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C.L. Simchick spent the bulk of his life surrounded by fiction and fantasy content before catching the desire to share his original stories with the world. The Tomes of Pirudus set of novels is his first series, with a follow on novel in the works! He serves part-time in the Army Reserve and spends the rest of his days as a Software Engineer, living happily with his wife and cats outside of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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Average rating: 3.56 · 9 ratings · 2 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Trials of the Serpent God (Tomes of Pirudus, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 7 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
	Attrition (Tomes of Pirudus, #2) 3.50 avg rating — 2 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
	Rise of the Inheritor (Book Three of the Tomes of Pirudus) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
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C.L. Simchick's Blog: Thoughts & Musings

The Juice: Worth the Squeeze?

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With the recent launch of my second novel, Attrition, I've since turned my eyes to the penultimate end of the Tomes of Pirudus series. This forward motion, while similar to how I managed the second novel, seems to have incurred some unusual side effects in my creative processes. In this post we'll dive into one of those side-endeavors and try to suss out whether or not it's worth the e Read more of this blog post »

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Published on May 21, 2022 19:30 • Tags: art, creative, fantasy, r-r, rest, thinking, writing

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Reclamation: A Pirudus Novel (Tomes of Pirudus)

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