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Brian Lee Durfee

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Brian Lee Durfee is an artist and writer raised in Fairbanks, Alaska, and Monroe, Utah. He has done illustrations for Wizards of the Coast, Tolkien Enterprises, Dungeons & Dragons, Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust (Denali National Park), and many more. His art has been featured in SPECTRUM: Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art #3 and Writers of the Future Vol 9. He won the Arts for the Parks Grand Canyon Award and has a painting in the permanent collection of the Grand Canyon Visitors Center-Kolb Gallery. Brian is the author of the fantasy series, Five Warrior Angels, published by Simon & Schuster's SAGA Press. He lives in Salt Lake City. - See more at: http://brianleedurfee.weebly.com/inde... and/or http://authors.simonandschuster.com/B... ...more

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So, book 3? How long do we need to wait? Just spent a week listening to Tim Gerard Reynold's excellent narration of the first two books, and am eager to continue the series. (And I got the Denali reference, too.)
Brian Lee Durfee Just finished bk3. Now it's off the the publisher for editing & cover. Probably a year from now it will be out?…moreJust finished bk3. Now it's off the the publisher for editing & cover. Probably a year from now it will be out?(less)
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“In life, as in war, more is lost when hope dies, than by a cold steel and slaughter. —”
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