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Daniel Scott Westby

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Dark Fantasy, Science Fiction, Poetry

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Daniel Scott Westby was born in Minnesota in 1975. He teaches Literature and Ethical Rhetoric and lives with his family in the mountains of Colorado.
Inspired by epic poetry and progressive rock, Lie by the Sword is his third novel and the penultimate chapter of the FIMBULVETR Books, concerning the rise and fall of the future.

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Daniel Scott Westby I didn't start the Fimbulvetr series (including Goblin Winter) until it was well fleshed out -- in my head or outline form. This is how I approach all…moreI didn't start the Fimbulvetr series (including Goblin Winter) until it was well fleshed out -- in my head or outline form. This is how I approach all writing projects, so I've never really had to deal with dreaded writer's block. All the main plot points, and most of the minor ones, were established long before I ever put pen to paper, so it's just been a matter of connecting the dots.(less)
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Daniel Scott Westby In "Lie by the Sword," the angelic Horde has taken control of the land. The Lonely Forgotten Sun of God is missing, while a following grows in her abs…moreIn "Lie by the Sword," the angelic Horde has taken control of the land. The Lonely Forgotten Sun of God is missing, while a following grows in her absence. Wulf leads an underground resistance constantly dogged by the new Sin-Eater, as Ivy heads deep into Kaldera in search of the Zombie Pistoleer.
And, as the armies of Heaven and Earth trample the land, the Garm search for the one item that will unleash the Beast on what is left of mankind.(less)
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“Deep in the ravines where He sleeps
three Maids for four secrets keep
For where virtue warms the worm
the meek, the weak, the sneaks, and the freaks
shall disport in the hurting dirt
—the Seven Suffragans’ Slut”
― Daniel Scott Westby, Lie by the Sword: Fimbulvetr - Book Two
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“In the end, no one knew how many minds the mask held. The only thing known for certain was that they all hated each other.
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― Daniel Scott Westby, Goblin Winter: of Puppet Kings and Telling Sins
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“The real Dumas was imprisoned by Librans ages ago in an unlaid chicken's egg. I fed the hen to the alligators myself. Slow digestion in a cold-blooded belly was always said to be his fate.
— Melchylor Slayd”
― Daniel Scott Westby, Wind of Chains: Fimbulvetr - Book One
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“Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.”
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“Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.”
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