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Signs of Portents: A Greystone Novel Paperback – August 17, 2016

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Portents is a city like no other—and one that Detective Greg Loren can’t wait to escape. Since his wife’s death years earlier, Loren has looked forward to the moment he can leave the city of Portents for good—and never look back.But fate has another plan for Loren. Called back to duty, Loren finds himself embroiled in a series of murders that has shaken the city. Together with Soriya Greystone, a young woman with unearthly powers, Loren must work quickly to find the otherworldly being that is killing citizens of Portents one at a time. Loren is tasked with deciphering the mysterious signs left at each of the crime scenes…even if it means traveling to worlds not his own to do so.Fast-paced and thrilling, Lou Paduano’s debut novel Signs of Portents will leave you on the edge of your seat and turning page after page.
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Praise for the Greystone series:

"I couldn't put it down." - Faith (Amazon Reviewer)

"Edge of the seat thriller!!!" - D.V. (Amazon Reviewer)

"This one pulled me in and kept me there until the last page." - Geo (Amazon Reviewer)

"Dark, engaging, gripping story." - Debra (AmazonReviewer)

"Love this series." - Amazon Reviewer

"Mr. Paduano weaves an imaginative and scaringly believable tale of paranormal infringing on the normal world." - Corine (Amazon Reviewer)

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Other Books by Lou PaduanoGreystone
Book One - Signs of Portents
Book Two - Tales from Portents
Book Three - The Medusa Coin
Book Four - Pathways in the Dark
Book Five - A Circle of Shadows
 
Greystone-In-TrainingBook One - Hammer and AnvilBook Two - The Gifts of Kali Book Three - The Final Gauntlet 
DSA Season OneBook One - The Clearing Book Two - PrometheanBook Three - The BridgeBook Four - Spectral Advocate Book Five - Dark ImpulsesBook Six - Broken Loyalties

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Eleven Ten Publishing LLC (August 17, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 299 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1944965009
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1944965006
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
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Lou Paduano is the author of the Greystone series of urban fantasy adventures, which follow Detective Greg Loren and Soriya Greystone as they hunt myths, monsters, and legends in the city of Portents. He is also the author of the conspiracy thriller series, The DSA, a serialized tale about the dangers of science in the world and the true power behind humanity's future.

He lives in Buffalo, New York with his wife and three daughters. Sign up for his e-mail list for free content as well as updates on future releases at www.loupaduano.com.

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So this book does start out a bit slow , however the writing is great, the characters are too. I do thing there was a bit of unnecessary stuff in the book which makes it a much slower read than it had to be.With that being said the storyline is great. We have basically 2 main characters. 1 can see the mythical and fights against the bad stuff, then we have a normal detective who befriends her and she helps him see the bad things in Portents.There is a killer , killing mythical beings and stealing their supernatural talents to make themselves whole again.But you gotta get past the slowness to get to the good stuff. Plus it's the first book he ever wrote so you gotta give the Author a chance like I am. I plan to read book 2 next.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Deeply immersive and imaginative -- very strong debut novel
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2016
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Although, I don't consider myself a fan of the fantasy genre, I really enjoyed this book. I really felt like I was transported to the fictional city of "Portents" where the book is set. The author brought the city alive in my imagination with very descriptive language and a deep and thoughtful backstory. The protagonists were relatable, multi-dimensional and entertaining, though I would have appreciated getting a bit more insight into the antagonist's mindset. The story was paced well with a good balance between the action of the main storyline (the investigation of a series of heinous murders by a grizzled veteran detective with the help of a jaded young woman with supernatural powers) and some highly immersive backstory about the protagonists and the city of Portents. Overall, I'd definitely recommend this book. I think fans of the fantasy genre will especially appreciate this book but even folks (like myself) who are not normally will find it entertaining. I'm looking forward to being transported back to Portents when the next of the Greystone series is released next year.
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Melissa
4.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced Fantasy
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2019
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This isn’t the type of book I normally read. But it was super fast paced and action packed. It seems like it would make an excellent graphic novel. The writing is excellent and I enjoyed how the author built up the mystery and suspense little by little in the first portion of the book.
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Scarolet Ellis
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing read by a new author for me.
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2018
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Signs of Portents by Lou Paduano is an awesome story. All I can say is OH WOW!!!! this story blew my mind away and I nver read anything by Lou Paduano before this story. I love mysteries and this one is a mystery with a paranormal twist to it and I love it. I highly recommend this to everyone who loves to read a mystery and paranormal stories, if you but this story you will not be disappoint I sure was not,

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3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2018
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The storyline was good, but I found the action writing diluted by unnecessary ruminations on the emotions of the central characters. It slowed down the action and really got to be annoying by the end. Life is too short for this crap.
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Faith E. Elliott
5.0 out of 5 stars A real grabber
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2016
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I really picked this book out because I loved the cover. I enjoy books with a little creepiness in them (ie. Stephen King, Dean Koontz) and I was hoping this book would deliver and it didn't disappoint. Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. The characters were well developed and I can see where the author can continue this series with many of these same characters. Kudos for a great first book.
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xandert
2.0 out of 5 stars Long, slow moving story
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2019
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So much rambling narrative made this book difficult to stick with. I found much of the mind-numbing detail irrelevant to the plot. Overly long paragraphs and irrelevant, rambling details made every chapter move painfully slow. Though the characters were interesting, as was the core story, the rest seriously detracted from what might otherwise have been an enjoyable read.
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mynonie
4.0 out of 5 stars slowly, slowly face the paranormal
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2019
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I don't think I will follow this series, it was a bit too dysphoric for me.
There were paranormal creatures hiding in the city of Portents, and now an evil entity was on a killing spree, for a specific reason.
The prologue introduced us to a child, who later turned up as a sort of deus ex machina at times, wielding weird powers.
A lot of the book followed a depressed detective who had needed his wife to re-energize him after tough days, and now she was gone.
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Dr. Patricia Eroh
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing story
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2019
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The first book I have read by this author, I am hooked on this series. I am looking forward to the next book in the series. This book has the perfect blend of mystery and thriller, with fantasy thrown in for good measure. Well-written with awesome characters, I am a fan for life.
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John Barnes
5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2022
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An exceptional mystery/paranormal story set in a grim city. The stretched police force have to deal with a normal caseload as well as dealing with 'underground' paranormal horrors rarely seen in a novel and certainly never described in such vivid detail as Mr Paduano achieves.
The characters are magnificent and again is down to the descriptive talent of the author who takes us on a magical ride of daily horrors normal people face to those paranormal horrors that the public would rather not know about.
A very satisfying read and well worthy of a five star review. I for one cannot wait for the next instalment in the series.
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Tanyawriter
5.0 out of 5 stars Wants to leave
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2018
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He wants to leave and it cannot be quick enough but he is pulled into more murder cases but this time he will have a partner. She has powers. Follow them as they try to find the one or ones that are doing it

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