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2022-08-22 09:01:27

Sign up for my mailing list for news about upcoming releases.Patrick SwensonSF AuthorHomeAboutBlogBooksStand-aloneThe Union of WorldsAnthologiesEdited BooksFAQPress KitAppearancesContactContact PatrickNewsletterThe Latest BookThere’s magic in the forest and it sings . . .Truman Starkey heard it once, there in the ancient rain forest. A song that could raise the dead, a song that could bend time to its will. A song that might finally solve the puzzle of what Truman has lost—his ability to compose music.But every magic needs fuel, and this magic, this song, demands a soul, a heart, or the most dangerous drug ever invented: Moss.What Truman doesn’t know is that the mysterious song in the rain found him for a reason . . .Read MoreFrom the BlogUNBOUND II COMING SOON Posted May 13th, 2022 7:24 PM In WritingThe soon-to-be gorgeous Unbound II is scheduled for a November release! My story “Homecoming” will be included. Quite excited to be back in an anthology from Grim Oak Press (the first being Unfettered III from a few years back). The fab artwork is by artist Todd Lockwood (who lives just a mile down the road from […]Read MoreGUNFIGHT IS OUT! Posted February 5th, 2022 3:47 AM In UncategorizedTook a while, but it’s here. My story “Seeds” is among some fine company. Fun anthology! Gunfight on Europa StationRead MorePreorder GUNFIGHT ON EUROPA STATION! Posted September 8th, 2021 5:59 PM In UncategorizedI’ll have a full page for this title on the site later, but here’s one link to Amazon for preorder. Or one on  Bookshop.orgRead MoreHOPE TO SEE THE NEW ANTHOLOGY SOON! Posted July 21st, 2021 1:30 AM In News,WritingOkay, I actually DID see this. My contributor copy arrived last week for Seasons Between Us: Tales of Identities and Memories. The story is called “Hope to See the Ghost Tonight,” a spooky little tale based on a childhood game I played as a kid when I lived in Montana.  And hooray! I’m on the […]Read More More PostsAbout PatrickRead MorePatrick is a writer, publisher, editor, and teacher. His first novel is entitled The Ultra Thin Man, from Tor books. The sequel is The Ultra Big Sleep. He has sold stories to the anthologies Unfettered III, Like Water for Quarks, Seasons Between Us, and Gunfight at Europa Station, and magazines such as MZB’s Fantasy Magazine, Figment, and others.About Fairwood PressPatrick began Fairwood Press, a specialty small book press, in 2000. Over 80 titles have been published to date.You can visit the Fairwood page here. Authors include Michael Bishop, Carrie Vaughn, James Van Pelt, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Daryl Gregory, Devon Monk, Jack Skillingstead, Louise Marley, Laura Anne Gilman, and many more.Other Books © 2022 Patrick Swenson.  All rights reserved. Artwork by Jordan Grimmer.