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Sarah Avery

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Winner of the 2015 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, Sarah Avery has published contemporary fantasy in Jim Baen's Universe, and her sword and sorcery stories have appeared in Black Gate, where she writes a regular column reviewing fantasy series. Her first book to appear in print is Tales from Rugosa Coven, a trio of linked novellas about a coven of very modern Wiccans in a New Jersey even weirder and more absurd than the one you think you know. An anthology she coedited with David Sklar titled Trafficking in Magic, Magicking in Traffic, is forthcoming from Fantastic Books in May 2014, and will feature stories by James Enge, Elizabeth Bear, and Darrell Schweitzer. Most recently, a Kickstarter campaign allowed her to hire a dream team to publish a n ...more

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	Tales from Rugosa Coven 4.25 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Imlen Brat by Sarah Avery (Goodreads Author), Kate Baylay (Illustrator) 4.29 avg rating — 24 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
	Closing Arguments 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Atlantis Cranks Need Not Apply 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009 — 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 Ghost Puncher: A Short Story of Conjuration, Near-Instant Gratification, and Inside-The-Beltway Comeuppance it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	New Jersey's Top Ghost Tours Reviewed and Rated: A Short Story of Tax Fraud, True Love, and Posthumous Unionizing it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Flashlight, Knife, and Flowered Crown by Sarah Avery (Goodreads Author), Anthony Rhodes (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2021	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 Enemy in Snowmelt Season: A Stisele of Imlen Short Story it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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The Picture of Dorian Gray

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“The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.”
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Heathens, Pagans and Witches — 2301 members — last activity Mar 13, 2023 05:09AM
A group for any and all pagans, witches and heathens to discuss books related to spirituality. Any type of pagan is welcome here - Wiccan, eclectic, d ...more

Sword & Sorcery: "An earthier sort of fantasy" — 970 members — last activity Mar 27, 2023 09:53PM
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Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, and YA/MG. We reads it. As a group, we seek to read BotM that are a little off the beaten paths. We love the Gaimans, Sande ...more

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Indie Authors Monthly Magazine For Authors and Readers — 5282 members — last activity Mar 25, 2023 11:37AM
This Is A Group for Readers,Writers and Reviewers of All Different Genres. Let US Take Your Book To New Heights! Our Goals Are To Help Promote Authors ...more

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The Writers of Weird is a Community of published and unpublished authors with an interest in the weird genres of science fiction, fantasy and horror. ...more

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The Science Fiction Association of Bergen County (New Jersey) works to promote the interest and appreciation of science fiction, fantasy and horror. W ...more

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