kindle edition
Amazon (U.K.) -- Print edition
Amazon (Japan) -- Print edition
BarnesAndNoble.com -- Nook edition
BarnesAndNoble.com -- Print edition
Fictionwise.com -- .pdf, .mobi, .epub, .pdb, and more
Diesel-EBooks.com -- .pdf, .mobi, .epub, .pdb
Lybrary.com -- .pdf, .mobi, .epub, .pdb
AllRomanceEbooks.com -- .pdf, .mobi, .epub, .pdb
Powells.com -- Print edition
AbesBooks.com -- Print edition
BookDepository.com -- Print edition
FishPondWorld.com -- Print edition
Biblio.co.uk (U.K.) -- Print edition
LandmarkOnTheNet.com (India) -- Print edition
SuperBookShop.net (Croatia) -- Print edition

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Virtual Book Tour

In December 2011 I went on a nine-stop virtual book tour, mixing interviews and guest blog articles focusing on various aspects of Brutal Light. Most of these stops also included an excerpt; I gave each a unique one.

12/1/2011 - Guest blog on RJ Sullivan's site: The Story Behind Brutal Light - On all the aborted attempts and the lessons learned along the way.

12/2/2011 - I was interviewed by Greg Chapman, author of Torment and The Noctuary

12/3/2011 - Guest blog on Tim Marquitz's site: Brutal Light and my Path to Dark Fantasy - On what drew me to write in the dark fantasy genres.

12/5/2011 - I was interviewed by Lee Mather, author of The Green Man

12/6/2011 - Guest blog on Lincoln Crisler's site: If It Doesn't Make You Squirm... - On one of the most valuable bits of writing advice I ever read.

12/7/2011 - I was interviewed by Sally Franklin Christie, author of If I Should Die

12/8/2011 - Guest blog on Su Halfwerk's site: On Fighting the Internal Censor - All about how I contend with my internal censor during the writing process, with the help of the Internal Editor.

12/9/2011 - Guest blog on Sean A. Lusher's site: These Books Made Me Weird(er) - Seven books that warped my brain and had some influence on Brutal Light.

12/10/2011 - I was interviewed by Kelly A. Harmon, author of Blood Soup


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More Guest Blogs and Interviews

1/18/2012 - Guest Blog on Ash Arceneaux's site: Writing, Rewriting, Impending Apocalypse, and Everything After - All about my writing and rewriting process on Brutal Light, including the pivotal role played by Jaranash'ghthk the Indweller of Night.

2/29/2012 - A Cup of Coffee and a Good Book - My first audio interview, talking with Greg Walker (subbing for Jennifer) about Brutal Light, writing in general, dark fantasy, where I get my ideas, and other such things.

5/1/2012 - I was interviewed by Jake Elliot, author of The Wrong Way Down


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Something You Should Know

Something You Should Know, a short story set in the world of Brutal Light is now available for FREE download from Smashwords (.mobi, .epub, .pdf, .pdb) and BarnesAndNoble.com (Nook)! See the Something You Should Know page on this site for more information.

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Never Seen by Waking Eyes

Never Seen by Waking Eyes, the never-before-published short story that provided the seed for Brutal Light, is now available as a free PDF exclusively to subscribers to my newsletter. It'll only be available for a limited time, so if you want to read it, subscribe today! Check out the Never Seen by Waking Eyes page on this site for more information.

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Something You Should Know
A free ebook short story featuring characters from Brutal Light, now downloadable from:
Smashwords (.mobi, .pdf, .epub, .pdb)
BarnesAndNoble.com (Nook)

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