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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 · 25,026 ratings · 4,756 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Abyss Surrounds Us (The Abyss Surrounds Us, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 7,594 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 — 4,958 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 — 3,198 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 — 1,481 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 — 1,001 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 — 1,077 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 — 555 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 3.78 avg rating — 303 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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World Ocean Day snuck by me again this year. I’m two days late, but still thought I should post my…

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World Ocean Day snuck by me again this year. I’m two days late, but still thought I should post my most ocean illustration. Intertidal Life of the North Atlantic, from 2019.

I feel super lucky to live in a state that recognizes how important our coastal waters are. Just look at some of the crazy creatures that call it home. All beautiful, some delicious. L

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Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die

by Greer Stothers

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Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old

by Mary Beard

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The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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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.”
― Emily Skrutskie, The Abyss Surrounds Us

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Which book should the YA LGBT Books Group read for our Nov - Dec 2024 book of the month?

The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge

by Matthew Hubbard

5 votes 45.5%

The Spells We Cast

by Jason June

4 votes 36.4%

Bonds of Brass

by Emily Skrutskie

2 votes 18.2%

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