Jeffrey Overstreet

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birthplace = flagicon|United States Portland, OR
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occupation = Novelist, Movie Critic, Editor
genre = Science fiction, Fantasy,
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Books = Auralia's Colors, Through A Screen Darkly
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influences = The Lord of the Rings, Watership Down, Winter's Tale, The Book of Atrix Wolfe, the Gormenghast novels, Sailing to Sarantium
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website = http://lookingcloser.org/
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Jeffrey Overstreet is a novelist and film reviewer who currently resides in Shoreline, Washington.

Bio

Jeffrey Overstreet currently works as an editor at Seattle Pacific University. He also frequently reviews movies and his reviews are published in publications such as Paste,
[http://lookingcloser.org/jeffreyoverstreet.htm About Jeffrey Overstreet ] ] . His work has also been highlighted in TIME Magazine [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,678640-3,00.html The Gospel According To Spider-Man - TIME ] ] .

Bibliography

Auralia's Colors

Overstreet's first work of fiction, "Auralia's Colors", was published in late 2007 by WaterBrook Press, a division of Random House. The story follows a young, artistic girl named Auralia who is drawn into a kingdom where colors, creativity, and imagination have been banned. Overstreet has said that "Auralia's Colors" is about characters who are "struggling with questions about freedom, responsibility, power, faith, and art." [ [http://otter.covblogs.com/archives/025558.html Grasping for the Wind] ] . He has said that it reminds him of what takes place when families, communities, schools, churches and societies fail to appreciate the artists in their midst [ [http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=5&id=45810 SCI FI Wire | The News Service of the SCI FI Channel | SCIFI.COM ] ] .

Cyndere's Midnight

In Cyndere’s Midnight, the power of Auralia’s colors brings together a bloodthirsty beastman and a grieving widow in a most unlikely relationship… one that not only will change their lives, but could also impact the four kingdoms of The Expanse forever.

Jordam is one of four ferocious brothers from the clan of cursed beastmen. But he is unique: The glory of Auralia’s colors has enchanted him, awakening a noble conscience that clashes with his vicious appetites.

Cyndere, heiress to a great ruling house, and her husband Deuneroi share a dream of helping the beastmen. But when Deuneroi is killed by the very people he sought to help, Cyndere risks her life and reputation to reach out to Jordam. Beside a mysterious well—an apparent source of Auralia’s colors—a beauty and a beast form a cautious bond. Will Jordam be overcome by the dark impulse of his curse, or stand against his brothers to defend House Abascar’s survivors from a deadly assault?

Released in September of 2008, "Cyndere's Midnight" is the second novel in The Auralia's Thread [ [http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl/9781400072538.html Random House Books info in Cyndere's Midnight] ] . The story continues the tale of Auralia and introduces new characters into the fantasy series.

Through A Screen Darkly

"Through A Screen Darkly" was published by Regal Books in February 2007, and earned a "Starred Review" from Publisher's Weekly [ [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6394040.html?text=overstreet Four Reviews Coming in Publishers Weekly on Monday, November 27 - 11/22/2006 - Publishers Weekly ] ] . In the book, Overstreet shows how films from many different worldviews can offer pieces of a larger truth [ [http://www.gospellight.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10552&storeId=11052&productId=21422&langId=-1 Product: Through a Screen Darkly ] ]

Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky has said of the book that it is "Inspirational.... Sometimes all of us forget that love for movies, that internal spark inside us that movies lit, and your book is going to remind many of us about it." [ [http://lookingcloser.org/Darkly/reviews-and-comments.htm "Through a Screen Darkly" - reviews and comments ] ]

The book is used as a textbook at Seattle Pacific University, Fuller Seminary, Bryan College, and other schools.

External links

* [http://lookingcloser.org/ Home Page]
* [http://lookingcloser.wordpress.com/ Blog]
* [http://lookingcloser.org/auralia/default.htm Auralia's Colors]
* [http://lookingcloser.org/Darkly/default.htm Through A Screen Darkly]
* [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6459864.html?industryid=47159 Publisher's Weekly Review of Auralia's Colors]
* [http://otter.covblogs.com/archives/025558.html Grasping for the Wind - Interview with Jeffrey Overstreet by John Ottinger]
* [http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=5&id=45810 Scifi.com Review]
* [http://superfastreader.com/interview-jeffrey-overstreet-author-of-auralias-colors.htm Interview with Overstreet]
* [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2005/0227/cover.html Seattle Times profile of Overstreet]
* [http://otter.covblogs.com/archives/025558.html/ Weaving the Colors: An Interview with Jeffrey Overstreet]

References

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