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R.E. Palmer

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in Solihull, The United Kingdom

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror

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As an avid reader from an early age, I've always enjoyed books (and also the films of my favourite books). Whilst I read a wide range, I tend to lean toward science fiction, fantasy and historical (with a military angle).

I first wrote short stories in my early twenties, and although I've long since lost them, I can still recall most of the details as if I'd done them yesterday - in fact, a few ideas I had back then surface in my first book, Sky.

Away from writing, I run at least five times a week (usually with my dog), and will often amuse myself with ideas for stories. Sometimes they're based on what I see on my run, other times they just come out of the blue. Once I have an idea, I let it roll around in my head for a week or two and see wh ...more

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Average rating: 4.15 · 1,687 ratings · 181 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Song of Echoes (Song of Echoes, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 518 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Age of Shadows (Song of Echoes, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 338 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Sea of Souls (Song of Echoes, #3) 4.29 avg rating — 286 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Crown of Sorrows: An Epic High Fantasy Adventure (Legacy of the Stones Book 4) 4.47 avg rating — 153 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
	The Never Dawn (The Never Dawn, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 169 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
	Realm of Mortals: An Epic High Fantasy Adventure (Legacy of the Stones Book 5) 4.56 avg rating — 71 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
	The Gates of Dawn (The Never Dawn, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 63 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
	Cloud Cuckoo (The Never Dawn, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 56 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
	Sky (Sky, #1) 3.43 avg rating — 28 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
	Stargazers (Sky, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 3 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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in tolkien's footsteps (I wish...)

As a teenager, I used to wander through nearby fields and woodlands, imagining scenes from Tolkiens' Lord of the Rings. It wasn't until I was in my 30s that I discovered the great man spent his formative years just three miles from where I was brought up.

My first job at 16 in Shirley, Birmingham (not Shirely!) was less than a mile from his childhood home in Sarehole Mill. In my lunch break, I woul Read more of this blog post »

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Song of Echoes (5 books)
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The Never Dawn (3 books)
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Sky (2 books)
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3.52 avg rating — 31 ratings

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R.E. Palmer made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Adding new book to my series topic " Hi, can you please add a new book to my series, Song of Echoes. Here are the details. * Title: Realm of Mortals (Book 5, Song of Echoes) * Author(s) nam ...more "
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R.E. Palmer made a comment on stephen conn’s review of Sea of Souls (Song of Echoes, #3) " Thanks for the great review, Stephen. And congratulations, you're the first to pick up on Zeppelin. There's also the odd hat tip to Pink Floyd as well ...more "
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R.E. Palmer liked stephen conn's review of Sea of Souls (Song of Echoes, #3): "Sea of souls What a good read with battle's that are up there with Tolkien and James Herbert's Dune series and even the wheel of time books but it's not all doom and gloom there is some humour and human stories even a reference to a track from a Led " Read more of this review »
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R.E. Palmer made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Adding new book to my series topic " Excellent. Thanks Gem :0) "
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