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Lydia Ruanna

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I am Lydia Ruanna, an American author of young adult fantasy keen on sharing the non-magical and yet fantastical world of The Goddess Binding with readers everywhere.

I've written stories and ideas down since I was able to hold a pencil, but imposter syndrome led me on a rollercoaster of false starts.

Throughout my life I have followed passion first. First, I followed my passion for nature, earning my bachelor's in wildlife ecology from the University of Maine in 2017.

After graduation, I pursued a post-graduate certificate in Geographic Information Systems, developing a passion for maps.

When Covid hit, I picked up a pencil again, spilling out my emotions into my poetry and escaping into worlds through fiction.

My debut fantasy, The Goddes
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The Goddess Binding by Lydia Ruanna
"The world building is so amazing! Each house feels like a different world. There are so many different ways to live life in this book, and Alira has made it her mission to figure out how her house can grow and learn from the others. I felt so close t" Read more of this review »
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Alira, the daughter of a vagabond, has lived her entire life in the House of the Earth Queen, an isolated clustering of underground dwellings surrounding a single hot spring. She has ne" Read more of this review »
The Goddess Binding by Lydia Ruanna
"This was a very cozy journey, with a bit of action. I feel as if this is a book you can unwind with. I enjoyed the mythology references throughout. I definitely got Hobbit vibes from this, as our MCs were on an epic quest. Alira is very relatable and" Read more of this review »
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Dune by Frank Herbert
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
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