About the Author:
Toby's stories have been praised by Midwest Book Review, Library Journal and Cemetery Dance as well as by New York Times bestselling authors Steve Berry, Douglas Preston, Jonathan Maberry and Steve Alten. He has been featured in The Big Thrill magazine and on Internet radio, blogs and newspapers.
Inexplicably drawn to all things dark and macabre, at about the age of twelve he began penning short stories and publishing his own movie monster magazine.
An Air Force brat who never lived in one place more than two years, after high school Toby did an eight-year stint in the U.S. Navy and ended up on the east coast. He has since worked as a cabdriver, a pizza delivery man, a phone solicitor, a shipyard technician, a government contractor, a retail music salesman, a bookseller, a cellphone salesman and a recording studio engineer.
Toby later earned a B.A. in English and became a full-time graphic designer and newspaper reporter, publishing hundreds of stories with the Associated Press and his local paper. He has since been published in The Pedestal Magazine, Voluted Tales magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland, Scary Monsters Magazine, and websites like eHow.com.
Owing to the inspiration of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Ray Bradbury and Stephen King, Toby became an author of what he likes to call "high-octane sci-fi, fantasy and horror" and has published several books. He is currently producing his first movie, SKINWALKERS, for which he wrote the screenplay.
Toby is also a songwriter and musician and lives with his family near the Great Dismal Swamp in northeastern North Carolina.
Review:
"Primordial by Toby Tate is an exceptionally well-crafted sci-fi supernatural thriller that tells a gripping story of ancient evil and modern horror, with exotic settings, vivid characters, and a plot that moves with the speed of a tsunami. The atmospherics are excellent and the story offers plenty of surprises right up to the shocking end." --Douglas Preston, NY Times bestselling co-author of the Pendergast series
"Ancient legends merge with modern-day complications, creating tension and turmoil in this high-stakes, gritty, action thriller. Never a dull moment!" --Steve Berry, NY Times bestselling author of the Cotton Malone series
"The Cain Prophecy is a compelling blend of high-octane action and creepy thrills. Scary, dynamic and thoroughly entertaining!" --Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of the Joe Ledger series
"Compelling characters, spellbinding plot, and gripping prose make The Cain Prophecy a must read for fans of thriller fiction. Great stuff!"--A.J. Tata, retired U.S. Army general, Fox News contributor, and national bestselling author of Foreign and Domestic
"An original and well-spun tale reminiscent of Dean Koontz's style of storytelling." --David M. Salkin, author of Deep Black Sea and The Team series
"In THE LILITU, we've got two gorgeous women, one a highly trained C.I.A. operative and the other an alien life form who are battling each other to the death under the brutal desert sun in the Australian outback. Limbs go missing, plenty of blood is spilled, and there are some gruesome deaths. What's not to like? Toby Tate has another winning release with THE LILITU!" --TT Zuma, HorrorWorld.net
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