After a 30-year career in new media, where his titles have included VP, Digital Media, VP, Creative, Executive Producer, and even CEO, John Adcox is now concentrating on storytelling. In addition to his writing, he is the CEO of Gramarye Media, Inc., the "next generation" book publisher, game developer, and movie studio of the future. He is also the author of Raven Wakes the World and The Star in the East. Carol Bales studies, works, and teaches in a place where technology and creativity intersect. Educated in painting at the University of Tennessee and Human-Computer Interaction at Georgia Tech, she works as a senior User Experience Researcher for The Weather Company and teaches at Georgia State University. The couple lives in Atlanta, Georgia. They are the creators of Raven Wakes the World: A Winter Tale, Christmas Past: A Ghostly Winter Tale, and The Star in the East: A Winter Tale of Ancient Mystery. John is also the author of the novel Blackthorne Faire.
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"John Adcox's Christmas Past is a perfect reminder that some of the very best ghost stories revolve around the holiday season. Lavishly illustrated by Carol Bales, filled with tragedy, mystery, and love, it's a story you'll want to savor every Christmas."--James A. Moore, author of the Seven Forges series and the Serenity Falls trilogy "Christmas Past is a beautiful, bittersweet exploration of grief and wonder, a touching ghost story about urban myths and the way love lingers. John Adcox and Carol Bales have gifted us with a bit of Christmas Magic."--Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Ararat and Road of Bones "If you are not seduced by the foreword of this book, a story of love and burning fever by the Adcox Clan, than I promise you--It will only take a few pages of "A Christmas Past" to hurl you into a breathtaking--but cold as hell--resurgence into what the Winter Solstice is all about. I hanker for a good love story-- done well. -- And this one is done BRILLIANTLY--created by two of the best in the business. Adcox dominates the genre, to the point that no one else should bother, and Carol Bales brings it home as a work of art ready to be recreated year after year."--Brian Panowich, award-winning writer of Bull Mountain, Like Lions, and Hard Cash Valley