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Michelle Diener is a bestselling, award-winning author of historical fiction, science fiction and fantasy. Having worked in publishing and IT, she's now very happy crafting new worlds and interesting characters.

Michelle was born in London and currently lives in Australia with her husband and two children.

When she's not writing, or driving her kids from activity to activity, you can find her online at Twitter and Facebook. ...more

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Average rating: 4.11 · 48,588 ratings · 5,279 reviews · 64 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dark Horse (Class 5, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 9,466 ratings — published 2015 — 14 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
	Dark Deeds (Class 5, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 4,576 ratings — published 2016 — 10 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
	Dark Minds (Class 5, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 3,613 ratings — published 2016 — 9 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
	Dark Matters (Class 5, #4) 4.12 avg rating — 2,520 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Dark Class (Class 5, #5) 4.31 avg rating — 2,163 ratings — published 2022 — 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 Turncoat King (The Rising Wave, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 1,796 ratings — published 2021 — 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 Rising Wave (The Rising Wave, #0.5) 4.01 avg rating — 1,617 ratings — 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
	A Dangerous Madness (Regency London, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 1,517 ratings — published 2014 — 10 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 Emperor's Conspiracy (Regency London, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 1,480 ratings — published 2012 — 8 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
	Dark Ambitions (Class 5 #4.5) 4.28 avg rating — 1,225 ratings — published 2020 — 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

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Crash Course (Class 5, Book 7) Coming 13 July

Fans of my Class 5 series will be happy to learn that Crash Course, book 7 in the series, will be released on Amazon on 13 July. An audiobook will be coming later.

Pre-orders are open and can be found here.

About Crash Course:

A logistics problem just became a conspiracy . . .

Fiona Russell is overseeing the logistics for Paxe’s rebuild of his Class 5 battleship, but when the slow delivery of part

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Michelle Diener answered Gavin's question: I just spotted a sixth book got released in the Class 5 series. Will it be getting an audio adaptation? The Class 5 books are so good on audio! And will the Verdant String series ever come to audio? All the Class 5 books will be adapted to audio. I have started creating audiobook versions of the Verdant String series and so far the prequel novellas, Interference & Insurgency, and Book 1, Breakaway, are already available as audiobooks. The audio See Full Answer
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Michelle Diener answered Maura Burke's question: When will the next book in the Traffic Warden series be available? I have enjoyed reading the two previously published books. I'm working on book 3 right now and it should be available in Oct / Nov this year.
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“She hadn't seen him since yesterday, and Charlotte did not understand the sensation that gripped her at the sight of him.
As if she were a lightning rod, waiting for the storm above to strike. As if she had lost all control over her life and was thrown into chaos.”
― Michelle Diener, The Emperor's Conspiracy

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“He was all but shouting, stalking toward her. He grabbed her arms and gave her a little shake. "This time, the bastards don't win. I win."
"What do you win?" she whispered.
He bent his head and crushed his lips to hers.”
― Michelle Diener, The Emperor's Conspiracy

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“I think he's quite aware , as is everyone here, that you don't need to worm your way into my bed, Miss Raven." He stepped away from her. "You need only crook your finger and I would be ripping your clothes off your body.”
― Michelle Diener, The Emperor's Conspiracy

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Favorite retelling of "East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon"

East

Edith Pattou

26 votes, 36.1%

Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow

Jessica Day George

16 votes, 22.2%

Ice

Sarah Beth Durst

10 votes, 13.9%

Mistress of the Wind

Michelle Diener

4 votes, 5.6%

East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

4 votes, 5.6%

The Princess and the White Bear King

Tanya Robyn Batt

3 votes, 4.2%

East of the Sun and West of the Moon

Mercer Mayer

3 votes, 4.2%

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

Susanna Davidson

3 votes, 4.2%

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

Jackie Morris

2 votes, 2.8%

Once Upon a Winter's Night

Dennis L. McKiernan

1 vote, 1.4%

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“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
― W. Somerset Maugham

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