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Gillian O'Rourke

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Fantasy, Young Adult, Paranormal

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Before settling down in Ireland with her husband, Gillian O’Rourke lived in Melbourne, Australia. She received her first fantasy book from an English teacher at the age of fourteen and has loved the genre ever since. Although she writes fantasy, she occasionally dabbles in the paranormal. Gillian currently works in the healthcare sector, helping adults with disabilities live as independently as possible.
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Average rating: 4.53 · 93 ratings · 44 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Reluctant Prophet 4.37 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Outcast's Sight 4.92 avg rating — 13 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 Sinner's Daughter 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	The Wicked Web 4.88 avg rating — 8 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

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Twenty Percent Stud Eighty Percent Muffin (Alien Fated Mates, #1)

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Gillian and 2 other people liked Susan Vanderlaan's review of Ghost in the Darkness: "This is such a beautifully written fantasy! It starts are off as a seemingly cozy vibe as we get to meet the characters and get some of the background of them to build them each up. But by the end we have a super badass FMC I was gripping my seat to " Read more of this review »
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Gillian liked Kay Ni C's review of The Wicked Web: "Well absolutely fantastic story. Orcs, Giant snakes, Unicorns, Griffin's, Giant spiders. Amongst other magical creatures and a deadly mission for young cadets in an academy of magic. As a reader of The Lion the witch and wardrobe and Harry Potter seri" Read more of this review »
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Gillian’s Quotes

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

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“Never laugh at live dragons.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien

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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

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