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Brian Thompson

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Brian Thompson was born and raised in Minnesota. His first professional writing foray was as a freelancer for Cracked.com. One of his articles was chosen to be published in Cracked.com’s first physical collection You Might be a Zombie and Other Bad News which made the NYT Non-Fiction bestseller list. Being surrounded by other talented writers, he saw many of them participate in National Novel Writing Month. One November he decided to try too and failed miserably, but it did kick off the start of his first novel, The Observer. Many of the items researched while writing for Cracked.com were inspirations for parts of the novel.

When not writing, Brian enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, singing with the Angelica Encore Choral E ...more

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	The Observer: Book #1 in the Spirit Saga 4.32 avg rating — 47 ratings — 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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A Discovery of Talents: Book One in The Talent Continuum

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A wonderful epic fantasy The breadth of the world-building in this story was wonderful. It felt like discovering a brand new high fantasy TTRPG source book at the beginning and kept me hooked through the whole story.
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A wonderful story mingling vampire lore and magic sigils. If you enjoy dark vampire romance stories, this book has what you're looking for. A unique take on vampirism and an imaginative magic system. Along with the spice I know you're craving. Highly ...more
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A humorous seemingly stream of consciousness insight into being an indie author. Do you like having indie author advice and experience related to you in a kind, calm, and comforting manner? If so, go find a boring textbook. If you want humorous takes ...more
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A glorious mix of science, theology, and magic. It took a little bit for me to get hooked by this book, but once it got its claws in, it didn't let go. As someone who's fascinated by both world-building and fringe theology, this story had plenty to of ...more
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Another excellent entry in The Stormmarked Series After discovering the first book in the series I quickly preordered this one. It didn't disappoint. It expands the world and introduces new, relatable characters. All while dropping James into the midd ...more
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