Michael G. Williams

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About Michael G. Williams

Michael G. Williams writes queer-themed science fiction, urban fantasy, and horror celebrating monsters, macabre humor, and subverted expectations. He’s the author of three series for Falstaff Books: the award-winning vampire/urban fantasy series The Withrow Chronicles; a new urban fantasy series featuring real estate, time travel, and San Francisco’s most beloved historical figures, SERVANT/SOVEREIGN; and the science fiction noir A Fall in Autumn, winner of the 2020 Manly Wade Wellman Award. Michael also co-hosts Arcane Carolinas and contributes to tabletop RPG development. He strives to present the humor and humanity at the heart of horror and mystery with stories of outcasts and loners finding their people.

Michael is an avid podcaster, activist, and gaymer, and is a brother in St. Anthony Hall and Mu Beta Psi. He lives in Durham, NC, with his husband, a variety of animals, and more and better friends than he probably deserves.

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The Complete Withrow Chronicles Aug 29, 2020

by Michael G. Williams

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Now for the first time, get the entire award-winning comedy horror series The Withrow Chronicles in one box set! Fans of Rick Gualtieri, Jeff Strand, Drew Hayes, Christopher Moore, and John G. Hartness will love this collection of novels about the misanthropic vampire WIthrow Surrett, who goes from dealing with the zombie apocalypse and exchanging recipes at his Homeowners' Association Meeting to becoming the Vampire Lord of North Carolina and saving the world in the process!

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1 – Perishables - Winner of the 2012 Laine Cunningham Novel Award!

Everybody hates their Homeowner’s Association, and nobody likes a zombie apocalypse. Put the two together, and Withrow Surrett is having a truly craptastic night. Not to mention the fact that he’s got one big secret to keep from the idiots in his home – Withrow is a vampire.

Perishables is a bust-your-gut funny collection of three stories about trust, human and undead relationships, what community really means, and zombies.

A LOT of freakin’ zombies.

2 - Tooth & Nail - Withrow Surrett, the most sarcastic vampire for a country mile, makes an annual Appalachian pilgrimage to keep tabs on nocturnal colleagues and his last living friend from mortal days. What should be a quiet week among familiar faces quickly fills with undead rednecks, folk magic, murder, a rookie detective and Withrow's own psychotic cousin who insists on trying to help. Because everybody’s got THAT cousin, even a vampire.

As he chases the phantoms of conspiracy and paranoia across moonlit forests, abandoned factories, shadowy back roads and seedy bars - all the quiet little places humans fear to tread - Withrow also struggles with who he wants to be. Can a monster find a place among family and friends?

3 - Deal with the Devil - Durham, North Carolina has industry, commerce, a university education, a heck of a basketball team, a snarky vampire, technopagans, and a masked vigilante…Wait, what?!?

Withrow deals with a rookie superheroine, an extra vampire, friggin’ teenagers, and technopagan witches, all while trying to figure out his place in the world. And kick some ass. A LOT of ass.

4 - Attempted Immortality - Withrow Surrett, cantankerous vampire lord of North Carolina, is passing the long winter nights of the off-season in the sleepy resort town of Sunset Beach. Because where else would a vampire go but the beach? This is no vacation for Withrow and his cousin Roderick, though. They’re hunting down a nest of nasty elder vampires who want to take over the world!

But of course it’s not that simple, because for Withrow, nothing ever is. Withrow and Roderick - and their team of friends old and new - soon learn there are stranger things afoot than vampires' machinations among the dunes of Sunset Beach: mysterious mortals, twisted sorceries, and fleeting apparitions. Through sabotage, espionage, and bare-knuckled brutality Withrow must find and stop the elder vampires before they play the ace up their sleeve!

5 - Nobody Gets Out Alive - Withrow, Roderick, the Technopagans, the Book People, and all the rest of Withrow’s friends, allies, and accomplices are back again to bring the fight to their enemies – and to finish it once and for all!
The elder vampires have issued their challenge and Withrow has taken them up on it. Now he and the rest of the gang have teamed up to go to where they’ve always known they shouldn’t go: the stronghold of the elders, a gated community on the outskirts of Charlotte, North Carolina.

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A Fall in Autumn Jan 1, 2019

by Michael G. Williams

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WINNER of the 2019 Manly Wade Wellman Award - presented to the Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novel by a NC writer by the NC Speculative Fiction Foundation!

WELCOME TO THE LAST OF THE GREAT FLYING CITIES

It’s 9172, YE (Year of the Empire), and the future has forgotten its past.

Soaring miles over the Earth, Autumn, the sole surviving flying city, is filled to the brim with the manifold forms of humankind: from Human Plus “floor models” to the oppressed and disfranchised underclasses doing their dirty work and every imaginable variation between.

Valerius Bakhoum is a washed-up private eye and street hustler scraping by in Autumn. Late on his rent, fetishized and reviled for his imperfect genetics, stuck in the quicksand of his own heritage, Valerius is trying desperately to wrap up his too-short life when a mythical relic of humanity’s fog-shrouded past walks in and hires him to do one last job. What starts out as Valerius just taking a stranger’s money quickly turns into the biggest and most dangerous mystery he’s ever tried to crack – and Valerius is running out of time to solve it.

Now Autumn’s abandoned history – and the monsters and heroes that adorn it – are emerging from the shadows to threaten the few remaining things Valerius holds dear. Can the burned-out detective navigate the labyrinth of lies and maze of blind faith around him to save the City of Autumn from its greatest myth and deadliest threat as he navigates his feelings for his newest client, the handsome golem Alejandro?

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New Life in Autumn Jun 9, 2022

by Michael G. Williams

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RETURN TO THE MEAN STREETS OF AUTUMN

Valerius Bakhoum is dead and buried.

Too bad he’s still flat broke and behind on the rent.

Unsure what to do with himself—and of who he is—Valerius resumes his career as a detective by taking up the oldest case in his files: where do the children go?

Throughout his own youth on the streets of Autumn, last of the Great Flying Cities, Valerius knew his fellow runaways disappeared from back alleys and other hiding places more than anyone realized. Street kids even had a myth to explain it: the Gotchas, who steal urchins away in the night.

With nothing but time on his hands, Valerius dives in head-first to settle the question once and for all and runs smack into a more pressing mystery: who killed one of Valerius’ former lovers?

And do they know Valerius is still alive?

Stalk the shadows of Autumn’s hidden places by Valerius Bakhoum’s side as he shines a light on secrets both sacred and profane, ones with shockingly personal connections to who he was—and who he might become.

New Life in Autumn is the sequel to the Manly Wade Wellman Award-winning A Fall in Autumn.

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Theme-Thology: Invasion Sep 25, 2013

by Lisa Kramer, LJ Cohen, Michael Williams, Micha Fire, Mike Reeves-McMillan, Jeremy Lichtman, Jefferson Smith, Timothy Hurley, Jeremiah Lewis, Charles Barouch

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Watch the skies. Watch the least creatures beneath your feet. Watch the border. Theme-Thology: Invasion is a tasting menu with fifteen flavors of fear.

STORIES BY
Lisa A. Kramer • Michael G. Williams • Michelle Mogil • Micha Fire • Ezekiel David • Charles Barouch • Mike Reeves-McMillan • Jeremy Lichtman • Jefferson Smith • LJ Cohen • Timothy Hurley • Jeremiah Lewis • R. A. Desilets • Bill Ries-Knight • CM Stewart

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Charles Barouch • Sydney Elise

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SPECIAL THANKS TO
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Perishables (The Withrow Chronicles Book 1) Aug 21, 2017

by Michael G. Williams

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Winner of the 2012 Laine Cunningham Novel Award!

"Stephen Colbert meets Stephen King." --Book Nerd's Brain Candy

Withrow Surrett is more than just his neighborhood's resident curmudgeon. He's the self-declared vampire lord of North Carolina, he bakes a mean batch of biscuits, and he's at a meeting of his homeowner's association. When the dead rise, which will Withrow's neighbors find worse: the creatures outside or the monster who might be their only hope?

Across the state, Jennifer McCordy is a genius stuck in a dead-end job, waiting for opportunity to knock and starting to think maybe it went to the wrong address. When Jennifer takes matters in hand to save herself, will the people around her trust her competence or surrender to their own prejudices?

And when Withrow and Jennifer meet, will anything survive?

Perishables is a sometimes-funny, sometimes-terrifying, utterly original novel in three parts about reclusive vampires, reluctant heroes, questionable potlucks, late-night electronics sales, retail hell, unexpected friendships, and post-apocalyptic recipes.

It's the first in the five-book series The Withrow Chronicles, which tell the story of a sarcastic gay vampire and his dog, his go-go boy cousin, and the witches, ghosts, demons, and robots they meet along the way to confronting conspiracies, mysteries, and all manner of interconnected troubles.

Fans of The Black Knight Chronicles, The Tome of Bill, and Fred, the Vampire Accountant will love this series.

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Through the Doors of Oblivion: From the Shadow Council Archives (Servant/Sovereign Book 1) Oct 6, 2019

by Michael G. Williams

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REAL ESTATE IS HELL – SOMETIMES LITERALLY

Wedged between real estate speculators, startup bros, and gentrified neighborhoods, it’s gotten hard to get by in San Francisco and it’s getting even harder all the time. Now two witches have decided the time has come to do something about it.

Using all their arcane skills, Iria – tall, dark, and genderqueer – and their partner and mentor, Madge – the granddaughter of Chinese immigrants and a powerful magician – have summoned back to the world of the living one of San Francisco’s greatest eccentric heroes: Joshua Norton, self-declared Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico. In the 19th century he issued imperial proclamations intended to combat prejudice and advance the interests of the destitute and downtrodden. Binding him to themselves and to the city, Iria and Madge need Norton’s charisma and tireless dedication to the city to help them save the city from a demon of greed.

With an exciting combination of spell-slinging and derring-do, Norton and his modern-day patrons embark on a series of adventures across San Francisco’s past and present in search of the keys to the city: objects from its past they can use in the present to save the city’s future from a demon of greed and his tireless efforts to rob San Francisco of its soul forever!

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Falstaff Pride 2020: A Celebration of LGBTQIA+ Authors Jun 15, 2020

by Judy Black, Michael G. Williams, Day Al-Mohamed, Jaym Gates, Theresa Glover, Natania Barron, Paul Barrett, Elisa Hansen

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To celebrate Pride Month, Falstaff Books is bundling ten of our favorite titles by some of our LGBTQIA+ authors into one collection! Time travel with Emperors, walk the paths of knowledge with blind librarians, bust a gut with a misanthropic vampire, become self-aware with a young necromancer, or hunt monsters with a snarky woman who just wants a vacation. No matter what you love to read, this bundle of diverse stories from incredible authors has something for you!

This Pride Bundle includes:
Caitlin Kelley - Monster Hunter by Theresa Glover
Paradisa by Michelle Iannantuono
Through the Doors of Oblivion by Michael G. Williams
The Company of Death by Elisa Hansen
Frost & Filigree by Natania Barron
Cabinet of Aberrations by Judy Black
The Shattered Queen and Other New Mythologies by Jaym Gates
Perishables by Michael G. Williams
The Labyrinth's Archivist by Day Al-Mohamed
A Whisper of Death by Paul Barrett

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Wrapped in Red: Thirteen Tales of Vampiric Horror Oct 27, 2013

by Billie Sue Mosiman, Patrick C. Greene, Suzi M, Bryan Alaspa, Michael David Matula, Chantal Noordeloos, Michael Williams, Mark Parker, Domyelle Rhyse, Justine Dimabayao

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Read all the books in the WRAPPED Series
*Wrapped In Red: Thirteen Tales of Vampiric Horror
*Wrapped In White: Thirteen Tales of Spectres, Ghosts, and Spirits
*Wrapped in Black: Thirteen Tales of Witches and the Occult (Fall 2014)

13 Authors.
13 Stories.
Unlimited Vampire Nightmares.
Thirteen crimson concoctions sure to tempt your teeth, from the ancient to the modern, from the Carpathian Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean to the Wild West, you are sure to find your... type - Wrapped In Red.

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Deal with the Devil (The Withrow Chronicles Book 3) Aug 21, 2017

by Michael G. Wiliams

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Book 3 of The Withrow Chronicles, the tales of the snarkiest vampire North Carolina has ever seen!

Durham, North Carolina has industry, commerce, a university education, a heck of a basketball team, a snarky vampire, technopagans, and a masked vigilante…

Wait, what?!?

Well, that escalated quickly.

Withrow deals with a rookie superheroine, an extra vampire, friggin’ teenagers, and technopagan witches, all while trying to figure out his place in the world. And kick some ass.

Oh yeah, kick a LOT of ass.

The fists fly fast and furious in the third installment of this comedy vampire series, perfect for fans of Rick Gualtieri, Jeff Strand, or Christopher Moore.

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Falstaff Firsts: Seven Urban Fantasy and Horror Tales Dec 28, 2017

by John G. Hartness, Eric R. Asher, J.D. Blackrose, Michael G. Williams, A.G. Carpenter, Gail Z. Martin, Larry N. Martin, Jay Requard

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Magic. Horror. Mystery. Comedy.

Seven novellas to kick off seven awesome series! Falstaff Books is fast becoming your go-to source for new voices in urban fantasy, horror, and science fiction, and this sampler will show you why! Check out this awesome box set and join the Misfit Toys of Fiction today!

Check out these seven novellas and meet new heroes, new monsters, and more importantly, new authors!

Included in this Box Set -
Perishables - The Withrow Chronicles Book I
Of Lips and Tongue - The Touch Trilogy Book I
Spells, Salt, & Steel Book I
Raising Hell - Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter Book I
Thief of Shadows - Saga of the Panther Book I
Souls Collide - Book I of The Soul Wars
Mason Dixon Monster Hunter Book I

Perishables - Everybody hates their Homeowner’s Association, and nobody likes a zombie apocalypse. Put the two together, and Withrow Surrett is having a truly craptastic night.
Not to mention the fact that he’s got one big secret to keep from the idiots in his home – Withrow is a vampire.
Perishables has been called by some “a gripping examination into suburban ennui set in a milieu of post-modern apocalyptic horror.”
Not really. Those people would be navel-gazing idiots. Perishables is a bust-your-gut funny collection of three stories about trust, human and undead relationships, what community really means, and zombies.

Of Lips and Tongue - Delaney Green is one of them that don't burn. Possessed of the Touch - with the ability to not only see the future but manipulate it - she's been kept in an institution for most of her life. When the Salesman, a murderous entity with a connection to Delaney's past, starts burning girls to death, FBI Agent Percival Cox gives her the chance to leave the asylum behind. But he presents an even greater threat and she must risk flesh and bone in order to keep him from becoming a Power more destructive than the Salesman.

Spells, Salt, & Steel - When all else fails, the ass end of a carp makes a damn fine weapon.
No, that didn't come from the lips of Bubba the Monster Hunter, but it sure could have! That sentence right there kinda encapsulates the life of Mark Wojcik, Monster Hunter. A blue-collar mechanic from the wilds of PA, Mark likes his beer cold, his poker games private, and his monsters…well, he doesn’t like them at all. So when he finds himself dueling a Japanese mythical monster in the Linesville Spillway in the wee hours of the night, he has to use every available weapon to survive and vanquish the ningen.

Raising Hell - Straight out of the pages of the legendary vampire novel Dracula comes a demon hunter for the modern world. Mina Murray and Jonathan Harker had a son. They named him Quincy. His guardian angel calls him Q. Dracula calls him nephew. Demons call him The Reaper.

Thief of Shadows - As the Gypian Empire grinds its heel on the natives of Juut, Manwe the Panther strives to throw back his peoples’ oppressors from the shadowed corners of Tolivius, an archaic city ruled by the corrupt and wealthy. With only his blade, his wits, and an unshakable will, he risks life and love to fuel a rebellion.

Souls Collide - Kara, a Norse Valkyrie warrior, and Gaspard, a centuries-old vampire, find themselves in an improbable alliance to prevent the Soul Wars, an epic battle between vampires with souls and those without, which a real god swears could shake the very foundations of the Earth. Can Kara and Gaspard set aside their natural enmity, or stranger yet, nurture their unexpected feelings for one another while fighting for their lives?

Mason Dixon, Monster Hunter - He's Mason Dixon, and he's a bona fide internet ce

Tooth & Nail (The Withrow Chronicles Book 2) Aug 21, 2017

by Michael G. Williams

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Book 2 of the side-splitting vampire comedy The Withrow Chronicles.

Withrow Surrett, the most sarcastic vampire for a country mile, makes an annual Appalachian pilgrimage to keep tabs on nocturnal colleagues and his last living friend from mortal days. What should be a quiet week among familiar faces quickly fills with undead rednecks, folk magic, murder, a rookie detective and Withrow's own psychotic cousin who insists on trying to help. Because everybody’s got THAT cousin, even a vampire.

As he chases the phantoms of conspiracy and paranoia across moonlit forests, abandoned factories, shadowy back roads and seedy bars - all the quiet little places humans fear to tread - Withrow also struggles with who he wants to be. Can a monster find a place among family and friends?

Fans of The Black Knight Chronicles, The Tome of Bill, and Fred, the Vampire Accountant will love this series.

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Shut the Gates of Mercy (Servant/Sovereign Book 3) Feb 10, 2022

by Michael G. Williams

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THE TIME TO STAND UP FOR YOURSELF IS NOW – AND ALWAYS!

Past and present shatter like glass as Iria and Madge, lovers and witches in modern-day San Francisco, send their friend and ally Emperor Norton back in time to snatch a key to the city’s soul from one of its most turbulent events: the Compton’s Cafeteria riots! As the abused and exploited LGBTQIA+ people of the Tenderloin neighborhood rise up against their violent oppressors, our heroes find their plans foiled by Mammon, their demonic foe, when he sends his lieutenant Etta Place to ambush them in the present while he attacks them in the past.

As Norton and Place dance a deadly duel in the shadow of one of the city’s greatest monuments, Iria and Madge must use their most powerful arts and quickest wits to wage a battle of wills and weapons across multiple moments in time. Betrayals abound and secrets are revealed as everyone involved—good and evil, wicked and wise—joins the battle for their own soul, the soul of the city, and their place in its future!

Servant/Sovereign is the time-bending urban fantasy series from award-winning author Michael G. Williams, set in the Shadow Council World of Quincy Harker.

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