Kristen Britain





Kristen Britain

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Kristen Britain grew up in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, where she started her first novel - an undersea fantasy featuring herself and her friends - at the age of nine. She published her first book, a cartoon collection called Horses and Horsepeople, at the age of thirteen. After completing her degree in film production at Ithaca College in 1987 she made the logical (?!) leap from cinema to the National Park Service. Her many years as a park ranger enabled her to work in a variety of natural and historical settings, from 300 feet below the surface of the Earth to 13,000 feet above sea level on the Continental Divide; and from the textile mills of the American Industrial Revolution to the homes of Americans who changed the cours...more


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Hello there. Trees and stuff are all leafed out down here in the prickly southwest, and temperatures are edging their way toward the 90s. What a contrast to my former home in Maine!

In any case, the biggest news around my house is that I finished GR5 and sent it to my editor on 4/26. It is on her schedule to be read and edited. Once she has gone over it, she will tell me what needs to be fixed,... Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 4.11 · 30,045 ratings · 1,560 reviews · 10 distinct works · Similar authors
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“Do whatever you must, Karigan," he told her, his voice so quiet it would not carry, "to come back. You must come back. To me." ~King Zachary”
Kristen Britain, Blackveil

“They come in injured and mangled, we put them back together, then they stand in my halls making demands. A thankless lot to be sure.”
Kristen Britain, First Rider's Call

“A hush of expectancy descended in the chamber as all waited to hear the request. What treasure could he want? Laren inventoried in her mind all the precious trappings of the castle she could think of -jewels, weapons, art-and she saw that the others must be doing the same. What did the Sacoridians possess that would be good enough for the Eletian prince?
"My brother," Graelalea said, "requires many pounds of dark chocolate fudge and Dragon Droppings. We must visit the Master of Chocolate.”
Kristen Britain

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December and January Reads - Since we don't have a selection yet for December read, this poll will have TWO winners! The book with the highest number of votes will be the December read, and the book with the second highest number of votes will be the January read. (If there is a two-way tie, both books will get a month).

 
  37 votes, 29.6%

 
  19 votes, 15.2%

 
  16 votes, 12.8%

 
  14 votes, 11.2%

 
  10 votes, 8.0%

 
  7 votes, 5.6%

 
  7 votes, 5.6%

 
  6 votes, 4.8%

 
  6 votes, 4.8%

 
  2 votes, 1.6%

 
  1 vote, 0.8%

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