Alexander Guy
Fairytales Painted Noir
Alexander Guy wrenches classic fairy tales into hard-boiled urban fantasy. His characters get knocked around and ground up. You get twists, turns, a few laughs and a few tears. If you’re looking for happily ever after, keep looking. If you’re looking for a blend of hard-boiled and urban fantasy with a sharp wit, stick around.
Book Progress
- While Beauty Slept - Editing90%
- Where Mermaids Walk - 1st Draft15%
- A Tomb in the Rocks - Out Now100%
Once upon a time Prince Charming was murdered... It was brutal and embarrassing.
One thing that was the same for rich and poor was killing. Killing intruders, killing former friends and current lovers, killing business partners, and killing spouses—it was the universal sport, enjoyed and suffered by men and women, by humans, elves, trolls, clurries, pixies, and goblins. Even the jolly little gnomes bumped each other off.
Fairyland Murders
FAIRYLAND MURDERS
combines the snappy dialogue and atmospheric tension of Raymond Chandler with the imaginative world-building of Jim Butcher, creating a truly original fantasy noir that asks: What happens when "happily ever after" is just another lie the powerful tell?
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The Waif and Arnie Morton
I arrived at Morton’s with the waif hanging on my arm like we were a fresh couple. I knew the apple had a razor blade in it but I still kind of wanted a bite.
Fairytales Painted Noir
FAIRYLAND MURDERS combines the snappy dialogue and atmospheric tension of Raymond Chandler with the imaginative world-building of Jim Butcher, creating a truly original fantasy noir that asks: What happens when “happily ever after” is just another lie the powerful tell?
I guess I’m a software developer, too!
The Plot Grid takes a process many people do in Excel or Google Sheets and simplifies it into a purpose-built tool with a familiar form.