Press

The Coastland Times,
Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010
Outer Banks, North Carolina

Oct. 2010 interview

"Diablero is the perfect matchup of Lovecraft's Great Old Ones and Pirates. Ancient evil, modern intrigue, and a fast pace will have readers hanging on the edges of their seats."

David Niall Wilson
Author of Deep Blue, This is My Blood and Vintage Soul

Reviews + Interviews

Praise for DIABLERO

"Blackbeard is fertile ground for pure evil, and Toby Tate's DIABLERO does the subject justice. A well-crafted read."

Steve Alten
New York Times bestselling author of MEG

From Goodreads.com:

"WOW! Talk about a killer book! From Virginia and North Carolina, to the Caribbean and back, this book is spellbinding." More ....

At some point during childhood almost every little boy, or in my case little girl, fantasized about being a pirate. Pirates symbolized everything a child dreamed for; adventure, danger, the freedom to do whatever you wanted without an adult figure telling you no. For some the way the stories and movies romanced the pirates called to them. Those like me it was the occult legends the lured us in. For whatever reason you may have to like pirates you more than likely will be able to find it somewhere in the pages of Toby Tate’s Diablero. More...

"Pirates, voodoo and zombies are all creatively wrapped in a shroud of the supernatural in Toby Tate's DIABLERO."

Tracy Rud
Author of Sea Beggar

When Toby Tate spent Friday evenings watching horror flicks on the television with his dad, he might not have realized that one day those father/son events would inform his future as a writer, leading to the publication of his first novel, “Diablero.” More...