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	God of Clay 4.44 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Forest Gods 4.73 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Koa of the Drowned Kingdom 4.47 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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	Smiley and the Hero 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	New Fables: Summer 2009 by Tim Susman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Philip Geusz (Contributor), Kyell Gold (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	New Fables: Summer 2008 by Tim Susman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ryan Campbell (Goodreads Author), Renee Carter Hall (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	New Fables: Summer 2010 by Tim Susman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ryan Campbell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jeff Eddy (Publisher) 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Abandoned Places by Tarl "Voice" Hoch (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Rechan (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Bill Rogers (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Rabbit Dies First by Ryan Campbell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mog K. Moogle, Tym Greene 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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