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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy

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Terry Pratchett, Jane Austen, P.G. Wodehouse, H.P. Lovecraft, Oscar Wi ...more

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A.E. Marling writes on pages, cards, and buildings. A member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, A.E. has published several fantasy novels and written names and flavor text for Magic: the Gathering. The author also shines words in light on buildings as a projection activist (@AEMarling).

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Average rating: 3.92 · 1,438 ratings · 318 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Brood of Bones 3.74 avg rating — 796 ratings — published 2011 — 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
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	Gravity's Revenge 4.12 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Gown of Shadow and Flame 4.21 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Dream Storm Sea 4.09 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2013 — 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
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My Most Popular Flavor Text

Through good fortune or perhaps bad fortune, my most popular flavor text is also one of which I’m most proud. I had studied the use of the chiasmus in writing as a way to give an idea resonance and power. In a chiasmic phrase, two words are repeated in reverse order. For instance, Lord Byron wrote:

“Pleasure’s a sin, and sometimes sin’s a pleasure.”

The words Pleasure and Sin are reflected in opposi

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“Touch the sky of human imagination. Read fantasy.”
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“A fantasy story is a vacation to another world for the price of a sandwich.”
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“To sway opinion should never be the motive of argument. I argue only for pleasure.”
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“Touch the sky of human imagination. Read fantasy.”
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“A respectable soul of good quality costs entirely too much to maintain.”
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“Only the flawed can be flawless.”
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“To sway opinion should never be the motive of argument. I argue only for pleasure.”
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“Never assume that a woman is wicked simply because she is ugly and behaves unfavorably towards you. It is unbecoming behavior for a Prince.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, In the Night Garden

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