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Jason Franks writes comics, prose and source code. His first novel, BLOODY WATERS, was short-listed for the 2012 Aurealis Award for Best Horror Novel, and his second, FAERIE APOCALYPSE, was a Ditmar Award finalist in 2019. Franks is the writer of the THE SIXSMITHS graphic novels (a Ledger Awards finalist)and the comic series LEFT HAND PATH (also shot-listedfor an Aurealis Award), as well as numerous short stories in prose and comics. A collection of his mainstream short stories was collected in UNGENRED by Black House Comics. Jason has published work in most genres, but he is most comfortable at in the darker reaches of speculative fiction, although his writing is often humorous. His protagonists are likely to be villains or anti-heroes and the Devil is a recurring figure in his work. Franks has lived in South Africa, the USA and Japan. He currently resides in Melbourne, Australia.
""Infinitely imaginative, XDA Zai is a twisting tale of travel, adventure and unconventional murder that will have you ripping through the pages. I've never liked a soulless assassin so much!"" --Devin Madson, author of We Ride the Storm ""Multiversal murder? Extradimensional travel through the strange liminal spaces of airports? Mayhem from the mind of Jason Franks? Sign me up."" --Justin Jordan, author of Luther Strode and Spread
