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Abby Goldsmith

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction

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Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, Robert Jordan, Scott Sigler

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My reviews are honest. Yep, I'm one of the zillions of dastardly authors on Goodreads (my Torth series begins with MAJORITY), but I do read 65+ books per year. I particularly love space opera, epic fantasy, progression fantasy, thoughtful sci-fi, psychological thrillers, and harrowing nonfiction. ...more

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Average rating: 4.19 · 615 ratings · 176 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors

	Majority (Torth): A Sci-Fi Power Progression Fantasy 3.88 avg rating — 139 ratings — 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
	Colossus Rising: A Dark Sci-Fi Epic Fantasy (Torth Book 2) 4.30 avg rating — 61 ratings — 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
	World of Wreckage: A Dark Sci-Fi Epic Fantasy (Torth Book 3) 4.48 avg rating — 31 ratings — 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
	Megacosmic Rift: A Dark Sci-Fi Epic Fantasy (Torth, 4) 4.33 avg rating — 24 ratings — 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
	Greater Than All: A Dark Sci-Fi Epic Fantasy (Torth Book 5) 4.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — 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
	Empire Ender: A Dark Sci-Fi Epic Fantasy (Torth, 6) 4.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — 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
	Soon: Four Chilling Tales by Abby Goldsmith (Goodreads Author), James Maxey (Goodreads Author), Rebecca Roland (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Father's Footsteps it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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
	Empire Ender, pt1 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Empire Ender, pt2 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Abby Goldsmith made a comment on Inheritance of Magic series – The Future " Your books are worth waiting for. I don't say that about every series, and I abandon most of the series I start to read. But Alex Verus stands out, an ...more "
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Abby Goldsmith and 8 other people liked Benedict Jacka's blog post: Inheritance of Magic series – The Future "Okay, I’ve had a brief holiday and recharged the batteries a bit. Here’s some news on how things are going and the outlook for the Inheritance of Magic series in general.Inheritance of Magic #4 is now with my publishers. It’s now at the “Waiting..." Read more of this blog post »
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Abby Goldsmith rated a book it was amazing A Judgement of Powers (An Inheritance of Magic, #3) by Benedict Jacka (Goodreads Author)	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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Abby Goldsmith rated a book it was amazing The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World by Shelley Puhak (Goodreads Author)	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 author transports you to France in the 550s-620s AD, in the fading shadow of the Roman Empire and the blood-soaked emergence of the Catholic Church. Fascinating time and place, with a focus on political intrigue that rises to Game of Thrones leve ...more
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Abby Goldsmith rated a book it was amazing There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Goldstone (Goodreads Author)	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
If you've ever wondered why extended stay hotels are full of exhausted looking families, here's the answer. This book illuminates a growing crisis in America that is underreported. Families are priced out of the housing market, even when they are wor ...more
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Abby Goldsmith rated a book it was amazing A Judgement of Powers (Inheritance of Magic) by Benedict Jacka (Goodreads Author)	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
Anyone who hasn't tried Benedict Jacka's work is missing out. He's just poking holes in the whole illusion of a meritocracy. Stephen has mostly solved the mysteries of his parents, but there are wider world mysteries. Like, are the Wind controlled by ...more
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Abby Goldsmith rated a book really liked it The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) by Josephine Tey	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
Like many older novels, this one needs to be read with an academic mindset, because it is not written for today's audiences. It has a 1950s vibe. The main character is convalescing in a hospital, apparently for weeks, tended to by nurses whom he disp ...more
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Abby Goldsmith rated a book it was amazing Daughter of the Dragon (Wrath of the Stormking #2) by Michael G. Manning (Goodreads Author)	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
Phenomenal writer, great epic series, strong female characters. I just posted a video about this series on my YouTube. ...more
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Quite a comeback from the ending of Art of the Adept series, and a nice continuation of the series. I love the over-the-top dramatic flair this author brings to his works. And the interesting and strong female characters, as counterparts and accompli ...more
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Abby’s Quotes

“If you ask me what I want, I'll tell you. I want everything.”
― Kathy Acker

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“The only position that leaves me with no cognitive dissonance is atheism. It is not a creed. Death is certain, replacing both the siren-song of Paradise and the dread of Hell. Life on this earth, with all its mystery and beauty and pain, is then to be lived far more intensely: we stumble and get up, we are sad, confident, insecure, feel loneliness and joy and love. There is nothing more; but I want nothing more.”
― Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Infidel

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“Drinking wine and wearing trousers were nothing compared to reading the history of ideas.”
― Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Infidel

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“As a reader, I could put on someone else's shoes and live through his adventures, borrow his individuality and make choices that I didn't have at home.”
― Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Infidel

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“It takes a long time to dissolve the bars of a mental cage.”
― Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Infidel