Media Kit – Steve LeBel | The Universe Builders

AUTHOR BIO #1

Steve LeBel

Steve_LeBel_1500x2250_smaller Businessmen are serious people, right? Not always. Steve LeBel — hospital president, technology entrepreneur, algorithmic stock trader — is definitely not serious.

Not when he writes.

Whimsy overcomes him at the word processor. And whimsy is at the core of his novel, The Universe Builders, which he tells with a unique balance of seriousness, humor, and imagination.

LeBel lives in Muskegon, Michigan with his wife Marge, and Mindy and Dexter, their cats. When not writing, he is planning his next trip, cussing out the stock market, doing tech support for friends, or dreaming up new plots for The Universe Builders.

AUTHOR BIO #2

Steve LeBel

Steve_LeBel_1500x2250_smaller How best to describe an author who writes humorous fantasy?

Do we tell of bookshelves full of fantasy, science fiction, and paranormal books, his love of mythology, or the years he spent as dungeon master? Or is it more important to know his favorite player-character was a chaotic-good elf? And what about that stack of old comic books he never seems to get rid of?

There’s a serious side, too. The other half of his bookshelf bulges with titles on management, marketing, computer programming, and financial analysis. What about his years as a hospital president, the many businesses he created, or the time he spent in board rooms?

Is there a pattern to his travels around the world? Why choose places like King Arthur’s Camelot, the Temple of Delphi, Buddha’s Tree of Enlightenment, China’s Forbidden City, or the Great Pyramids of Egypt? What is he seeking?

And what does this have to do with writing good fantasy?

Perhaps it’s this dichotomy within Steve that makes The Universe Builders such a delightful story with such serious undertones.

Title: Bernie and the Putty
Series: The Universe Builders, #1
Author: Steve LeBel
Genre(s): young adult fantasy, young adult scifi, fantasy, science fiction, for young adults and adults
Description: A young god graduates from God School and gets his dream job of building his first universe. Plagued by a school rival and aided by his friends, he struggles to create a world he can be proud of.
Length: 110k words, approximately 410 pages
Awards: Won 16 national and international awards for excellence.
Book Trailer: View Book Trailer
ISBN-13 (ebook edition): 978-0-9910554-1-8
- Publication date: June 2014
- Price: $6.99
ISBN-13 (CS print edition): 978-0-9910554-0-1
- Publication date: August 2014
- Price: $16.95
ISBN-13 (IS print edition): 978-0-9910554-9-4
- Publication date: October 2014
- Price: $17.95
Library of Congress Control Number [LCCN]: 2014900580
Publisher: Argon Press (www.argonpress.com)
Review Copies (free): Request from Argon Press (publisher).
Book Excerpt: Prologue & First Chapter
Purchase Info: Click here.

Title: Bernie and the Wizards
Series: The Universe Builders, #2
Author: Steve LeBel
Genre(s): young adult fantasy, young adult scifi, fantasy, science fiction, for young adults and adults
Description: Bernie makes a living fixing broken universes. But this one is going to be a challenge. The people on this planet are immersed in a civil war. And the wizard who started it all has no intention of giving up his plans for world domination.
Length: 99,100 words, 350 pages
ISBN-13 (ebook edition): 978-0-9908831-3-5
- Publication date: June 2017
- Price: $5.99
ISBN-13 (CS print edition): 978-0-9908831-5-9
- Publication date: May 2017
- Price: $15.95
Library of Congress Control Number [LCCN]: 2017903944
Publisher: Argon Press (www.argonpress.com)
Review Copies (free): Request from Argon Press (publisher).
Book Excerpt: Prologue & First Chapter
Purchase Info: Click here.

Title: Bernie and the Lost Girl
Series: The Universe Builders, #3
Author: Steve LeBel
Genre(s): young adult fantasy, young adult scifi, fantasy, science fiction, for young adults and adults
Description: This is a prequel to the award-winning book, Bernie and the Putty. The story takes place when our young gods are twelve years old. A little girl is lost, and the young heroes are the only ones who can save her from the deadly woods.
Length: 24k words, 118 pages
ISBN-13 (ebook edition): 978-1-944815-66-0
- Publication date: June 2016
- Price: $3.99
ISBN-13 (CS print edition): 978-1-944815-67-7
- Publication date: June 2016
- Price: $9.95
Library of Congress Control Number [LCCN]: 2016906241
Publisher: Argon Press (www.argonpress.com)
Review Copies (free): Request from Argon Press (publisher).
Book Excerpt: Prologue & First Chapter
Purchase Info: Click here.

BOOK AWARDS

The Universe Builders has won numerous national and international book contest awards:

AMAZON – BEST SELLER AND TOP RATED

OTHER HONORS

LeBel named as the Marshal of Books and Literature for the 2nd Annual Muskegon Day of Gratitude.

AUTHOR INTERVIEWS

Steve LeBel enjoys participating in interviews, blog tours, and giveaways.

Please contact Steve directly about interviews, blog tours and promotional opportunities, including giveaways.

IMAGES

Images for book cover and author photo. (Note: All book covers have been updated and new cover images are not yet available here.)

Bernie and the Putty

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Bernie and the Wizards

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Bernie and the Lost Girl

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Steve LeBel

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BOOK REVIEWS

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BOOK EXCERPTS

You can read excerpts from the books here.

COMPLETE CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact info for Steve LeBel:

Book Site: www.TheUniverseBuilders.com
Email: Steve@TheUniverseBuilders.com
Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com/SteveLeBel.Author
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SteveLeBel.Author2
Twitter: @SteveLeBel
Amazon Author Follow: www.amazon.com/author/stevelebel
Goodreads: www.Goodreads.com/SteveLeBel
Pinterest: www.Pinterest.com/SteveLeBelAutho
Personal: www.SteveLeBel.com
Publisher: www.ArgonPress.com

PUBLISHER

Steve LeBel’s work is published by:

Argon Press
3442 Pigeon Hill
Muskegon, MI 49441
Phone: 231-224-6468
www.ArgonPress.com
info@ArgonPress.com

NEW WORK

Steve LeBel is working on new material for his award-winning series, The Universe Builders. He just finished his third book, Bernie and Wizards. For more info, check here.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

If you want more info about the author or his books, contact him here.

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