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Anthony Francis

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Dr. Anthony G. Francis, Jr. is a science fiction writer and computer scientist who started writing urban fantasy because he likes it. The Dakota Frost series combines Anthony's love of hard science, fantastic magic, alternative culture, and strong, feisty women.

Even though the siren call of computing eventually pulled him out to the San Francisco Bay Area, he still chose to set the Dakota Frost series in Atlanta, Georgia, where he spent nearly half his life and which he has learned to love like no other place on Earth.

When not making computers smarter or writing science fiction and fantasy, Anthony blogs about his life, his writing and his research at The Library of Dresan. He also writes an occasionally updated webcomic, f@nu fiku. He cu
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Who is Dakota Frost?

Dakota Frost is a woman who can bring her tattoos to life! The protagonist of the Skindancer series, Dakota is the best magical tattoist in the Southeast, and she won’t hesitate to tell you so! This site is the home for everything you want to know about the Skindancer universe, including the three published novels FROST MOON, BLOOD ROCK and LIQUID FIRE!

We’re revamping this site, so we hope to

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“[T]he 'iced tea' was nonalcoholic and the faux 'cola' entirely devoid of cocaine or opiates.”
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