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	Ghosts of the Drive 4.58 avg rating — 71 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
	Ghosts in The Wings (The Dylan and Liana stories Book 1) 4.66 avg rating — 44 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
	Rocky and Tiger by David Dabling (Goodreads Author), Beata Banach (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 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
	The Cursed Land and Haunted House: Book 3 in the Liana and Dylan stories 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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Giving a story a genre can feel like magic—until it starts shrinking your potential audience before the first page is even turned. You might expect me to rail against genres after that opening line. Quite the opposite.

Genres matter. They set clear expectations. If you promise a mystery but deliver no real puzzle, readers feel cheated. Call your book a ghost story with no actual ghosts, and you’ve Read more of this blog post »

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David Dabling wrote a new blog post When is a Ghost Story not a Ghost Story? The Magic (and Limits) of Genre Giving a story a genre can feel like magic—until it starts shrinking your potential audience before the first page is even turned. You might expect me Read more of this blog post »
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David Dabling made a comment on Kate268’s review of Ghosts in The Wings (The Dylan and Liana stories Book 1) " I had loaded an early draft. I apologize. I believe you will see it is fixed. I hope you give the story another try. Thank you for letting me know. "
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This is a book that worked for me on many levels. There were segments that drew on the previous trilogy. However even though I had not read the other books yet there was enough information here that I followed the story on its own. There were parts o ...more
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Fantasy has the power to transport us to worlds we've never imagined. When an author builds those worlds with consistent, believable rules, even the most astonishing events feel utterly real. Charlotte Goodwin achieves in Pathway to Power. Abducted fr ...more
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