Michael D. Lynes

Fantasy · Memoir · Mystery · Ghost Stories

Stories from the hearth, the hill country, and the old myths.

Michael D. Lynes is an award-winning storyteller and a working engineer — BSEE from Stevens, firmware by day, myth and memoir by night. He writes the Blood Series (Devcalion, son of Prometheus, and a talking sword named Betrayer), the memoir There Is a Reaper, ghost tales, AngelStories, and the Cozy Crystal mysteries from a wooded farm in the hills of Sussex County, New Jersey. He and Margaret host the long-running podcast Soul of the Everyman.

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Readers’ Favorite Silver — Fantasy Indie B.R.A.G. Medallion IAN Book of the Year Finalist New Apple Solo Medalist TISBA Winner — Memoir
Michael D. Lynes
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The Blood Series

Devcalion, son of Prometheus, and Betrayer — a talking sword — against Titans, time, and Olympus.

Memoir

There Is a Reaper: Losing a Child to Cancer. Award-winning tribute to Christopher Aaron.

Cozy Crystal

Maggie and Mike Hartstone. Crystals, a small town, and murder. Book two, Murder by Moonlight, is coming soon, late 2026.

Short fiction

Ghost stories, AngelStories, SciFi shorts, and The Fat Man Gets Out of Bed.
There Is a Reaper

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There Is a Reaper

★★★★★ · 4.6 on Amazon · 450+ reviews

“Heart-wrenching, searing, and powerful… you will need a box of tissues.”

A father’s account of Christopher Aaron’s fight — written, as Michael has said, because Chris would not let the page stay blank. Indie B.R.A.G. Gold Medallion Honoree. Readers’ Favorite Silver Medal. TISBA Winner.

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It's In The Blood

Blood Series · Book 0 · Often free

It's In The Blood

Meet Dev and Betrayer. A master thief, a Titan father, and a gift that will not stay buried.

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Destroyer's Blood

Blood Series · Book 1 · Award winner

Destroyer's Blood

Half Dome. Hermes. The Destroyer. “A gripping fantasy with strong hints of Greek mythology.”

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Moonstones and Murder

Cozy Crystal Mysteries · Book 1

Moonstones and Murder

Maggie, Mike, the Cozy Crystal shop, and a killing that rocks a resort town.

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The Fat Man Gets Out of Bed

Collected stories · New Apple Solo Medalist

The Fat Man Gets Out of Bed

Fathers and sons, gods and demi-gods, the macabre and the sublime — thirteen tales.

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Soul of the Everyman

Michael and Margaret Lynes host a long-running unedited conversation — life, meaning, family, and the work of being human. Hundreds of episodes.

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