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antonstrout, for the eight of you who don't know him already). He and I have established a polite working relationship, wherein he tolerates the fact that my ways are not like his Earth ways, and I don't send an army of kobolds over to his place to rough him up. It works out pretty well for both of us, really, since I like being tolerated, and he likes not being beaten by kobolds.
Anton's a good guy, a good author, and more importantly, he's damn funny (which is something I prize greatly, from Bureau 13 to The Middleman). Why am I telling you all this? Because his third book, Dead Matter, is out today, and it's awesome.Dead Matter is the third adventure of Simon Canderous, a psychometric employee of the New York branch of the Department of Extraordinary Affairs. To semi-quote my review of Simon's first outing, take one part Men In Black, two parts Bureau 13, three parts "I can totally see this as a Phil Foglio comic book adventure," and mix thoroughly. Simon's luck is marginally better than Toby's, in that he spends slightly less of the book knocked unconscious than she tends to, but other than that, he's another bad plan minefield walking through an unsuspecting world.
And it's awesome.
Dead Matter is officially available right now, and will be sharing a three-title book display with A Local Habitation in Barnes and Noble stores around the country. In honor of this fun, frightening event, I present another shot of my resident Pretty Little Dead Girl, this time in her formal role as a member of the Department of Extraordinary Affairs. I recommend staying on her good side, and not submitting to any body cavity searches, as there's no real way of being sure that she's not planning to do something nasty.
Happy new book day, Anton!
