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Molly Tanzer

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	Vermilion: The Adventures of Lou Merriwether, Psychopomp 3.57 avg rating — 2,192 ratings — published 2015 — 7 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
	Creatures of Will and Temper (Diabolist's Library, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 1,476 ratings — published 2017 — 7 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
	Creatures of Want and Ruin (Diabolist's Library, #2) 3.60 avg rating — 527 ratings — published 2018	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 Pretty Mouth 3.98 avg rating — 330 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Creatures of Charm and Hunger (Diabolist's Library, #3) 3.74 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2020 — 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 Pleasure Merchant 3.86 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	In Sheep's Clothing by Molly Tanzer (Goodreads Author), Saskia Maarleveld (Narrator) 3.78 avg rating — 54 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
	And Side by Side They Wander 3.57 avg rating — 49 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 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
	Rumbullion really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Rumbullion and Other Liminal Libations 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2013	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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Moby-Dick: A Norton Critical Edition (Third Edition) (Norton Critical Editions)

by Herman Melville

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The Dark Ride: The Best Short Fiction of John Kessel

by John Kessel

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Les Misérables

by Victor Hugo

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“I’m inclined to like people who listen to me.”
― Molly Tanzer, Vermilion: The Adventures of Lou Merriwether, Psychopomp

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“I beg you, do not judge Tom too harshly for his melancholy thoughts, or for his fear. Changing from one thing into another is never easy. Ask any butterfly.”
― Molly Tanzer, The Pleasure Merchant

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“The silence following my speech was profound. He withdrew his hand. I felt its absence like a pressure.”
― Molly Tanzer, The Pleasure Merchant

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