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Lou Diamond Phillips Creates New Fantasy World In Novel "The Tinderbox"

Artwork from the book cover of "The Tinderbox"
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Actor Lou Diamond Phillips is putting his screenwriting talents to work with his debut novel "The Tinderbox: Soldier of Indira," a science fantasy retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen tale of the same name. It is a fairy-tale that tackles issues of racism, power and prophecy in an alien world.

Lou Diamond Phillips is currently starring in the FOX series “Prodigal Son,” having recently starred on the Netflix series, “Longmire,” based on the Walt Longmire mystery novels by Craig Johnson. He is a Tony nominated actor whose breakthrough films included: "La Bamba," "Young Guns" and "Stand and Deliver."

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