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Ciara Ballintyne

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Ciara Ballintyne was born in 1981 in Sydney, Australia, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, one masochistic cat, and one cat with a god complex. She holds degrees in law and accounting, and has been a practising financial services lawyer since 2004. She is both an idealist and a cynic.

She started reading epic fantasy at the age of nine, when she kidnapped Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings from her father. Another two years passed before she began her first attempts at the craft of writing. Confronting the Demon is her debut book.

She enjoys horse-riding, and speculation about taking over the world. If she could choose to be anything it would be a dragon, but instead she shares more in common with Dr. Gregory House of House. M ...more

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Average rating: 4.2 · 198 ratings · 105 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Confronting the Demon (The Seven Circles of Hell, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2013 — 4 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
	In the Company of the Dead (The Sundered Oath, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 61 ratings — 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
	On the Edge of Death (The Sundered Oath, #2) 4.57 avg rating — 21 ratings — 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
	Stalking the Demon (The Seven Circles of Hell, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Becoming the Demon (The Seven Circles of Hell Book 3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
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	Tangled Lights and Silent Nights: A Holiday Anthology by Kelly Stone Gamble (Goodreads Author), Brenda Vicars (Goodreads Author) , C. Streetlights (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — 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
	Spells: Ten Tales of Magic by Rayne Hall, Cherie Reich (Goodreads Author) , David D. Levine (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Three Realms (3-Book Special Edition Box Set) by Michael Dadich (Goodreads Author), Ciara Ballintyne (Goodreads Author) , Dionne Lister (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014 — 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

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Ciara Ballintyne answered A.P. K'Ory's question: Hello Ciara, As Goodreads friends, I wondered if you'd be into the romance thrillerotic genre and would read and give me an honest review on my first book on the genre, Golden Shana: The Chase. Here's a blurb below - Golden Shana: The Chase - An explosive novel which confirms that erotica and literary make the best bedfellows... Ooops, my blurb was too long fir this, but do let me know if you'd be interested? Sorry, that's not my genre at all. Best of luck.
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Ciara Ballintyne and 1 other person liked Daniel Cross's review of In the Company of the Dead (The Sundered Oath, #1): "Overall, the novel spends a lot of time with ‘setting the scene’, that is, it builds the scenario and world first before really giving the reader any real action. The first half of the book is rather slow and some perseverance is needed. The secon..." Read more of this review »
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Ciara Ballintyne and 1 other person liked Victoria Sandbrook's review of In the Company of the Dead (The Sundered Oath, #1): "The convoluted politics of men and gods traps a lone-wolf priestess of death and an exiled nobleman in a remote castle during a siege. Alliances are forged and broken in this springboard to an intriguing series. **WARNING: Some content below is mor..." Read more of this review »
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Ciara Ballintyne and 1 other person liked Ken Hughes's review of In the Company of the Dead (The Sundered Oath, #1): "The best thing about a siege is that everything is liable to happen. Ciara Ballintyne writes adventurous tales that revel in their sense of sheer fun, and IN THE COMPANY OF THE DEAD takes that to a proper battlefield-sized fantasy. Between the gall..." Read more of this review »
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message 28: by Dale (last edited Jul 19, 2014 11:30AM)

Mar 07, 2014 04:16PM

Thank you Ciara for the friend connect.
Wish you the very best!

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message 27: by Sandra

Sep 29, 2013 10:02PM

Thanks for friending me! :)

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message 26: by C.J.

Sep 20, 2013 02:18AM

C.J. Heck

Hello Ciara,

It's a pleasure having you for a friend here at Goodreads. Thank you so much and best wishes to you.

My warmest regards and respect,
CJ

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message 25: by Howard

May 04, 2013 04:00AM

Hello from the UK, Hi Ciara, thanks for your interest in my work, All the very best. Howard

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message 24: by Billy

May 02, 2013 11:08PM

TY 4 the friendship. Cheers to a long one!

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message 23: by Chris

May 02, 2013 10:04PM

Sorry Ciara for spelling your name incorrectly.
Chris

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message 22: by Chris

May 02, 2013 10:03PM

Sorry, Ciara. I addressed you as Clara. My eyesight failed the test.
All the best, Chris

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message 21: by Chris

May 02, 2013 10:01PM

Hello Clara. Although I am writing scifi myself, I don't actually like reading fantasy and horror. I enjoy historical novels, novels with some reality to them. I have recently enjoyed Mr. Darwin's Shooter, based on a true story of a young sailor who works with Charles Darwin during his 5 year voyage round the world. I also enjoy reading Alexander McCall Smith. His books are about real people. Maybe you have already seen my Mars Series book. I wrote them for teenagers.
Chris

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message 20: by Douglas

Mar 21, 2012 07:54PM

Ciara, thanks for your friendship on Goodreads.
Douglas

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message 19: by Susannah

Mar 09, 2012 08:28AM

Hi Ciara!

I hope you're having a wonderful day!
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All the Very Best,
Susannah

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message 18: by Diana (Offbeat Vagabond)

Mar 02, 2012 06:11PM

Thanks so much for the friend request hon. My laptop is on the fritz so things are moving at a snail's pace, but still. Thanks so much my Twitter friend. Hope you are having a wonderful Friday. Talk later :)

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message 17: by Savannah

Feb 27, 2012 06:54AM

Ciara, thank you for the friendship.

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message 16: by Ciara

Feb 23, 2012 01:32AM

Charlotte wrote: "Hello Clara...so nice to make friends here...too...

~Charlotte"

Thanks, hope you have a great day!

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message 15: by Ciara

Feb 23, 2012 01:31AM

A. R. wrote: "Ciara, thanks for the add!"

My pleasure!

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message 14: by Charlotte

Feb 22, 2012 10:55PM

Hello Clara...so nice to make friends here...too...

~Charlotte

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message 13: by Debbie

Feb 22, 2012 08:53PM

Hi Ciara. Thanks for adding me to your friends list. I look forward to discussing books with you. :)

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message 12: by A.R.

Feb 22, 2012 08:19PM

Ciara, thanks for the add!

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message 11: by Jesse

Feb 22, 2012 04:55PM

Thanks for including me on your friends list, Ciara. Wishing you all the best. Looks like some interesting fantasy works you've been reading here. I realize that's your genre of preference, but I hope you won't mind if I ask you to consider my spiritual allegory, Song of George: Portrait of an Unlikely Holy Man for your reading list. It's fiction but was inspired by events from my life. Namaste, jesse

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message 10: by Fred

Feb 22, 2012 07:45AM