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KARIN lives in Kansas City and Costa Rica. She is an ecologist and professor of biology at Avila University, and a recipient of the Spring 2011 Andrews Forest Writers Residency. The relationship between characters and their environment is a central theme of her work in fantasy fiction.

Her publications include the novel Eolyn, available from Hadley Rille Books in hardcover, paperback, Kindle and Nook formats. Her short stories have appeared in Zahir, Adventures for the Average Woman, 69 Flavors of Paranoia and A Visitor to Sandahl.

Together with Kim Vandervort and Terri-Lynne DeFino, she has started a new blog dedicated to the discussion of fantasy fiction, and especially women...more


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Average rating: 4.23 · 26 ratings · 13 reviews · 1 distinct work
Eolyn
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"Hadley Rille Books is celebrating Eolyn's birthday with a $0.99 sale on both the Kindle edition and the Nook edition of [image] .

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"Eolyn's birthday month has started, and in addition to celebrating with a Goodreads Giveaway on May 7 , Hadley Rille Books has lowered the price on th...more "
"Didn't get a chance to see this until last night, so have been holding off on reading everyone's comments. I was actually pleased with episode 5; it w...more "
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Karin Gastreich Thanks for friending me back!


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Karin Thanks for friending me. You are right. There aren't very many Karin with an "I"s out there. :)


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