Thanks for stopping by, and for your interest in the adventures of Goth monster-hunter-in-training Pandora Zwieback.

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If you’re here because you spoke with me at the StarWarp Concepts table, then go ahead and download the Saga of Pandora Zwieback #0 e-comic that I showed you; just click on the cover you see to the left and save it as a PDF. Not only is it an introduction to Pan and her world, hosted by Pan herself, but it contains two sample chapters from her first novel, Blood Feud. Give it a read.

If you like what you’ve read in the comic, hit the Buy the Book Button at the top of the sidebar to purchase a copy of Blood Feud. It’ll take you to all the major book-buying links—both print and e-book. And the e-book edition—available for the Kindle and the Nook, as well as from the Apple iBookstore, Kobo, Diesel, and others—is just $3.99!

Blood Feud is the critically acclaimed first novel in the series, which stars a 16-year-old Goth girl who’s spent the last decade being treated for mental health problems because she can see monsters. It’s only after she meets a shape-shifting monster hunter named Sebastienne Mazarin that Pan discovers she’s never been ill—her so-called “monstervision” is actually a supernatural gift that allows her to see into Gothopolis, the not-so-mythical shadow world that exists right alongside the human world. But before Annie can explain further, Pan and her parents are drawn into a conflict between warring vampire clans that are searching for the key to an ultimate weapon (or so the legend goes)—a key that just so happens to have been delivered to the horror-themed museum owned by Pan’s father.

Here’s what some reviewers had to say about Pan’s debut:

“Far and away one of the best young adult supernatural fantasy novels released in the last few years…. Pan is exactly the kind of teen heroine that readers should be standing up and cheering for.”—Melissa Voelker, HorrorNews.net

“Blood Feud is a roller-coaster read; the action never lets up. Author Steven A. Roman has an incredible gift for running lateral plotlines that intersect with a glorious crash…. Highly recommended for ages 15 and up for complexity of plot, and violence.”—Sheila Shedd, Monster Librarian

“A big-style cinematic vampire and monster hunter shoot-’em-up with a very human kid caught in the crossfire. Like any outsider teen, Pandora has her troubles, and can get two fisted when she needs to, but her relationship with her parents and close friends makes the story gold.”—Elizabeth Watasin, Goodreads

“There’s enough action and cerebral humor to entertain an adult while employing fast-paced and engaging characters spouting edgy, almost-inappropriate dialogue aimed at keeping a firm grip on the hormone-addled attention span. Buy it, read it, then pass it along to your neighbors’ teenaged daughter. It’s a win-win all round.”—Sue Granquist, Black Gate Magazine

Then be sure to head over to the StarWarp Concepts site, home of Pan’s publisher. From a redheaded succubus battling a cult of Elder Gods worshipers to classic tales by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and The Brothers Grimm, The ’Warp works hard to live up its reputation as “a small press publisher that presents itself with nothing but professionalism” (that’s what Severe Magazine said about us).

And don’t forget to Like the Pandora Zwieback page on Facebook, so you can keep up-to-date with all the Pan-related news; that link’s also in the sidebar.

Enjoy the rest of the convention!