Product Spotlight – May 26th, 2024 – A. Lee Martinez

Author A. Lee Martinez write fantasy and science fiction novels unlike basically anyone else. Early in his career, he was compared to Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett and … I mean, they all write in vaguely the same comic milieu, but it’s unfair to really compare them. Martinez does something entirely unique in writing lighthearted adventure novels that never veer in to parody territory, while treading the line between Emotionally Devastating and wickedly funny.

He’s a prolific writer. Many of his books are currently out of print, and some of them are getting hard to find. My favorite from the out of print collection include The Automatic Detective, a crime noir novel about a robotic detective, and Divine Misfortune, a novel about warring Gods. Both are incredible, and both are undeservedly out of print.

But don’t despair! Many of Martinez’s novels are still widely available, and lots of them are available from us specifically. I highly recommend In The Company of Ogres and Gil’s All Fright Diner, but as far as I can tell everything he’s written is wonderful.