COMING 1/8/24
THE SERPENTS OF EDEN
A Novel
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Beware of demigods bearing gifts
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​Except for his daughter and her ten-year-old son, wilderness artist Clay Middleton prefers rattlesnakes, cacti, and coyotes to people. He prefers them to supernatural beings, too, as he discovers when shape-shifting chimeras abduct the boy. Aided by a mysterious artifact and a gregarious, young paranormal investigator, Clay now pursues the kidnappers across alternate apocalyptic Earths in a horrific race to save not only his grandson, but the Earth itself.
“With THE SERPENTS OF EDEN, author Richard Goldsmith conjures real magic! He pits a family against the forces of supernatural evil and in doing so crafts a tale of love, power, and horror. Highly recommended!”
–Jonathan Maberry, NY Times bestselling author of KAGEN THE DAMNED and RELENTLESS
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With wonderfully relatable characters and rich imagery, The Serpents of Eden will take you on an incredible cosmic, mind-altering journey. Goldsmith has written an amazing tale with mysterious and complex worlds you’ll want to revisit again and again.
~Dennis K. Crosby, award-winning author of Death’s Legacy & Death’s Debt
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“R W Goldsmith writes with conflict, adventure, humor, and teeth. A superb amalgamation of everything I love!”
- Kevin David Anderson, author of Night of the Living Trekkies and Midnight Men
In the Serpents of Eden, Goldsmith’s words convey powerful imagery and emotions that make a strange multiverse come alive. While the cast of characters try to find their way back to their world, they experience a full spectrum of emotions; uplifting, heartfelt and at the same time crushing and devastating. This is an eclectic world full of bizarre imagery that holds the reader by the throat. This book is not to be missed.
~David Putnam the bestselling author of The Bruno Johnson series.
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Coming from Running Wild Press 1/8/24
R W Goldsmith began writing in the mid-90s when the California wild-west re-enactment troupe he performed with needed a script writer. After a decade and a half of award-winning skits, he tried his hand at writing science fiction, fantasy, and horror and has been at it ever since. Richard resettled in Missouri in 2021 and spends his leisure time boating on The Lake Of The Ozarks with his wife and his dog, Jack.
Bio
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GRAVESTONE PRESS
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HELLEN ON EARTH
A satiric tale of the most extreme campaign to reclaim a wayward wife since the Trojan War
KZINE # 27
TILL DEATH DO US PART
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Lost love rediscovered in the apocalyptic wasteland.
CALIFORNIA SCREAMIN'
FEED YOUR MUSE
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Get your very own muse. No money down.
Reviews
Feed Your Muse by R.W. Goldsmith was a tasty tale of satiating the source of talent, somewhat leaning toward a Feed me Seymour kind of outcome, cold silly, like a Tales From the Darkside episode.
Unnerving Magazine Review
News & Events
I relocated to the beautiful state of Missouri in April 2021.
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March 2022: signed with Running Wild Press to publish The Serpents of Eden.
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