I read a lot of different genres. If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you know I have a passion for “weird.” I don’t mean that in any negative sense of the word, just that I enjoy speculative fiction and stories that tend to be on the fringe, or a bit “out there.” It probably stems from all those years of reading Bradbury, King, sci-fi and fantasy when I was growing up.
I’ve known for a while that Craig Boyack has been hard at work on THE PLAYGROUND, an unusual story that I can’t wait to get my hands on. I’ve already pre-ordered my copy. I’ve been looking forward to it for a while, and then I saw this amazing cover.
Talk about eye-catching and dramatic! The artist is Sean Harrington who also does the artwork for Craig’s Lisa Burton character (the spokesmodel of his blog Entertaining Stories and a particular favorite of mine). Lisa even has her own radio show and is always interested in interviewing characters (authors take note, and check out the deets here).
And if the cover of THE PLAYGROUND isn’t enough to wallop you over the head and grab your attention, the blurb will do it.
BLURB
The hottest toys of the Christmas Season are the Playground Network dolls. They contain a worldwide social network for children. Except, the network is controlled by a ruthless businessman with dreams of power.
To reach his goals he turns to the occult. Will our children make up his personal army? Could we have an enemy soldier in every home?
Gina Greybill is a cancer survivor who stumbles into her own brush with the paranormal. She wants nothing to do with it, but may be the only one who can bring down the Playground Network. To do it she’ll have to embrace her new situation, and recover the next generation of Playground software.
There is competition for the software in the form of a brutal thug named Clovis. He’s bigger, more ruthless, and more experienced. To top it all off, he has a head start.
The Playground is suitable for more mature readers, due to violence and mature themes.
Release date is April 4th, but you can pre-order your copy of THE PLAYGROUND from Amazon. I sense goosebumps galore!
Meet the man who dreamed up the story:
AUTHOR BIO
I was born in a town called Elko, Nevada. I like to tell everyone I was born in a small town in the 1940s. I’m not quite that old, but Elko has always been a little behind the times. This gives me a unique perspective of earlier times, and other ways of getting by. Some of this bleeds through into my fiction.
I moved to Idaho right after the turn of the century, and never looked back. My writing career was born here, with access to other writers and critique groups I jumped in with both feet.
I like to write about things that have something unusual. My works are in the realm of science fiction, paranormal, and fantasy. The goal is to entertain you for a few hours. I hope you enjoy the ride.
~ Craig ~
Connect with Craig at the following haunts:
Blog
Twitter @Virgilante
Facebook
Goodreads
Find all of Craig’s novels on his Amazon Author Page
Pre-order your copy of THE PLAYGROUND from Amazon
From the Pen of Mae Clair 
Love the cover and this story sounds fascinating. Good luck with the new release.
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Thank you. I have high hopes for this one.
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Thanks for visiting, Daisy. I’ve read several of Craig’s books and enjoyed them. He does “unusual” well 🙂
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Just wanted to say hey, Daisy. I see you on twitter quite a bit.
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Nice. She is on there a lot. Isn’t it great how authors connect and network. Now I just have get you guys in with RRBC for HUGE Twitter exposure, LOL!
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Your lead in made me smile in the dark morning hours. Thank you for helping.
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My pleasure! And glad it was worth a grin 😀
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Great cover!
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Thanks, I appreciate it.
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Very spooky and dramatic isn’t it? It really grabbed my attention the moment I saw it. Thanks for dropping by to check it out, Staci!
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All the info left me wanting to read more, Mae.I am also a great fan of “weird” , out of the ordinary, like you.
Best of luck with the release, Craig!
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I get so excited when people want to read more. Thanks for the luck.
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Yep. You and I are on the same page with that one, LOL. Thanks for commenting.
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Woohoo!!! Congrats on the next new release, Craig!
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Thank you. It’s an exciting time around the old writing cabin.
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Isn’t it awesome, Stanalei? Really different and intriguing.
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Love the cover! Nice to see The Playground featured here.
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I loved getting a chance to splash it on my blog today. Should be a really interesting read!
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It sounds like the cover is doing its job. After a few people get to read it, we’ll see the bigger story.
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Nice feature Claire. I can recommend this book.
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And I’m so glad that you’re willing to.
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I’m looking forward to reading it. Craig always comes up with great stuff!
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Yes he does.
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Good job Mae! I’m excited for this book and it’s wonderful author.
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I’m excited too. All of you have been so helpful.
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Me, too! 🙂 Thanks for dropping by!
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This book puts me on alert–in a good way–as a riveting read. There’s nothing scarier than an organization that will use children for its own devices. Appealing cover too!
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Glad I piqued your interest. I had a lot of fun with it.
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Wow, that one sounds intense.
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Agreed on that. The cover is a perfect match, LOL!. Nice to have you drop by 🙂
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Thanks for checking it out. I have faith in it.
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