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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: 3.85 · 25,170 ratings · 4,786 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Abyss Surrounds Us (The Abyss Surrounds Us, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 7,606 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 — 4,974 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 — 3,208 ratings — published 2017 — 8 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
	Oaths of Legacy (The Bloodright Trilogy, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 1,486 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 — 1,008 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 — 1,083 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 — 561 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 3.77 avg rating — 314 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) 4.04 avg rating — 90 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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The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI

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"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

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“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

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“It's one of the greatest gifts you can give someone, knowing their stories.”
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If I Was Your Girl

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Beast

by Brie Spangler

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Girl Mans Up

by M-E Girard

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The Abyss Surrounds Us

by Emily Skrutskie

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Boy Robot

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Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel

by Sara Farizan

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Know Not Why

by Hannah Johnson

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Weird People

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Cub

by Jeff Mann

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Dirty London

by Kelley York

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Radical

by E.M. Kokie

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A Love Like Blood

by Victor Yates (trigger warning for abuse themes)

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