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V.S. Holmes

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Gay and Lesbian

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Patrick Rothfuss, Tamora Pierce, J.A. Pitts, Paul Park, Robin McKinley

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V. S. Holmes is an international bestselling author. They created the REFORGED series and the NEL BENTLY BOOKS. Smoke and Rain, the first book in their fantasy quartet, won New Apple Literary's Excellence in Independent Publishing Award in 2015. In addition, they have published short fiction in several anthologies.

When not writing, they work as a contract archaeologist throughout the northeastern U.S. They live in a Tiny House with their spouse, a fellow archaeologist, their not-so-tiny dog, and own too many books for such a small abode. As a disabled and queer human, they work as an advocate and educator for representation in SFF worlds. ...more

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Average rating: 4.06 · 294 ratings · 143 reviews · 17 distinct works

	Travelers (Stars Edge: Nel Bently Book 1) 3.79 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2016 — 13 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
	Smoke and Rain (Blood of Titans: Reforged, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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
	Drifters (Starsedge: Nel Bently, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 28 ratings — 6 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
	Disciples (Starsedge: Nel Bently Book 0) 3.63 avg rating — 32 ratings — 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
	Heretics (Starsedge: Nel Bently, #4) 4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings — 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
	Strangers (Nel Bently #3) 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — 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
	Lightning and Flames (Blood of Titans: Reforged, #2) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Blood and Mercy (Blood of Titans: Reforged #4) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 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
	Starsedge: Nel Bently Box Set #1-3 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Madness and Gods (Blood of Titans: Restored, #1) 4.50 avg rating — 4 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

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Bewitched by WOLF WILLOW WITCH

I’m thrilled to be an advance reader of Wolf, Willow, Witch, the second book in the Gideon Testaments from Freydís Moon. Wolf picks up shortly after Heart, Haunt, Havoc leaves off, departing from Colin and Bishop’s tale to follow the Norse witch, Tehlor. Tehlor sees opportunity wherever she looks, and when she finds a recently re-murdered body in her friend’s basement, Read more of this blog post »

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Series by V.S. Holmes

Nel Bently (4 books)
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Reforged (3 books)
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Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe

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V.S. Holmes wrote a new blog post Bewitched by WOLF WILLOW WITCH I’m thrilled to be an advance reader of Wolf, Willow, Witch, the second book in the Gideon Testaments from Freydís Moon. Read more of this blog post »
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Beautiful and Heartwrenching I had the immense privilege to read an advance copy of Heart, Haunt, Havoc by the talented Freydís Moon. While I’ve read their work before, each new piece is more intricate than the last. Heart follows exorcist Colin Hart ...more
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Bewitched by Wolf, Willow, Witch I’m thrilled to be an advance reader of Wolf, Willow, Witch, the second book in the Gideon Testaments from Freydís Moon. Wolf picks up shortly after Heart, Haunt, Havoc leaves off, departing from Colin and Bishop’s tal ...more
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V.S.’s Quotes

“It's hard to talk about the importance of an imaginary hero. But heroes ARE important: Heroes tell us something about ourselves.
History tells us who we used to be, documentaries tell us who we are now; but heroes tell us who we WANT to be.
And a lot of our heroes depress me.
But when they made this particular hero, they didn't give him a gun--they gave him a screwdriver to fix things. They didn't give him a tank or a warship or an x-wing fighter--they gave him a box from which you can call for help. And they didn't give him a superpower or pointy ears or a heat-ray--they gave him an extra HEART. They gave him two hearts! And that's an extraordinary thing.
There will never come a time when we don't need a hero like the Doctor.”
― Steven Moffat

tags: doctor-who-heroes

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“You haven't heard a damn word I've said. See, this is why I can't stand your kinds. You light your candles and mumble your latin spells and pray to a god who isn't there, doesn't care, or is just plain crazy or cruel or both. The world burns and you praise the asshole who either set it or let it.”
― Rick Yancey, The Last Star

tags: atheism, church, priests, religion

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