Hello, Strange Angels!
Today is the release date for my first young adult book, Strange Angels. This is the book I refer to as “Supernatural meets Buffy, with a dash of Appalachian folk magic and some Eastern European folklore thrown in. Oh, and Vampire Hunter D.” (You can find the blurb here.)
The initial image for this book was a teenage girl in her kitchen, staring at the back door. She was surrounded by boxes, and she was terrified. Then the angle moved around, and I got a glimpse of the back door, and I realized why she was scared–she was looking at a zombie. And that zombie used to be her father.
I worked on the story off and on, finding out about this girl. Then one opportune day my agent called and said, “Can you do young adult?”
I said, “I can, but it probably won’t get published. It’s got patricide in the first five chapters, and it’s not even finish–”
“Send it.”
So I did. Lo and behold, the book sold. I never thought I’d do YA, because of the darkness (and profanity) that shines through all my work. (Maybe “shines” isn’t the right word.) Besides, there’s my utter unwillingness to dial back on either (because the world is a dark place and hey, people say naughty words) to consider, too. And yet it happened, and I had a great time writing this book.
Now all the work and the waiting has come to an end. There’s a giveaway over at Darque Reviews, and you can find Strange Angels at Barnes & Noble, Borders, Powell’s, Indiebound, and Amazon.
And I hope you like it. Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to Dru Anderson and Strange Angels. I loved writing it, and I’ll close with the same offer I make every time: Come in. Sit down. Let me tell you a story…
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May 14th, 2009 at 11:35 am
After watching that video trailer if I hadn’t known it was a YA I’d never have thought ot look for it in that section. Great trailer, and great book, which I’ll be getting as soon as I can afford to!
May 14th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
(petting the copy Peter gave me) oh yeah baby…
May 14th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
That is one very sweet book ad, hope it works well for you Lili.
May 14th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
I went earlier to see if my bookstore had Strage Angels. They do. But I’ll have to wait until someone gets paid in my household. But in good news that’s only until tomorrow(fri.) so I’ll have it in my hands by tomorrow…
Can’t wait!
May 14th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Sweet, I hope it is released today in Canada – I have a 1.5 hour ferry ride to Vancouver Island this weekend and need something to read.
Isn’t 49 the new YA?
May 14th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Up until now, I’ve said that I don’t ‘do’ zombie books, but never say never. I’m definitely stopping by the bookstore on my way home tonight. So excited for a new Saintcrow, and thank god there will still be profanity and darkness!!
May 14th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Love your books .Will look for this book this weekend . Older readers will like it too .
May 15th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Went to Borders today and had to search high and low to find the book. They had it in a small pile on the floor in the very back of the store. I don’t think they could have hidden it better if they had tried. I…erm…fixed it. AND bought my copy which I am looking forward to starting in on tomorrow!
May 21st, 2009 at 6:21 am
Congratulations! Very much looking forward to reading this.
June 7th, 2009 at 10:14 am
Been reading you since you started, hard to find in the begining, and I was not disapointed this time. Great book that transends Adult/Young Adult cataloging. This book will take you off the “to wild, to erotic, to dirty…..”list and put all your books in the front of the store where they belong. Can’t wait for the next one.