It's been a long time since I've mentioned it, but you do know that in addition to maintaining the web's most complete Booster Gold database, I also write fantasy novels, yes?

Well, this rare Tuesday post is to notify you that my fourth novel is now available!

Specter of the Lich continues the adventures of characters in last year's trilogy (The Wizards of Ranaloy, Prince Thorgils' War, and A Quest Before Dying).

Once again, the wizard Artimus is pressed into service with his companions Corrin, Jon, Ico, and Whisper to defend their land against a necromantic threat. Things don't go smoothly. If they did, it wouldn't be much of an adventure story, would it?

If you enjoy role-playing or fantasy novels (or supporting Booster Gold website webmasters), please consider visiting www.CentralKingdomsChronicles.com, where you'll find a free preview of the first chapter of each of the books. You'll also find links to purchase Kindle eBooks from Amazon.com and paperbacks from CreateSpace.com.

Thanks for your support.

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As the first character introduced to the DC Universe after the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths, Booster Gold was too new for his own entry in the original Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe character encyclopedia. (Volume III: Black Lightning to Byth was cover dated May 1985, nearly a year before Booster's first appearance.)

While Booster would have to wait for the 1987 Who's Who Update to receive his own listing, Booster's impact on the DC Universe was felt much sooner. Therefore, Booster first appeared not in his own entry but in support of one of the DCU's more established characters (insofar as a seldom used star of a back-up feature in Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane in the early 1970s can be considered "established").

If you look closely, you'll see our hero in the background of the entry for Rose and Thorn in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Volume 19, released 31 years ago today.

Art by Dan Jurgens and Dick Giordano

(The less said about Thorn's costume the better. Obviously Thorn and Batman and the Outsider's Looker shopped from the same designer label in the 80s.)

Whereas Booster went on to become an integral member of the Justice League International, Rose has rarely been seen in the decades since. Maybe it's time for Booster to return the favor.

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If you're a Kindle reader looking for a way to kill some time this Thanksgiving, I've got a present for you.

Until November 26, you can download digital copies of my second and third books for free from Amazon.com.

Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Black Friday, everybody.

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Trick or treat yourself to my third novel, available just in time for you to give a copy to every little goblin coming to your door tonight!

A Quest Before Dying is the concluding book in the trilogy that begins with The Wizards of Ranaloy and continues with Prince Thorgils' War. The novels are an adaptation of a high-fantasy role-playing game I created and ran.

If you enjoy fantasy novels (or supporting Booster Gold website webmasters), please consider visiting www.CentralKingdomsChronicles.com, where you'll find a free preview of the first chapter of each of the three books. You'll also find links to purchase Kindle eBooks from Amazon.com and paperbacks from CreateSpace.com.

Thanks to all of you who have supported this project.

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My second book is now available.

Prince Thorgils' War is the second book in a trilogy that begins with The Wizards of Ranaloy. The trilogy is an adaptation of a high-fantasy role-playing game I created and ran about 15 years ago. Book 3 will be available in November.

If fantasy novels (or supporting Booster Gold website webmasters) is your thing, consider dropping by www.CentralKingdomsChronicles.com, where you'll find a free preview of the first chapter of each of the three books. You'll also find links to purchase Kindle eBooks from Amazon.com and paperbacks from CreateSpace.com.

Thank you for your consideration.

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