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Alan Spade

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Born

Quito, Ecuador

Website

http://emlguillot.free.fr/

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller

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June 2013

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Alan Spade worked for eight years for the press, reviewing video games. In his youth, he acquainted himself with the classic French authors, while immersing himself in the works of H. P. Lovecraft, Isaac Asimov, J. R. R. Tolkien and Stephen King.

That wide range of influences is reflected in his style, simultaneously approachable, visually evocative and imaginative.

Alan likes to say that "a good book is like a good old pair of shoes: you feel at ease inside, comfortable."

The Breath of Aoles is his third book: previously, he wrote a fantasy novel for two years, between 2001 and 2003, but after submitting it to publishers, he decided the story wasn't good enough. He didn't try to publish it anymore. Then he wrote a Science Fiction short storie ...more

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Average rating: 4.0 · 245 ratings · 133 reviews · 47 distinct works

	The Breath of Aoles (Ardalia #1) 4.04 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2010 — 12 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
	Turquoise Water (Ardalia #2) 4.46 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Le Vagabond 2.97 avg rating — 30 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
	The Flames of the Immolated (Ardalia #3) by Alan Spade (Goodreads Author), Thibaut Desio (Illustrations) 4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Ardalia Trilogy (Ardalia #1-3) 4.33 avg rating — 15 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
	Les explorateurs by Alan Spade (Goodreads Author), Niobe (Illustrator) 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	A Brief History of Ardalia 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013 — 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 New Guardians 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
	The New Guardians it was amazing 5.00 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
	Marinopolis really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010 — 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

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Fin de partie pour L'Essence des Sens

Il est facile, pour un auteur autoédité, de se tromper. C'est plus difficile de reconnaître son erreur, l'ego faisant souvent barrage. Donc oui, je me suis planté pour L'Essence des Sens. Le titre n'était pas assez signifiant. Je n'ai pas écouté le conseil de mes proches, peu convaincus par ce titre. Je savais que le temps des livres en autoédition est un temps long, et je voulais vraiment laisser

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Ardalia (3 books)
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Thibaut Desio (Illustrations)

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message 2: by Alan (last edited Nov 26, 2014 03:24AM)

Nov 26, 2014 03:24AM

The Breath of Aoles is at $0.99 through December, 4 at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple and Smashwords.

Ardalia: The Breath of Aoles

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message 1: by Alan (last edited Sep 16, 2014 09:41AM)

Sep 16, 2014 09:40AM

A new giveaway for the new edited version, with a new cover of The Breath of Aoles (Ardalia, Book One)! Starting from September, 16, through October, 17.