Book Review for “The Ship”, written by Allan Krummenacker
YAY! The first review of my new book “THE SHIP”! So excited!
YAY! The first review of my new book “THE SHIP”! So excited!
Originally from Levittown NY, I currently reside somewhere along the coast in California with my wife/co-author Helen.
A lot of my creativity was born from my lifelong love of science fiction and horror. As a child I grew up on the original Dark Shadows, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Doctor Who (which I still follow) and Anime.
A few of my favorite authors are HP Lovecraft, Jane Austen, Robert Asprin, Jodi Lynn Nye, Stephen King, Richard Matheson, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Edgar Allan Poe, and so many more.
However, I do not spend all our time sitting behind a desk writing. I like to get out and try new things. We also like to explore new places, sometimes with family or friends. I've gotten plenty of ideas thanks to these adventures. I like to draw from personal experience because I feel it lends a bit of authenticity to a story and its characters. Which is probably why Helen and I still love to attend conventions which involve sci-fi, fantasy, anime, comics, you name it. Yes, we are Geeks and proud of it.
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Nice! Congrats.
Thank you. Really excited. I was nervous from the start about this book, being only my second one. I really wanted to make sure it was just as exciting and better than the first. Didn’t want to end up as a “One-Hit Wonder”.
I have the same fear. I’m working on a new novel after the trilogy but it’s very different so I’m going through that now.
Looks like you can stop worrying, now. 🙂
I have every confidence you’ll do even better.