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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 · 24,626 ratings · 4,695 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Abyss Surrounds Us (The Abyss Surrounds Us, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 7,543 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) 3.82 avg rating — 4,907 ratings — published 2020	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 — 3,178 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) 3.88 avg rating — 1,454 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
	Hullmetal Girls 3.58 avg rating — 1,068 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
	Vows of Empire (The Bloodright Trilogy, #3) 3.88 avg rating — 982 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
	The Salvation Gambit 3.60 avg rating — 540 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 3.86 avg rating — 258 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) 4.02 avg rating — 89 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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Series by Emily Skrutskie

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The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 9

by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

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Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI

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Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age

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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

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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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May 2017 - Fantasy

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden 336p

9 votes, 37.5%

Red Sister by Mark Lawrence 432p

6 votes, 25.0%

Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner 329p

4 votes, 16.7%

When the Heavens Fall by Marc Turner 544p

2 votes, 8.3%

The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie 273p

2 votes, 8.3%

Passing Strange by Ellen Klages 220p

1 vote, 4.2%

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