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 due 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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