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• Listing ID: 38217
• About the Author: Brian Thompson is the author of the Spirit Saga, a genre-bending urban fantasy series that includes The Observer and The Demon. A former freelance writer for Cracked, Brian creates stories that fuse gritty real-world stakes with high-fantasy dynamics and scientific concepts of time.
  
  His debut novel, The Observer, began as a NaNoWriMo project born out of a period of intense personal questioning. This search for meaning is woven into the fabric of his storytelling, which often explores deep themes of memory, identity, and the subjective nature of truth. Through his protagonist, Frank Hess, Brian channels his own experiences as a father, grounding his supernatural world in the fierce, relatable instinct to protect one’s family.
  
  By day, Brian works in legal operations and compliance; by night, he builds worlds where characters constantly question what is true. He lives in Minnesota with his wife, two children, and their dogs, Rebel and Moxie. When he isn’t writing or managing corporate risk, he is likely 3D printing or running a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.
• URL of the book's purchase link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7RKP644
• Awards, reviews, press releases, and other relevant information: Runner-up best Paranormal Fiction 2025 PenCraft Book Awards.
  
  Indies Today 5-Star Recommendation.
  https://indiestoday.com/the-observer-by-brian-thompson/
  
  Feathered Quill Book Review
  https://featheredquill.com/the-observer/
  
  Independent Book Reviews
  https://independentbookreview.com/2025/08/05/book-review-the-observer/
  
  AuthorsReading Review
  https://www.authorsreading.com/book-reviews/brian-thompson/the-observer/
  
  Wishing Shelf Review
  https://www.thewsa.co.uk/editorialreviews/?f=2&Author=74
  
  Dear Author Book Review
  https://www.speakuptalkradio.com/brianthompson/
  
  OnlineBookClub Review
  https://forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=694155
• Genre: Afterlife Urban Fantasy
• Titles of All Books: The Observer
  The Demon
• Author's Name: Brian Thompson
• Your Email Address: contact@brianthompsonwrites.com
• Did you love reading books when you were little? Why or why not?: Yes. I loved getting lost in both new and familiar worlds. Among my favorites were Aliens Ate my Homework, The Castle in the Attic, Goosebumps, Animorphs, and The Transall Saga.
• At what age did you start reading books? What were your best memories of that time?: I remember being in preschool and picking up a book. I think it was a children's novelization of The Great Mouse Detective. No one really believed me when I said I read it, and for all I know I just made up my own story while looking at the pages, but it's one thing I remember doing and enjoying.
• What was the first book you loved reading? Why?: The Transall Saga was the first book I couldn't put down. I read it so long ago that I only remember bits and pieces of the plot, but it left a mark as being the first novel I finished in a single day.
• When did you first think about writing your first book? Why?: I was freelancing for the comedy website Cracked and heard from other freelancers about the NaNoWriMo challenge. Complete a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. So, I tried and failed, but the portion I had completed became the basis for my first published novel.
• What was the greatest obstacle you've encountered when you were writing your book? What made you overcome it?: I wasn't on any deadline, so the writing part want that hard, if take a little time here or there to write a little more, or when an idea came to me I'd open my phone and type something down. I'd finished 2 full novels and part of the third before I decided to publish. That was the hard part. Trying to figure out how to do it right.
• What pieces of advice can you give aspiring authors? What worked for you?: Take your time. Good stories are rarely rushed.
• Who are the authors or what are the books that had the greatest influence in your own writing? Why?: I'm going to say Jason Pargin. His fusion of horror and comedy taught me that even serious topics could always handle an injection of humor. Also, his personal journey from cubicle worker to author is inspiring (even if he would disagree).
• What are your current or future writing plans? What can readers further expect from you?: I'm still working on the 3rd book in Spirit Saga series. I hope to release it Summer 2026. Then I might take a break from that to do something more in the comedy vein.
• Do you offer a free book copy to interested readers?: Yes. Interested readers, please use the contact form.

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