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INTERVIEW: Tim Marquitz

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Speculative Book Review is a huge fan of Tim Marquitz's work and when he offered to do an interview and catch up we jumped at the chance.  Speculative Book Review: It has been a while since you last stopped by, care to reintroduce yourself to the Speculative Book Review readers? Tim Marquitz : Howdy, everyone. I’m Tim Marquitz, author, editor, publisher, and cook and personal manservant—according to my wife. My primary series is the Demon Squad, and urban fantasy romp with tons of action and juvenile humor, but I have a ton of stuff out there, to include a number of anthology appearances through several presses such as Night Shade and Grim Oak Press. SBR: Why should Influx, Clandestine Daze be the next book everyone reads? TM: Because it rocks, of course. That aside I’ve seen a trend in urban fantasy where all the main characters are touted as these badass malcontents and yet most of them never live up to it. They stick their toe into the gray and claim badness but that’s not the...

REVIEW: Influx by Tim Marquitz

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Influx by Tim Marquitz Publishing information: Kindle Publisher: Ragnarok Publications; 30 July 2015 ASIN: B010PMEHJC Series: Clandestine Daze #1 Copy: Provided by author Reviewer: Tyson Amazon Synopsis: "A doppelganger, Theo is trapped in the role of the man he murdered. Tasked with safeguarding the secrets of his homeland his loyalty is torn between his new life and his mission when an influx of militants stream to Earth. A pawn of both sides, he's given just days to bring the terrorists to heel. Failure means war, but success comes with its own consequences." Last year I reviewed the novella, Eyes Deep ( review here ) featuring a new anti-hero who is a doppelgänger, someone who can assume the identity of others, named Theodor Crane. Marquitz has decided to turn his new character into a series and it all begins here with Influx. I still don't know what to make of our hero, he is definitely doing his best to do good with his "adopted" family and keep them s...