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  Is anybody out there...?

   • Robert Warren Subiaga, Jr.
     01/02/1995 18:11:26 UTC

     I'm hoping this seeming bit of shameless, narcissistic self-promotion

     doesn't piss off the Internet population. I just wanted to mention

     that my novel, EYES, was recently published--especially since

     distribution has been meager and spotty and most people probably haven't

     seen it. If you HAVE seen it stocked somewhere, particularly outside the

     Upper Midwest, could you let me know? And can you contact me too if you

     haven't seen it but would like to? (It was published by Chaos Warrior

     Productions, with a ISBN # of 1-884759-99-8)

     Described briefly in the publisher's own words: "An enigmatic,

     powerful--and perhaps vampiric?--immortal leads two lovers into violent

     confrontation on the borders of mysicism and modern science." Some of
     the

     reviews and notice it HAS received includes:

     "EYES is the first novel by Minneapolis writer Subiaga, and the first
     book

     published by a local small press. It's an impressive start for both. The

     story centers on Matthew Kabal, adventurer, mercenary, brilliant dabbler
     in

     art, physics and philosophy. Some characters see him as a valued friend,

     others as an enigma to unravel, others as a monster to be destroyed at
     all

     costs. This ambitious novel blends horror, suspense, science fiction,

     action and ideas...Subiaga mostly meets the difficult challanges he sets

     himself. Minor characters are clearly delineated, and the three main
     ones

     explored in considerable dimension. Kabal is many-layered, charismatic
     and

     scary. Subiaga is a good storyteller, with an eye for telling detail and

     the ability to hold our interest through slow and fast-paced scenes. The

     action scenes crackle, as does much of the dialogue. And he brings
     together

     a wide range of ideas in original, memorably disturbing ways."

     --Eric R. Heideman

     (editor, TALES OF THE UNANTICIPATED)

     review from The Minneapolis STAR-TRIBUNE

     (1/29/95)

     "Imagine locking Richard Back and Briam Lumley in a coat closet and not

     letting them out until they delivered..."

     --DREAMHAVEN BOOKS catalog (summer 1994)

     "This distinctly subtle oeuvre would appeal very much to our readers."

     --Brian W. Firth

     RAPPORT: WEST COAST REVIEW

     "A most entertaining and compelling book."

     --Stan Lee,

     Marvel Comics Publisher

     "Anne Rice? Comparing EYES to usual fiction of this kind would be like

     comparing THE EXORCIST to PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE..."

     --Dr. Michael Genin,

     co-author THE CREATOR TRILOGY

     "...thoughtful, thought-provoking, and intelligent..."

     --Jonathon Lazear,

     The Lazear Agency

     "...plenty of absorbing sub-plots and atmosphere... Rachel is
     sensitively

     drawn and Matthew Kabal is a fascinating, Col. Kurz-like character."

     --Racel Hore,

     COLLINS PUBLISHERS

     "...a resonant, magnetic tale that grabs the reader and doesn't let go,

     with main characters and even supporting characters with convincing

     realism..."

     --MANUSCRIPTS INTERNATIONAL

     "...this is no weak-kneed, touchy-feely CELESTINE PROPHECY here! Not

     unless Redfield let some story specs fall into the gleeful little grip
     of

     someone like Clive Barker or Harlan Ellison... Hitch a ride on this
     novel

     and you'll go searching the Himalayas for a holy man with a little
     cooking

     kettle to ask him for the Meaning of Life--only to find him and have him

     turn around with a shit-eating grin to snarl, 'You know, this ain't no

     SIPPIN' tea!'"

     Fox Capra,

     --MidNight ExPress fanzine

       • f*******r@b*****.*******x.net
         03/02/1995 05:29:33 UTC

         In article <5****.********1@m*****.**.***n.edu> "Robert Warren
         Subiaga, Jr." writes:

         >From: "Robert Warren Subiaga, Jr."

         >Subject: Is anybody out there...?

         >Date: Wed, 1 Feb 1995 18:11:26 GMT

         >I'm hoping this seeming bit of shameless, narcissistic
         self-promotion

         >doesn't piss off the Internet population

         Who would ever think this was a "bit" of shameless, narcissistic

         self-promotion....

         I personnaly thought it was a "lot" of it.

            • b*****8@a*****.*****x.net
              03/02/1995 19:40:40 UTC

              In article ,

              Francine Boucher wrote:

              >Who would ever think this was a "bit" of shameless,
              narcissistic

              >self-promotion....

              >I personnaly thought it was a "lot" of it.

              A megabyte, at least.

              --

              -Perrianne Lurie

              "Pirates of Fenzance"

              Baltimore in 1998 Worldcon Bid

              b**********8@a*****.*****x.net