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Emily Skrutskie is six feet tall. She lives and works in Los Angeles. Skrutskie is the author of THE ABYSS SURROUNDS US series, HULLMETAL GIRLS, the Bloodright Trilogy, starting with BONDS OF BRASS, and THE SALVATION GAMBIT.

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Average rating: 3.86 · 24,927 ratings · 4,742 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Abyss Surrounds Us (The Abyss Surrounds Us, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 7,588 ratings — published 2016 — 9 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
	Bonds of Brass (The Bloodright Trilogy, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 4,948 ratings — published 2020 — 5 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 Edge of the Abyss (The Abyss Surrounds Us, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 3,197 ratings — published 2017	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
	Oaths of Legacy (The Bloodright Trilogy, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 1,479 ratings — published 2021 — 5 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
	Vows of Empire (The Bloodright Trilogy, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 1,000 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Hullmetal Girls 3.58 avg rating — 1,073 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	The Salvation Gambit 3.60 avg rating — 548 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	A Legionnaire's Guide to Love and Peace 3.81 avg rating — 290 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Into the Abyss (The Abyss Surrounds Us, #0.5) 4.03 avg rating — 88 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
	Abyss Series 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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The Mouth of Hell

A massive black spire stands over a glowing, volcanic rift, framed by two cliffs. Two small soldier figures stand on the left cliff face, staring out at the menacing landscape. The style is intricately detailed, with billowing, underlit clouds in the background

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I’ve adored @bethfuller’s dreamy, intricate landscapes for years, and I’m so thrilled I got a chance to commission one from her! Beth’s rendering of the Mouth of Hell from A LEGIONNAIRE’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND PEACE perfectly captures the menace of the Demon Lord’s citadel standing over the interdimensional rift.

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The Poet Empress

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Silent Spring

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How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures

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Quotes by Emily Skrutskie (?)

“But she underestimated me. I played my cards, I laid in wait, I let myself be beaten and manipulated. If she keeps that promise she made to me, I’ll show her the truth I’ve learned on her boat. I don’t just raise monsters. I am one.”
― Emily Skrutskie, The Abyss Surrounds Us

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“And it sucks, because I want to kiss her. It's infuriating how perfect it would be to kiss her right now, perched on a cannon on a pirate ship under the stars. That sounds like something off the pages of an adventure novel. But my life isn't one of those stories. My story is a hurricane, and here with Swift is just the eye.”
― Emily Skrutskie, The Abyss Surrounds Us

tags: glbt, kiss, love, pirates, stars

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“It's one of the greatest gifts you can give someone, knowing their stories.”
― Emily Skrutskie, The Abyss Surrounds Us

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Which book should the YA LGBT Books group read for our January 2016 Book of the Month?

If I Was Your Girl

by Meredith Russo

38 votes 22.9%

Beast

by Brie Spangler

23 votes 13.9%

Girl Mans Up

by M-E Girard

18 votes 10.8%

The Abyss Surrounds Us

by Emily Skrutskie

18 votes 10.8%

Boy Robot

by Simon Curtis

15 votes 9.0%

Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel

by Sara Farizan

13 votes 7.8%

Know Not Why

by Hannah Johnson

12 votes 7.2%

Weird People

by Jarrard Martin

8 votes 4.8%

Cub

by Jeff Mann

7 votes 4.2%

Dirty London

by Kelley York

6 votes 3.6%

Radical

by E.M. Kokie

5 votes 3.0%

A Love Like Blood

by Victor Yates (trigger warning for abuse themes)

3 votes 1.8%

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