Black Numbers [Paperback]

Dean Frank Lappi (Author), Danielle Raver (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 16, 2011

In a land where magic is based on advanced mathematics, Sid is something special, for his awakening sexuality and genius-level understanding of mathematics combines to create a power beyond anything ever seen in the world. Sid’s journey propels him into the center of a 1000-year-struggle with an outcome obscured by a darkness known as Black Numbers.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Dean Frank Lappi was born in Virginia, Minnesota in 1968. In 1996 he graduated with a Master of Arts degree in English and has worked in a number of industries since then as an Information Developer and Web Content Manager. Black Numbers is his first novel, and he is currently writing book two in the series called Blood Numbers. Dean is active on Twitter (@DeanLappi), and you can find him on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/AuthorDeanFrankLappi, as well as on Google+. or:

Product Details

• Paperback: 330 pages
• Publisher: Fantasy Island Book Publishing (August 16, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0615517005
• ISBN-13: 978-0615517001
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,006,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

My name is Dean Lappi, author of the dark fantasy/horror hybrid novel BLACK NUMBERS. Thank you for checking my author page out! My main goal is to create something new, to look at a topic a little differently from anything that I've personally seen in print/eBooks. So I hope you enjoy my books. BLACK NUMBERS is my first novel, and I am currently working on the sequel called BLOOD NUMBERS.

I have a Master of Arts degree in English and work in the tech industry.

Thank you, and please check out my blog at: http://deanlappi.blogspot.com/

Or check out my Facebook Fan Page at: http://www.facebook.com/AuthorDeanFrankLappi

I am also found on Twitter: @DeanLappi

Kind regards
Dean Lappi

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful combination of fantasy, science, and adventure! April 23, 2012

By Fran Calhoon

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book was intriguing from the start. It's the story of the Aleph Null, he who can control Black Numbers. The author takes us from the powerful Oblate and its servant, the Korpor, to the journey of a young man on his way to find his destiny. The friends and enemies he finds along the way come to life in the pages of this novel; you can feel the emotion, the pain, the sorrow, the love. The premise of the power of numbers is not a new one, but never have I read anything that brings it to life with such clarity and such power. There are many unexpected twists and turns in this story, and I loved every one of them. Luckily there's a second book in the series - Blood Numbers - which is good, because I was sure left wanting more. Read Black Numbers, you will be amazed at the author's portrayal of the power of numbers, and just might make you want to go back and study equations again!

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars amazingly original January 18, 2012

By pat y

Format:Paperback

Dean Lappi may soon be a well-known name! I was directed toward this book by an acquaintance, and began reading ,expecting to be disappointed by just another run-of -the-mill fantasy with wizards, witches, wands and warriors. Instead, what I found is probably the most inventive and intriguing world I've encountered in years!! I gave this book a 5 star rating for its concept and the way I was pulled into the narrative.
My only criticism is that I would like to have had a more fleshed out picture of this fascinating world, more detail and description, but I tend to like "thick" and detailed writing styles, so this is pbobably just my own preferences speaking.
I'll be looking forward to the sequel and further surprises.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars An original work of imagination December 7, 2011

By Claude Bouchard

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We've all read our share of mystical, magical works which invariably left us with the thought, 'Tolkienesque'... Well, thank you, Mr. Lappi, for breaking that mold and writing something original which not once reminded me of Hobbits, Ents or Orcs. Lappi's characters, for the most part, come across as human, perhaps of different species, but human nonetheless. His descriptions of working with numbers, in a magical sense, are successful to the point of being visible such that one might see them on a movie screen. The same holds true of the scenery he portrays, be it in the forests or on the muddy city streets of the fictional world he's created in 'Black Numbers'. This has all been accomplished with a solid writing style. If I had anything to criticize, it would be that the story does not end at the end. This said, I'm pleased to know Lappi apparently agrees as there is a forthcoming sequel. I would describe 'Black Numbers' as a worthy piece of reading entertainment indeed.