Novelist S. J. Day Continues the Marked Urban Fantasy Series with the June 30, 2009 Release of Eve of Chaos (Tor Books)

The author of "Eve of Darkness" and "Eve of Destruction" continues the adventures of demon-hunter Evangeline Hollis in the third installment of the popular Marked series.

New York, New York (PRWEB) June 29, 2009 -- S. J. Day's Marked series continues with the release of the third volume, Eve of Chaos (A Tor Urban Fantasy Mass Market Original, $6.99; On Sale June 30, 2009). Cursed with the Mark of Cain, formerly agnostic Evangeline Hollis must survive demons, celestial politics, and the rival attentions of Cain and Abel in present-day Orange County, California.

Released on an accelerated schedule, the launch books of the series have been published over three consecutive months to wide acclaim. The author's use of the Old Testament tale of Cain and Abel in a modern milieu has sparked spirited discussions on blogs and among reading groups. "S.J. Day has obviously done her research into the lore she is using," writes Kelly Lasiter of FantasyLiterature in her review of the first installment, Eve of Darkness.

"We know Cain was branded with the Mark of Cain and cursed to wander," Day says, "but we also know that he later married, fathered children, and established a city. Clearly something changed, but what exactly happened is a mystery. There is a lot left to the fertile imagination of a fiction writer."

While the premise of the series is based on the tale of Cain and Abel, and the two brothers are prominent secondary characters, the main protagonist is Evangeline Hollis. Eve, a first-generation Japanese American, has been lauded by Publishers Weekly as "impressive" and "dynamic and vibrant." An agnostic when the series begins, Eve's acclimation to becoming a bounty hunter for God grounds the fantastical and sometimes humorous storylines. "If you like Patricia Briggs or are a fan of the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris," says a reviewer on Goodreads.com (http://www.goodreads.com), "you will be a fan of this series as well."

In her review of Eve of Darkness, Denise Dutton of Greenman Review writes, "Charlaine Harris, Katie Macalister, Kim Harrison . . . S.J. Day? There's a new chick in Urban Fantasy town, and ...she makes a provocative, compelling arrival. Here's hoping Eve doesn't work off her Mark anytime soon."

Eve of Chaos was preceded by Eve of Darkness (May 09) and Eve of Destruction (June 09).

Publication Data:

Eve of Chaos

A Tor Mass Market Original

By S. J. Day

ISBN-13: 978-0-7653-6043-4

384 pgs / $6.99

On sale date: June 30, 2009

Author Appearances:

2009 "Readers for Life" Literacy Autographing

July 15, 2009 at 5:30-7:30 PM

Marriott Wardman Park Hotel - Exhibit Hall

2660 Woodley Road, NW

Washington, District Of Columbia

July 23, 2009 at 1:30-2:30 PM

Avatars, Icons, and Anti-Heroes Panel (followed by autographing session)

Comic-Con

San Diego Convention Center - Room 7AB

111 W. Harbor Drive

San Diego, California

September 27, 2009 at 1:00-4:00 PM

Lora Leigh's 2009 Readers Appreciation Public Autographing

Pullman Plaza Hotel - Mezzanine

1001 Third Avenue

Huntington, West Virginia

About the Author:

S. J. Day's resume includes a variety of odd jobs ranging from amusement park employee to Russian linguist/interrogator for the U.S. Army Military Intelligence. She's presently a full-time writer. A native Southern Californian, S. J. thinks there's no place like home, but she loves to travel. Her adventures have taken her to Japan, Holland, Germany, France, Mexico, Jamaica, and all over the United States. She's now hard at work on her next book. For more information about Ms. Day please visit sjday.net (http://www.sjday.net)

About the Publisher:

Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, is a New York-based publisher of hardcover and softcover books, founded in 1980 and committed (although not limited) to SF and fantasy literature. Between an extensive hardcover and trade paperback line, the Orb backlist program, and a stronghold in mass-market paperback, Tor annually publishes what is arguably the largest and most diverse line of science fiction and fantasy ever produced by a single English-language publisher. Books from Tor have won every major award in the SF and fantasy fields and Tor has been named Best Publisher in the Locus Poll, the largest consumer poll in SF, for twenty consecutive years. For more information, visit Tor-Forge.com (http://www.Tor-Forge.com)

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