J. M. McDermott#Books
{{short description|American novelist}}
J. M. McDermott (Joe M. McDermott) is an American writer of fantasy, and science fiction.
McDermott lives in Georgia, and holds an MFA in popular fiction from the University of Southern Maine and a BA in creative writing from the University of Houston.{{cite web|url=http://jmmcdermott.wordpress.com/about-me/|title=About Me|work=J. M. Mcdermott}}
His first novel, Last Dragon, was #6 on Amazon.com's Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2008,[http://www.omnivoracious.com/2008/02/a-brilliant-new.html Omnivoracious: A Brilliant New Talent: J.M. McDermott] shortlisted for a Crawford Prize for First Fantasy,[http://www.locusmag.com/News/2009/01/gregory-wins-crawford.html Locus Online News: Gregory Wins Crawford] and on Locus Magazine's Recommended Reading List for Debuts in 2008.[http://www.locusmag.com/2008/Directory1.html Locus Online: 2008 Books Directory: Novels]
His second novel, Never Knew Another[http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/02/review_never_knew_another_by_jm_mcdermott/ REVIEW: Never Knew Another by J.M. McDermott - SF Signal] is the beginning of the Dogsland Trilogy, from Nightshade Books.[http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/mcdermott_interview/ "Giving Birth to the Dark Monster: A Conversation with J. M. McDermott"].— by Jeremy L. C. Jones, ClarksWworld.[http://nightshadebooks.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=186 Night Shade Books: McDermott, J. M. - Never Knew Another - Dogsland Book 1] It received strong critical praise including a review by noted genre critic, John Clute, in Strange Horizons.[http://www.strangehorizons.com/2011/20110620/clute-c.shtml Strange Horizons Columns: Scores, by John Clute] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116090815/http://www.strangehorizons.com/2011/20110620/clute-c.shtml |date=2012-01-16 }} The second novel of the trilogy was reviewed in Publishers Weekly, praising the depiction of the anti-hero of the novel.[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-59780-338-0 Fiction Book Review: When We Were Executioners by J.M. McDermott. Night Shade (www.nightshadebooks.com), $14.99 trade paper (240p)] {{ISBN|978-1-59780-338-0}}
Books
- Last Dragon{{cite book|author1=Philip Athans|author2=R.A. Salvatore|title=The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction: 6 Steps to Writing and Publishing Your Bestseller!|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r9l5JO_FM6cC&pg=PA43|date=18 June 2010|publisher=Adams Media|isbn=1-4405-0729-5|pages=43–}}
- Never Knew Another[http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/JM-McDermott/Never-Knew-Another.html Never Knew Another by JM McDermott book review][http://www.graspingforthewind.com/2011/03/15/book-review-never-knew-another-by-j-m-mcdermott/ Book Review: Never Knew Another by J. M. McDermott – Grasping for the Wind]
- When We Were Executioners[http://www.strangehorizons.com/reviews/2012/03/when_we_were_ex.shtml Strange Horizons Reviews: When We Were Executioners by J. M. McDermott, reviewed by Jesse Bullington] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126161840/http://www.strangehorizons.com/reviews/2012/03/when_we_were_ex.shtml |date=2013-01-26 }}[http://thebooksmugglers.com/2012/02/book-review-when-we-were-executioners-by-j-m-mcdermott.html The Book Smugglers | Book Review: When We Were Executioners by J. M. McDermott]
- Maze[http://www.strangehorizons.com/reviews/2014/05/maze_by_j_m_mcd.shtml "Maze by J. M. McDermott Reviewed by Nina Allan"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109182701/http://www.strangehorizons.com/reviews/2014/05/maze_by_j_m_mcd.shtml |date=2014-11-09 }}. Strange Horizons. 14 May 2014
- We Leave Together[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-939905-04-8 "We Leave Together"]. Publishers Weekly.
- The Fortress At The End of Time[https://www.tor.com/2017/01/17/excerpts-the-fortress-at-the-end-of-time-joe-mcdermott/ Excerpts from Fortress at the End of Time on Tor.com]
References
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External links
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- http://jmmcdermott.wordpress.com
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Category:American science fiction writers