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J.C. Rycroft

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Fantasy, Gay and Lesbian

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JC Rycroft is a queer fantasy author living and writing on unceded Wadawurrung land in Australia. Their work draws on high and epic fantasy tropes, mixed with a dollop of queer romance, humour and wit, flawed but fabulous feminist heroes and diverse-in-all-the-ways characters, liberally sprinkled with philosophical concepts brought to life. She loves bringing together the apparent contradictions: high theory and silly humour, profound theoretical concerns with a rollicking good story, and ordinary people with unexpected demands to heroism that somehow only they can answer.

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Average rating: 4.14 · 1,766 ratings · 473 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Blood-Born Dragon (The Everlands Cycle, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 914 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	The Timeless Legion (The Everlands Cycle, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 319 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	A Hired Blade (The Everlands Cycle, #0.5) 4.02 avg rating — 262 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
	The Fires of Longest Night 4.02 avg rating — 198 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
	The Player and the Prince (The Everlands Cycle, #0.6) 4.40 avg rating — 73 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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J.C. Rycroft liked Caity's review of A Hired Blade (The Everlands Cycle, #0.5): "Man the ending of this short story hit hard!! I'm really glad that it is a prequel type novella and the main characters story will continue in book 1. Seriously, I needed a hug after finishing this!. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntar" Read more of this review »
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J.C. Rycroft liked Sarah S's review of A Hired Blade (The Everlands Cycle, #0.5): "I enjoyed the Australian setting of this story and Katherine Littrell's accent added to the atmosphere of the audiobook. Not having read any of the actual series, I was expecting a lighter fantasy romance, but this is much grittier than I expected. (view spoiler)[T (hide spoiler)]" Read more of this review »
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J.C. Rycroft and 2 other people liked Lisa Willis's review of The Blood-Born Dragon (The Everlands Cycle, #1): "I went into this book blind. I downloaded it off KU as I really liked the cover and was intrigued by the title. I found there wasn't much of a plot or a story. It was Des travelling with Liz and Twisty to get Squid to where he needed to be. I did like " Read more of this review »
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J.C. Rycroft made a comment on Christine Titheradge’s review of The Timeless Legion (The Everlands Cycle, #2) " Book 3 is on the way! There’s a prequel novella for Des and another for Liv, which I think are best read after Book 1 and Book 2, respectively. Don’t ...more "
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J.C. Rycroft wants to read The Balance of Fates (Fate and Legacy, #1) by RAQUEL RAELYNN (Goodreads Author)	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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J.C. Rycroft made a comment on Jay’s review of The Fires of Longest Night " Jay, I know I’m such a terrible tease! The Era of Storms will explore the crazed dragons in more detail (hopefully Book 1 will release next year?) tho ...more "
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What a sumptuous little feast of a story! Ready yourself for a sapphic fairytale, with curses and murders, and the chance that maybe, just maybe, love might win out in the end. I so enjoyed spending time with Kolfrosta and Dalla, especially the fairy ...more
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