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Ren Cummins

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http://anachronology.blogspot.com/

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult, Short Stories

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Sting, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, William Shakespeare, Dr. Seuss

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Born in California, Ren lived in three more states and one other country before finally settling down in Seattle, Washington. There with his wife and daughter and their two dogs and one of the heaviest cats in existence, he juggles a love of writing, music, science fiction and the occasional desire to make an honest buck.

After a college professor in his English department took a good look at his work and aspirations, and subsequently challenged him to find his voice out in the world and not in a classroom, Ren decided to interpret this challenge positively (and not in a "why don't you just sod off, you tosser!" sort of way) and has been working to find that very voice ever since.

Along the journey, such relatively mundane occupational interr...more

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The Choice Is Yours!

With the Steampunk vibe pounding once more in my veins, I'm ready - excited to start on my next adventure, but I find myself at a fork in the road.

There are two big stories I want to tell, and I'm not sure which one to do first. Here are the choices:

1. The big story of Grindel and Prama, the next two Reapers to arrive among the people of Aerthos; a dark new threat has emerged, and Romany has go... read more »

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Average rating: 4.25 · 73 ratings · 23 reviews · 15 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Morrow Stone (Chronicles of Aesirium, #2) 4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reaper's Return (Chronicles of Aesirium, #1) by Ren Cummins (Goodreads Author), Quiana Kirkland (Editor), H.L. Reasby (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reaper's Flight (Chronicles of Aesirium, #4) by Ren Cummins (Goodreads Author), Garth Reasby (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jenna Huffman (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.62 of 5 stars 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The City of the Dead (Chronicles of Aesirium, #3) by Ren Cummins (Goodreads Author), Jenna Huffman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Quiana Kirkland (Editor) 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quests & Answers: A Talaria Press Founders' Anthology by Ren Cummins (Goodreads Author), Quiana Kirkland, Garth Reasby (Goodreads Author) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into the Blink (Chronicles of Aesirium, #5) by Ren Cummins (Goodreads Author), Quiana Kirkland (Editor) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crook and the Blade (Chronicles of Aesirium, #6) by Ren Cummins (Goodreads Author), Quiana Kirkland (Editor) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Middle Age 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales of Aesirium: A Chronicles of Aesirium Companion 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Avast (Into the Dust, #2) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Chronicles of Aesirium (7 books)
by Ren Cummins (Goodreads Author)
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Into the Dust (3 books)
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You May Rely On It (Select)

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Description: A modern twist on an old classic; clearly inspired by old episodes of the Twilight Zone.

I am David's White Blood Cell (Literature & Fiction)

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Description: A short story I wrote a year back, just a fun little experiment in first person, inspired by all those weird health films in elementary school.

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Zombies Don't Cry (Living Dead Love Story, #1)

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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

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Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1)

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Ren Cummins is now friends with M. Gallowglas
14 de May 16:59
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4 de Feb 16:23
Ren Cummins said "yes" to attending the event: SteamCon IV date: October 26, 2012 06:07PM location: Hyatt Regency; Bellevue, WA, 900 Bellevue Way NE , Bellevue, WA, The United States description: Artist Guest of Honor Joe Benitez (Lady Mechanica) will be on hand, as will author Kim Newman and the band Rasputina! I'll be attending a few panels and an autographing session (see schedule for details). But for that same weekend (October 26th-28th), the ebook of "Reaper's Return", book one of the Young Adult Steampunk series Chronicles of Aesirium will be free on Amazon.com! http://www.amazon.com/Reapers-Return-... But if you're in the Pacific Northwest this weekend, swing by and say hello!
22 de Oct 10:13
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Ren Cummins made a comment in the group Goodreads Authors/Readers — Book Giveaways! topic ""Avast", the second part of "Into the Dust", a dark fantasy retelling of the Peter Pan story, is available April 24th and 25th as a free eBook at Amaz...more "
24 de Abr 09:44
Ren Cummins voted on a poll For people who own both a iPad and another ereader (Kindle/Nook/Kobo/Sony/etc), which do you prefer...more he voted for eReader (Kindle/Nook/Kobo/Sony/etc)
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Ren Cummins rated a book 5 of 5 stars Girls Don't Poop: Lessons in Anatomy, Hygiene and Sexual Promiscuity by Jen Ashton	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ren Cummins rated a book 5 of 5 stars Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ren Cummins rated a book 5 of 5 stars Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not. ”
― Pablo Picasso, Pablo Picasso: Metamorphoses of the Human Form : Graphic Works, 1895-1972

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