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Cameron Johnston

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Cameron Johnston is a Scottish writer of fantasy and lives in the city of Glasgow. He is a student of Historical European Martial Arts, loves archaeology, history, folklore and mythology, exploring ancient sites and spooky places, and camping out under the stars with a roaring fire.

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	The Maleficent Seven 3.95 avg rating — 3,389 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	The Traitor God (Age of Tyranny, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 2,701 ratings — published 2018 — 12 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
	God of Broken Things (Age of Tyranny, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 1,483 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The Last Shield 4.04 avg rating — 648 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Only War: Stories from the 41st Millennium (Warhammer 40,000) by Guy Haley (Goodreads Author), Danie Ware (Goodreads Author), Graham McNeill 4.06 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	First Mage on the Moon 4.21 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2026 — 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
	Faith in Iron (Warhammer 40,000) 4.33 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Grimdark Magazine, Issue 18, January 2019 by Adrian Collins (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Andy Remic, Peter McLean (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	I Malefici Sette by Cameron Johnston (Goodreads Author), Federica Soprani (Goodreads Author) (editor), Lettere Elettriche (editor) 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings	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
	Hatred for Heroes really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2019	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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Gallus: A Glasgow SF Writers' Circle Anthology

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The Ancient Celts

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The Stone Knife (The Songs of the Drowned, #1)

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A dark delight, and a wonderful wander through a fantasy take on Scottish folklore and mythology. Seasons, nature and landscape feature heavily in this collection, bringing the misty glens and storm-racked sea shores of Scotland onto the page. There i ...more
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I thoroughly enjoyed this tale about an autistic wizard seeking for his heart's desire...whatever that may be...and how Greton deals with sweeping changes to his orderly little world and the discovery of a found family. In a sea of morally-grey confi ...more
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What a lovely palate-cleanser this series is, and if you are in the mood for a gentle apocalypse and good people being helped along the way by a retired demonic overlord only occasionally irked by a divine/demonic goat then this is for you. Short, sw ...more
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“Nothing is ever quite as terrifying as your own mind.”
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